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 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

The only table-level change is that the 2024 version drops the explicit prohibition on making glass and jewelry, so those are no longer named as off-limits examples. Everything else works the same, including casting time, range, targets, and the proficiency requirement for high-skill items.

Fabricate popularity

Fabricate is a seldom chosen level 4 spell. Choosing it adds a unique option to your spellbook.

Spells similar to Fabricate

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Unseen Servant 1st-level conjuration

    It creates a mundane, invisible helper to perform physical tasks, offering a comparable practical utility for accomplishing noncombat objectives.

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