Create or Destroy Water

A
Utility

Create or Destroy Water is a Utility spell. Utility spells solve problems outside of combat or provide unique situational advantages.

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 spell that conjures drinking water, quenches flames, or clears fog with simple
battlefield control

Create or Destroy Water is a Battlefield Shaping spell. Battlefield Shaping spells alter terrain, create obstacles, introduce hazards, and affect enemy positioning.

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2024 Rules
Level & School
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (a mix of water and sand)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Druid

You do one of the following: Create Water. You create up to 10 gallons of clean water within range in an open container. Alternatively, the water falls as rain in a 30-foot Cube within range, extinguishing exposed flames there. Destroy Water. You destroy up to 10 gallons of water in an open container within range. Alternatively, you destroy fog in a 30-foot Cube within range.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You create or destroy 10 additional gallons of water, or the size of the Cube increases by 5 feet, for each spell slot level above 1.

2014 Rules
Level & School
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (a drop of water if creating water or a few grains of sand if destroying it)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Druid

You either create or destroy water.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you create or destroy 10 additional gallons of water, or the size of the cube increases by 5 feet, for each slot level above 1st.

Create or Destroy Water 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Now it explicitly creates clean water and says the water must be in an open container. The rain option now also extinguishes exposed flames in the cube. Destroying water can still remove fog in the cube.

Create or Destroy Water popularity

How popular is Create or Destroy Water? 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.

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