Dimension Door

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Utility

Dimension Door is a Utility spell. Utility spells solve problems outside of combat or provide unique situational advantages.

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 spell for rapid
mobility

Dimension Door is a Mobility spell. Mobility spells augment or allow for new ways of moving.

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, teleporting you and a
willing ally

Dimension Door is a Multi Target spell. Multi Target spells have an area of effect or can explicitly target multiple allies or enemies.

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 to a precise destination.

2024 Rules
Level & School
4th-level conjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
500 feet
Components
V
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

You teleport to a location within range. You arrive at exactly the spot desired. It can be a place you can see, one you can visualize, or one you can describe by stating distance and direction, such as "200 feet straight downward" or "300 feet upward to the northwest at a 45-degree angle."

You can also teleport one willing creature. The creature must be within 5 feet of you when you teleport, and it teleports to a space within 5 feet of your destination space.

If you, the other creature, or both would arrive in a space occupied by a creature or completely filled by one or more objects, you and any creature traveling with you each take 4d6 Force damage, and the teleportation fails.

2014 Rules
Level & School
4th-level conjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
500 feet
Components
V
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

You teleport yourself from your current location to any other spot within range. You arrive at exactly the spot desired. It can be a place you can see, one you can visualize, or one you can describe by stating distance and direction, such as "200 feet straight downward" or "upward to the northwest at a 45-degree angle, 300 feet."

You can bring along objects as long as their weight doesn't exceed what you can carry. You can also bring one willing creature of your size or smaller who is carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell.

If you would arrive in a place already occupied by an object or a creature, you and any creature traveling with you each take 4d6 force damage, and the spell fails to teleport you.

Dimension Door 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

You can no longer bring along loose objects by weight limit, and the extra creature rule changed: it’s now just one willing creature with no size limit, and it appears within 5 feet of your destination instead of exactly at it. The mishap now also triggers if a space is completely filled by objects.

Dimension Door popularity

Dimension Door is one of the most popular level 4 spells in the game. Choosing it adds a D&D staple to your spellbook.

Spells similar to Dimension Door

  • Arcane Gate 6th-level conjuration

    It creates linked travel points for instant movement at a long range and shares the same school and teleportation feel.

  • Teleport 7th-level conjuration

    Both instantly relocate you and others across distances with conjuration magic, just at different power/level scales.

  • Plane Shift 7th-level conjuration

    It moves creatures between precise locations and can transport willing companions, matching Dimension Door's group-teleport use.

  • Teleportation Circle 5th-level conjuration

    It provides reliable, conjuration-based travel for multiple people to a specific point, serving the same utility of repositioning the party.

  • Misty Step 2nd-level conjuration

    A short-range personal teleport in the same school that players pick for tactical repositioning and escape.

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