Arcanist's Magic Aura
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level illusion
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (a small square of silk)
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Classes
- Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
With a touch, you place an illusion on a willing creature or an object that isn't being worn or carried. A creature gains the Mask effect below, and an object gains the False Aura effect below. The effect lasts for the duration. If you cast the spell on the same target every day for 30 days, the illusion lasts until dispelled.
Mask (Creature). Choose a creature type other than the target's actual type. Spells and other magical effects treat the target as if it were a creature of the chosen type.
False Aura (Object). You change the way the target appears to spells and magical effects that detect magical auras, such as Detect Magic. You can make a nonmagical object appear magical, make a magic item appear nonmagical, or change the object's aura so that it appears to belong to a school of magic you choose.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level illusion
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (a small square of silk)
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Classes
- Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
You place an illusion on a creature or an object you touch so that divination spells reveal false information about it. The target can be a willing creature or an object that isn't being carried or worn by another creature.
When you cast the spell, choose one or both of the following effects. The effect lasts for the duration. If you cast this spell on the same creature or object every day for 30 days, placing the same effect on it each time, the illusion lasts until it is dispelled.
False Aura. You change the way the target appears to spells and magical effects, such as detect magic, that detect magical auras. You can make a nonmagical object appear magical, a magical object appear nonmagical, or change the object's magical aura so that it appears to belong to a specific school of magic that you choose. When you use this effect on an object, you can make the false magic apparent to any creature that handles the item.
Mask. You change the way the target appears to spells and magical effects that detect creature types, such as a paladin's {@classFeature Divine Sense|Paladin|PHB|1} or the trigger of a symbol spell. You choose a creature type and other spells and magical effects treat the target as if it were a creature of that type or of that alignment.
Arcanist's Magic Aura 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Arcanist's Magic Aura popularity
How popular is Arcanist's Magic Aura? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may fill a specific niche for a spellbook.
- Bottom 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 50% picked level 2 Wizard spell
- Bottom 25% of all level 2 spells
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Spells similar to Arcanist's Magic Aura
Disguise Self 1st-level illusion
This lower-level illusion serves the same broad purpose of hiding or changing identity, though it affects only the caster and is shorter-lived.
Players prefer Disguise Self over Arcanist's Magic Aura
Nondetection 3rd-level abjuration
Although it uses abjuration rather than illusion, it protects a touched target from magical scrutiny in much the same investigative context.
Players prefer Nondetection over Arcanist's Magic Aura
Seeming 5th-level illusion
Both spells alter how creatures appear to magic and observers, with strong applications for infiltration and impersonation.
Players prefer Seeming over Arcanist's Magic Aura
Magic Mouth 2nd-level illusion
Both are second-level wizard illusions that place a persistent magical effect on an object or creature for utility purposes.
Players prefer Magic Mouth over Arcanist's Magic Aura
Illusory Script 1st-level illusion
A touch illusion lasting many days, it similarly prepares an object for concealment or deception outside combat.
Players prefer Arcanist's Magic Aura over Illusory Script
Distort Value 1st-level illusion
This touch-based illusion supports long-lasting deception involving an object, making it especially close to the false-aura application.
Players prefer Arcanist's Magic Aura over Distort Value