Borrowed Knowledge
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level divination
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S, M (a book worth at least 25 gp)
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Classes
- Bard, Cleric, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
You draw on knowledge from spirits of the past. Choose one skill in which you lack proficiency. For the spell's duration, you have proficiency in the chosen skill. The spell ends early if you cast it again.
Borrowed Knowledge 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Borrowed Knowledge is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Borrowed Knowledge popularity
How popular is Borrowed Knowledge? It is a commonly found spell in the game, but is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may be situational for many spellbooks.
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 50% of all level 2 spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 2 Wizard spell
- Bottom 25% picked level 2 Warlock spell
- Bottom 25% picked level 2 Bard spell
- Bottom 10% picked level 2 Cleric spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
Spells similar to Borrowed Knowledge
Guidance Divination cantrip
Like Borrowed Knowledge, it helps with a moment of expertise on demand, though it works in short bursts instead of for a full hour.
Players prefer Guidance over Borrowed Knowledge
Detect Thoughts 2nd-level divination
It shares the same school and a similar self-targeted, problem-solving style, even though it reads minds instead of granting proficiency.
Players prefer Detect Thoughts over Borrowed Knowledge
Enhance Ability 2nd-level transmutation
It’s the closest match: both are low-level support spells that boost a character’s ability to handle skills and other checks for an hour.
Players prefer Enhance Ability over Borrowed Knowledge
Comprehend Languages 1st-level divination
Both are divination spells that represent borrowing understanding you don’t already have, and both are commonly used to solve out-of-combat problems.
Players prefer Comprehend Languages over Borrowed Knowledge
Skill Empowerment 5th-level transmutation
This spell also leans into making someone dramatically better at a specific skill, just in a stronger, more specialized way.
Players prefer Skill Empowerment over Borrowed Knowledge