Catnap
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 3rd-level enchantment
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- S, M (a pinch of sand)
- Duration
- 10 minutes
- Classes
- Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Arcana Unleashed
You make a calming gesture, and up to three willing creatures of your choice that you can see within range have the Unconscious condition for the spell's duration. The spell ends on a target if it takes damage or another creature takes an action to shake it awake. If a target has the Unconscious condition from this spell for the full duration, that target gains the benefits of finishing a Short Rest, and it can't be affected by this spell again until it finishes a Long Rest.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional willing creature for each spell slot level above 3.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 3rd-level enchantment
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- S, M (a pinch of sand)
- Duration
- 10 minutes
- Classes
- Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You make a calming gesture, and up to three willing creatures of your choice that you can see within range fall unconscious for the spell's duration. The spell ends on a target early if it takes damage or someone uses an action to shake or slap it awake. If a target remains unconscious for the full duration, that target gains the benefit of a short rest, and it can't be affected by this spell again until it finishes a long rest.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can target one additional willing creature for each slot level above 3rd.
Catnap 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
How popular is Catnap in 5e?
Catnap is the #71 most popular level 3 spell (of 80) and the #14 most picked level 3 Artificer spell (of 17).
Among level 3 spells, Catnap ranks just below Wall of Water and just above Conjure Barrage in popularity.
- #416 (of 580) most popular 5e spell
- #71 (of 80) most popular level 3 spell
- #14 (of 17) most picked level 3 Artificer spell
- #52 (of 59) most picked level 3 Wizard spell
- #32 (of 36) most picked level 3 Sorcerer spell
- #25 (of 27) most picked level 3 Bard spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated and see Catnap visualized with all 5e spells.
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