5th Level

> Quick Answer: Excellent - Animate Objects is the premier 5th-level single-target nuker, summoning 10 Tiny objects for 65 average DPR over 1 minute, perfect fo...

Listen up, new Druid player: Antilife Shell is a Situational gem that turns you into a walking no-fly zone for living critters. At 5th level, this Abjuration sp...

Listen up, new caster: Arcane Hand (aka Bigby's Hand in PHB) is your Swiss Army knife for boss fights. Summon a Str 26 force hand with your HP as hit points and...

Awaken is a 5th-level transmutation spell that transforms a Huge or smaller beast or plant (Int 3 or less) into an intelligent creature with Int 10, speech in o...

Hey, new caster buddy—Cloudkill is a 5th-level conjuration spell that's been in my toolkit since 3e, but in 5e it's firmly Situational. You drop a 20-ft radius...

Listen up, new caster: Commune is a Situational powerhouse for Cleric players in mystery-driven campaigns, but a total slot trap in hack-and-slash dungeons. As...

Hey, new caster friend—Commune with Nature is a 5th-level Divination ritual that lets you tap into the land's secrets, revealing up to three key facts about you...

Hey, new caster—Cone of Cold is your level 5 evocation nuke for when enemies are sardined in a hallway. It blasts a 60-foot cone from you for 8d8 (average 36) c...

Hey, new caster buddy—Conjure Elemental is a classic 5th-level summon that's Situational at best in optimized play, but shines in the right hands. You spend a f...

Hey, new caster, Contact Other Plane is the diviner's gamble: tap a demigod's brain for 5 yes/no answers via ritual, no slot burned if you're a Wizard. But blow...

Contagion is a 5th-level necromancy spell available to clerics and druids that delivers a touch-based disease debuff. You choose one of six diseases, but it onl...

Hey, new caster friend—I've optimized more spell lists than I can count over 15 years of 5e tables, and Creation is a classic 'situational gem' that punches way...