Hallucinatory Terrain

4th-level Illusion

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

Hallucinatory Terrain is a 4th-level illusion spell in D&D 5e (2024). You make natural terrain in a 150-foot Cube in range look, sound, and smell like another sort of natural terrain. Thus, open fields or a road can be made to resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other difficult or impassable terrain. A pond can…

Casting Time
1 minute
Range
300 feet
Components
V, S, M (a mushroom)
Duration
24 hours
Classes
Bard, Druid, Warlock, Wizard

You make natural terrain in a 150-foot Cube in range look, sound, and smell like another sort of natural terrain. Thus, open fields or a road can be made to resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other difficult or impassable terrain. A pond can be made to seem like a grassy meadow, a precipice like a gentle slope, or a rock-strewn gully like a wide and smooth road. Manufactured structures, equipment, and creatures within the area aren't changed. The tactile characteristics of the terrain are unchanged, so creatures entering the area are likely to notice the illusion. If the difference isn't obvious by touch, a creature examining the illusion can take the Study action to make an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC to disbelieve it. If a creature discerns that the terrain is illusory, the creature sees a vague image superimposed on the real terrain.

Common questions

What level is Hallucinatory Terrain?

Hallucinatory Terrain is a 4th-level illusion spell in the 2024 D&D rules.

What is the casting time of Hallucinatory Terrain?

Hallucinatory Terrain has a casting time of 1 minute, with a range of 300 feet.

Does Hallucinatory Terrain require concentration?

No. Hallucinatory Terrain does not require concentration.

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