Beast Sense

Utility Information

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.

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 allows perceiving through the beast's senses and your own simultaneously, and explicitly states you benefit from any special senses it has. The 2014 version only allows seeing and hearing through the beast via an action, with no mention of perceiving through your own senses or special senses.

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.