Feather Fall
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Reaction, which you take when you or a creature you can see within 60 feet of you falls
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, M (a small feather or piece of down)
- Duration
- 1 minute
- Classes
- Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Choose up to five falling creatures within range. A falling creature's rate of descent slows to 60 feet per round until the spell ends. If a creature lands before the spell ends, the creature takes no damage from the fall, and the spell ends for that creature.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Reaction
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, M (a small feather or piece of down)
- Duration
- 1 minute
- Classes
- Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Choose up to five falling creatures within range. A falling creature's rate of descent slows to 60 feet per round until the spell ends. If the creature lands before the spell ends, it takes no falling damage and can land on its feet, and the spell ends for that creature.
Feather Fall 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Feather Fall popularity
Feather Fall is a commonly chosen level 1 spell. Choosing it adds an established option to your spellbook.
- Bottom 50% level 1 Bard spell
- Bottom 50% level 1 Sorcerer spell
- Top 50% level 1 Wizard spell
Spells similar to Feather Fall
Shield 1st-level abjuration
Both are level-1 reactive spells a caster uses instantly to prevent or mitigate incoming harm in the moment.
Levitate 2nd-level transmutation
Levitate directly manipulates vertical movement to keep a creature off the ground, making it mechanically close to stopping a fall.
Fly 3rd-level transmutation
Fly provides aerial mobility and can save creatures from falling or falling-related danger, similar to how the target spell handles descent.
Jump 1st-level transmutation
Jump is a low-level movement-focused transmutation that alters how creatures move vertically, so players pick it for mobility problems like they pick the target spell for falls.
Longstrider 1st-level transmutation
Longstrider is a simple, short-duration mobility buff at first level that players choose to solve movement issues, comparable in purpose if not exact effect.