Level 1 •
Divination (Ritual
)
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch an object throughout the spell's casting. If the object is a magic item or some other magical object, you learn its properties and how to use them, whether it requires Attunement, and how many charges it has, if any. You learn whether any ongoing spells are affecting the item and what they are. If the item was created by a spell, you learn that spell's name.
If you instead touch a creature throughout the casting, you learn which ongoing spells, if any, are currently affecting it.
Material Component:
a pearl worth 100+ GP
Verbal Component:
Objectum Cognosco
Verbal Component (Alternative):
Magic come forth, infuse and declassify, thy secrets within, now identify.
Classes: Bard, Wizard, Rogue, Artificer
Domain: Knowledge
Tags: Detection
Source: Player's Handbook (2024) (page 287)
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Other Planes and Effects
Below is information about this spell as it relates to other planes and area of effects (i.e. underwater). Some of the information is pulled official D&D sources (such as books and the twitter feeds of D&D officials), but other information is derived from forums and online discussions. As always, it is up to the DM to decide how they wish to handle spell effects.
Underwater - Verbal Component
Official rules have been verified by Jeremy Crawford - "No rule prohibits verbal components from working underwater. Keep in mind that if you're talking, you're not holding your breath." Hence, while submerged underwater and holding its breath, a creature can cast a spell that requires a verbal component. After casting the spell, if the creature can't breathe underwater, it immediately runs out of breath. The creature can survive for a number of rounds equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 round).
