Expeditious Retreat
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, 10 minutes
- Classes
- Artificer, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
You take the Dash action, and until the spell ends, you can take that action again as a Bonus Action.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, 10 minutes
- Classes
- Artificer, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
This spell allows you to move at an incredible pace. When you cast this spell, and then as a bonus action on each of your turns until the spell ends, you can take the Dash action.
Expeditious Retreat 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
How popular is Expeditious Retreat in 5e?
Expeditious Retreat is the #57 most popular level 1 spell (of 82) and the #34 most picked level 1 Wizard spell (of 45).
Among level 1 spells, Expeditious Retreat ranks just below Ensnaring Strike and just above Searing Smite in popularity.
- #144 (of 580) most popular 5e spell
- #57 (of 82) most popular level 1 spell
- #34 (of 45) most picked level 1 Wizard spell
- #14 (of 17) most picked level 1 Warlock spell
- #16 (of 18) most picked level 1 Artificer spell
- #27 (of 30) most picked level 1 Sorcerer spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated and see Expeditious Retreat visualized with all 5e spells.
Spells similar to Expeditious Retreat
Haste 3rd-level transmutation
Both are transmutation buffs for the same arcane classes that enhance mobility and provide extra action economy, though Haste is higher level and shorter-lived.
Players prefer Haste over Expeditious Retreat
Alter Self 2nd-level transmutation
This shares the school, self-only targeting, concentration requirement, and mobility-focused utility while lasting considerably longer.
Players prefer Alter Self over Expeditious Retreat
Fly 3rd-level transmutation
It offers sustained movement enhancement through a concentration buff and overlaps strongly in class access, including warlocks.
Players prefer Fly over Expeditious Retreat
Longstrider 1st-level transmutation
At the same spell level, it provides a lasting movement boost and is available to artificers and wizards, although it uses a touch range and does not require concentration.
Players prefer Longstrider over Expeditious Retreat
Jump 1st-level transmutation
Both are first-level transmutation buffs centered on improving a creature's movement options rather than dealing damage.
Players prefer Jump over Expeditious Retreat
Kinetic Jaunt 2nd-level transmutation
Like Expeditious Retreat, it is a self-targeted concentration spell that improves movement and helps you reposition safely during combat.
Players prefer Expeditious Retreat over Kinetic Jaunt