Entangle

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Control

Entangle is a Control spell. Control spells restrict enemy options through debuffs or denial effects.

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 spell that turns the ground into
battlefield control

Entangle is a Battlefield Shaping spell. Battlefield Shaping spells alter terrain, create obstacles, introduce hazards, and affect enemy positioning.

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, trapping
multiple creatures

Entangle 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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 in grasping plants.

2024 Rules
Level & School
1st-level conjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
90 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Druid, Ranger

Grasping plants sprout from the ground in a 20-foot square within range. For the duration, these plants turn the ground in the area into Difficult Terrain. They disappear when the spell ends. Each creature (other than you) in the area when you cast the spell must succeed on a Strength saving throw or have the Restrained condition until the spell ends. A Restrained creature can take an action to make a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees itself from the grasping plants and is no longer Restrained by them.

2014 Rules
Level & School
1st-level conjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
90 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Druid

Grasping weeds and vines sprout from the ground in a 20-foot square starting from a point within range. For the duration, these plants turn the ground in the area into difficult terrain.

A creature in the area when you cast the spell must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be restrained by the entangling plants until the spell ends. A creature restrained by the plants can use its action to make a Strength check against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees itself.

When the spell ends, the conjured plants wilt away.

Entangle 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Now also available to Rangers. The 2024 version explicitly excludes you from the save if you’re in the area, and it uses the Restrained condition plus a Strength (Athletics) check to escape instead of the older bespoke restraint and generic Strength check.

Entangle popularity

Entangle is a commonly chosen level 1 spell. Choosing it adds an established option to your spellbook.

Spells similar to Entangle

  • Grease 1st-level conjuration

    Grease creates a zone on the ground that disrupts movement and can knock multiple creatures down, making it a close mechanical cousin to a plant-based area that impedes and restrains foes.

  • Web 2nd-level conjuration

    Web produces an area of sticky hazards that can restrain creatures and turn terrain into a tactical obstacle, matching the same crowd-containment niche as entangle.

  • Ensnaring Strike 1st-level conjuration

    Ensnaring Strike restrains targets using a plant-themed effect and lasts up to a minute with concentration, mirroring entangle's mechanic on a single-target scale.

  • Spike Growth 2nd-level transmutation

    Spike Growth makes an area hazardous and slows movement for allied classes similar to entangle’s use of terrain to control how and where foes can move.

  • Faerie Fire 1st-level evocation

    Faerie Fire affects multiple enemies in an area and sets up tactical advantages for allies, serving a similar battlefield-control purpose at first level for druids.