Divination

4th-level Divination

System Reference Document 5.2 (D&D 2024) · Content reviewed 2026-07-11

Divination is a 4th-level divination spell in D&D 5e (2024). This spell puts you in contact with a god or a god's servants. You ask one question about a specific goal, event, or activity to occur within 7 days. The GM offers a truthful reply, which might be a short phrase or cryptic rhyme. The spell doesn't account…

Casting Time
1 action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (incense worth 25+ GP, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Instantaneous
Ritual
Yes
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Wizard

This spell puts you in contact with a god or a god's servants. You ask one question about a specific goal, event, or activity to occur within 7 days. The GM offers a truthful reply, which might be a short phrase or cryptic rhyme. The spell doesn't account for circumstances that might change the answer, such as the casting of other spells. If you cast the spell more than once before finishing a Long Rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get no answer.

Common questions

What level is Divination?

Divination is a 4th-level divination spell in the 2024 D&D rules.

What is the casting time of Divination?

Divination has a casting time of 1 action, with a range of Self.

Does Divination require concentration?

No. Divination does not require concentration.

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