Fabricate
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- 10 minutes
- Range
- 120 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Wizard
You convert raw materials into products of the same material. For example, you can fabricate a wooden bridge from a clump of trees, a rope from a patch of hemp, or clothes from flax or wool. Choose raw materials that you can see within range. You can fabricate a Large or smaller object (contained within a 10-foot Cube or eight connected 5-foot Cubes) given a sufficient quantity of material. If you're working with metal, stone, or another mineral substance, however, the fabricated object can be no larger than Medium (contained within a 5-foot Cube). The quality of any fabricated objects is based on the quality of the raw materials.
Creatures and magic items can't be created by this spell. You also can't use it to create items that require a high degree of skill—such as weapons and armor—unless you have proficiency with the type of Artisan's Tools used to craft such objects.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- 10 minutes
- Range
- 120 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Wizard
You convert raw materials into products of the same material. For example, you can fabricate a wooden bridge from a clump of trees, a rope from a patch of hemp, and clothes from flax or wool.
Choose raw materials that you can see within range. You can fabricate a Large or smaller object (contained within a 10-foot cube, or eight connected 5-foot cubes), given a sufficient quantity of raw material. If you are working with metal, stone, or another mineral substance, however, the fabricated object can be no larger than Medium (contained within a single 5-foot cube). The quality of objects made by the spell is commensurate with the quality of the raw materials.
Creatures or magic items can't be created or transmuted by this spell. You also can't use it to create items that ordinarily require a high degree of craftsmanship, such as jewelry, weapons, glass, or armor, unless you have proficiency with the type of artisan's tools used to craft such objects.
Fabricate 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Fabricate popularity
How popular is Fabricate? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell could be a valuable addition for spellbooks.
- Top 50% picked level 4 Wizard spell
- Bottom 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 50% of all level 4 spells
Spells similar to Fabricate
Wall of Stone 5th-level evocation
This spell builds a lasting structure out of material at range, making it a close analogue for Fabricate’s structural and terrain-altering uses.
Players prefer Fabricate over Wall of Stone
Leomund's Secret Chest 4th-level conjuration
While focused on storage rather than creation, it’s a level-4 wizard utility that manipulates physical possessions and supports similar out-of-combat planning.
Players prefer Fabricate over Leomund's Secret Chest
Unseen Servant 1st-level conjuration
It creates a mundane, invisible helper to perform physical tasks, offering a comparable practical utility for accomplishing noncombat objectives.
Players prefer Fabricate over Unseen Servant
Creation 5th-level illusion
Both spells produce nonmagical objects from nothing or materials and are used for on-the-fly crafting and problem solving in similar ways.
Players prefer Fabricate over Creation
Stone Shape 4th-level transmutation
It’s the same school and level and specifically reshapes raw stone into useful objects or passages, matching Fabricate’s material-manipulation niche.
Players prefer Fabricate over Stone Shape