Creation

Level & School
5th-level illusion
Casting Time
1 minute
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (a paintbrush)
Duration
Special
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard

You pull wisps of shadow material from the Shadowfell to create an object within range. It is either an object of vegetable matter (soft goods, rope, wood, and the like) or mineral matter (stone, crystal, metal, and the like). The object must be no larger than a 5-foot Cube, and the object must be of a form and material that you have seen.

The spell's duration depends on the object's material, as shown in the Materials table. If the object is composed of multiple materials, use the shortest duration. Using any object created by this spell as another spell's Material component causes the other spell to fail.

Material Duration

Vegetable matter 24 hours

Stone or crystal 12 hours

Precious metals 1 hour

Gems 10 minutes

Adamantine or mithral 1 minute.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cube increases by 5 feet for each spell slot level above 5.

Level & School
5th-level illusion
Casting Time
1 minute
Range
soft goods, rope, wood, or something similar. You can also use this spell to create mineral objects such as stone, crystal, or metal. The object created must be no larger than a 5-foot cube, and the object must be of a form and material that you have seen before.
Components
V, S, M (a tiny piece of matter of the same type of the item you plan to create)
Duration
Special
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard

You pull wisps of shadow material from the Shadowfell to create a nonliving object of vegetable matter within

The duration depends on the object's material. If the object is composed of multiple materials, use the shortest duration.

Material Duration
Vegetable matter 1 day
Stone or crystal 12 hours
Precious metals 1 hour
Gems 10 minutes
Adamantine or mithral 1 minute

Using any material created by this spell as another spell's material component causes that spell to fail.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the cube increases by 5 feet for each slot level above 5th.

Creation 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version specifies a 30-foot range, whereas the 2014 version has no range specified. The 2024 version clarifies the object can be of vegetable or mineral matter, with durations: vegetable matter 24 hours (vs. 1 day), stone/crystal 12 hours (vs. 12 hours), metals 1 hour (vs. 1 hour), gems 10 minutes (vs. 10 minutes). The 2014 version's duration for vegetable matter is 1 day, but the 2024 version explicitly states 24 hours. The 2024 version simplifies the material durations, and the range is explicitly defined.