Banishment
- Level & School
- 4th-level abjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (a pentacle)
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Classes
- Cleric, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
One creature that you can see within range must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be transported to a harmless demiplane for the duration. While there, the target has the Incapacitated condition. When the spell ends, the target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied. If the target is an Aberration, a Celestial, an Elemental, a Fey, or a Fiend, the target doesn't return if the spell lasts for 1 minute. The target is instead transported to a random location on a plane (DM's choice) associated with its creature type.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 4.
- Level & School
- 4th-level abjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (an item distasteful to the target)
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 minute
- Classes
- Cleric, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
You attempt to send one creature that you can see within range to another plane of existence. The target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be banished.
If the target is native to the plane of existence you're on, you banish the target to a harmless demiplane. While there, the target is incapacitated. The target remains there until the spell ends, at which point the target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied.
If the target is native to a different plane of existence than the one you're on, the target is banished with a faint popping noise, returning to its home plane. If the spell ends before 1 minute has passed, the target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied. Otherwise, the target doesn't return.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 4th.
Banishment 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Range reduced from 60 to 30 feet. Duration changed from "1 minute" to "up to 1 minute." Targets with specific creature types (Aberration, Celestial, Elemental, Fey, Fiend) are permanently banished if the spell lasts 1 minute, instead of returning. The 2024 version introduces a plane destination based on creature type.