Fabricate

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Utility

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

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spell that turns raw materials into useful items like bridges, rope, clothes, or simple structures.

2024 Rules

Level & School
4th-level transmutation
Casting Time
10 minute
Range
120 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Artificer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

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 minute
Range
120 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Artificer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

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

The 2024 version no longer explicitly bars you from fabricating glass objects. It still forbids creatures and magic items, and it still blocks high-skill items like weapons and armor unless you have the right Artisan’s Tools proficiency.

Fabricate popularity

How popular is Fabricate? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may fill a specific niche for a spellbook.

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