Transmutation is one of the eight schools of magic in, with spells that can transform enemies into harmless animals, or polymorph the caster into a mighty monster. Trasmuters have access to some of the , to the point where some of the spells have needed total overhauls through errata. The ability to change forms is something that comes up a lot in mythology, yet that power might be a little too potent in the hands of aD&Dplayer.
TheWizards who chooseD&D'sSchool of Transmutation for their Arcane Tradition start off with a weak power, but they soon gain some amazing subclass features. The Minor Alchemy feature at level two lets the transmuter change one substance into another, except that it's only low-value materials, and it only lasts for an hour. The Transmuter's , as it creates a magic stone that can grant a number of buffs to its holder, which can be switched when a transmutation spell is cast. The Shapechanger feature at level ten is essentially a weaker version ofpolymorph, but it can be cast once for free before taking a rest. The Master Transmuter feature at level fourteen is amazing, as it has powers equal to a Cleric, as the Transmuter's Stone can now cure curses, diseases, poisons, as well as acting as araise dead spell.
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ThePlayer's Handbooklists all spells alphabetically, with the specific schools noted in the spell descriptions, rather than the initial lists. This guide contains all of thetransmutationthat are used by every class in the game, with notes next to all of the ritual spells. The guide also contains all of the transmutation spells that appear in official rulebooks, such asTasha's Cauldron of EverythingandXanather's Guide to Everything, all of which are marked, so players know where to find these spells if they wish to learn more.
The Transmutation Spells In Dungeons & Dragons
Transmutation Cantrips
- Control Flames (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Druidcraft
- Gust (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Magic Stone (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Mending
- Message
- Mold Earth (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Prestidigitation
- Primal Savagery (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Shape Water (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Shillelagh
- Thaumaturgy
- Thorn Whip
1st Level Transmutation Spells
- Catapult (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Create or Destroy Water
- Expeditious Retreat
- Feather Fall
- Goodberry
- Jump
- Longstrider
- Purify Food and Drink (Ritual)
- Zephyr’s Strike (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
2nd Level Transmutation Spells
- Alter Self
- Barkskin
- Cordon of Arrows
- Darkvision
- Dragon’s Breath
- Earthbind (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Enhance Ability
- Enlarge/Reduce
- Heat Metal
- Immovable Object (Explorer’s Guide To Wildemount)
- Kinectic Jaunt(Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos)
- Knock
- Levitate
- Magic Weapon
- Magnify Gravity (Explorer’s Guide To Wildemount)
- Maximilian’s Earthen Grasp (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Pyrotechnics (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Rope Trick
- Skywrite (Ritual) (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Spider Climb
- Spike Growth
3rd Level Transmutation Spells
- Ashardalon’s Stride (Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons)
- Blink
- Elemental Weapon
- Erupting Earth (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Flame Arrows (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Fly
- Gaseous Form
- Haste
- Lightning Arrow
- Meld Into Stone (Ritual)
- Plant Growth
- Slow
- Speak with Plants
- Tiny Servant (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Water Breathing (Ritual)
- Water Walk (Ritual)
4th Level Transmutation Spells
- Control Water
- Elemental Bane (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Fabricate
- Giant Insect
- Guardians of Nature (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Polymorph
- Stone Shape
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5th Level Transmutation Spells
- Animate Objects
- Awaken
- Control Winds (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Passwall
- Reincarnate
- Skill Empowerment (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Swift Quiver
- Telekinesis
- Temporal Shunt (Explorer’s Guide To Wildemount)
- Transmute Rock (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
6th Level Transmutation Spells
- Bones of the Earth (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Create Homunculus (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Disintegrate
- Flesh to Stone
- Investiture of Flame (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Investiture of Ice (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Investiture of Stone (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Investiture of Wind (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Move Earth
- Tasha’s Otherworldly Guide
- Tenser’s Transformation (Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Wind Walk
7th Level Transmutation Spells
- Create Magen (Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden)
- Draconic Transformation (Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons)
- Etherealness
- Regenerate
- Reverse Gravity
- Sequester
8th Level Transmutation Spells
- Animal Shapes
- Control Weather
- Glibness
9th Level Transmutation Spells
- Mass Polymorph(Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- Shapechange
- Time Stop
- True Polymorph
The school of transmutation has two of the most broken spells in the history ofDungeons & Dragons:hasteandpolymorph.Thehastespell grants additional actions per round, andpolymorphhas near limitless utility. The versions ofpolymorphthat can be used on enemies were also OP, as a single failed save meant a mighty enemy could be turned into a chicken. A combination ofconjure woodland beingsandpolymorphnearly ruined the balance of. The transmutation spells might not be as flashy as evocation or illusion spells, but the ability to exceed the limitations of a humanoid form should not be taken lightly, and there is a strong argument to be made for transmutation being the most powerful school of magic inDungeons & Dragons.
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