Beast Sense

A
Utility

Beast Sense is a Utility spell. Utility spells solve problems outside of combat or provide unique situational advantages.

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 spell that lets you see through a willing beast's senses, gaining its special senses for sharper
insight

Beast Sense is a Information spell. Information spells provide ways to transmit, perceive, detect, or reveal hidden or unknown information.

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2024 Rules
Level & School
2nd-level divination
Casting Time
Action or Ritual
Range
Touch
Components
S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
Classes
Druid, Ranger

You touch a willing Beast. For the duration, you can perceive through the Beast's senses as well as your own. When perceiving through the Beast's senses, you benefit from any special senses it has.

2014 Rules
Level & School
2nd-level divination
Casting Time
Action or Ritual
Range
Touch
Components
S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
Classes
Druid, Ranger

You touch a willing beast. For the duration of the spell, you can use your action to see through the beast’s eyes and hear what it hears, and continue to do so until you use your action to return to your normal senses.

Beast Sense 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version removes the action-to-swap feature and instead lets you perceive through the beast’s senses while keeping your own. It also explicitly gives you any special senses the beast has while you’re perceiving through it.

Beast Sense popularity

Beast Sense is a seldom chosen level 2 spell. Choosing it adds a unique option to your spellbook.

Spells similar to Beast Sense

  • Find Familiar 1st-level conjuration

    Both let a caster perceive the world through another creature-shaped magical agent to gather information at range.

  • Speak with Animals 1st-level divination

    This spell shares the animal-focused utility and is used to learn information from or about beasts rather than to fight.

  • Arcane Eye 4th-level divination

    Arcane Eye creates a remote sensory conduit for the caster for an extended time, matching Beast Sense's reconnaissance niche.

  • Clairvoyance 3rd-level divination

    Clairvoyance provides remote observation through a sensory point the caster controls, offering the same kind of long-duration scouting ability.

  • Animal Messenger 2nd-level enchantment

    Both spells involve touching or using a beast to transmit information or perception over time, making them useful for exploration and communication.