Find Greater Steed
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- 10 minute
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Paladin
- Source
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You summon a spirit that assumes the form of a loyal, majestic mount. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the spirit takes on a form you choose: a griffon, a pegasus, a peryton, a dire wolf, a rhinoceros, or a saber-toothed tiger. The creature has the statistics provided in the Monster Manual for the chosen form, though it is a celestial, a fey, or a fiend (your choice) instead of its normal creature type. Additionally, if it has an Intelligence score of 5 or lower, its Intelligence becomes 6, and it gains the ability to understand one language of your choice that you speak.
You control the mount in combat. While the mount is within 1 mile of you, you can communicate with it telepathically. While mounted on it, you can make any spell you cast that targets only you also target the mount.
The mount disappears temporarily when it drops to 0 hit points or when you dismiss it as an action. Casting this spell again re-summons the bonded mount, with all its hit points restored and any conditions removed.
You can't have more than one mount bonded by this spell or find steed at the same time. As an action, you can release a mount from its bond, causing it to disappear permanently.
Whenever the mount disappears, it leaves behind any objects it was wearing or carrying.
Dragonnel Steeds. With the DM's permission, a paladin can summon a spirit in the form of a dragonnel using the find greater steed spell, which appears in Xanathar's Guide to Everything.
Find Greater Steed 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Find Greater Steed is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Find Greater Steed popularity
How popular is Find Greater Steed? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, but is chosen above nearly all other options when available. This spell is a rare gem that spellcasters seek out.
- #2 picked level 4 Paladin spell
- Bottom 25% of all level 4 spells
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
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Find Steed 2nd-level conjuration
It’s the lower-level precursor that also gives a loyal mount, so it matches the target’s core purpose almost exactly.
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Summon Beast 2nd-level conjuration
Like the target, it calls in an allied creature that you direct in battle, trading raw spell effect for a companion on the field.
Players prefer Find Greater Steed over Summon Beast
Summon Celestial 5th-level conjuration
Both are conjuration spells with a holy flavor that bring in a sturdy ally to fight alongside you.
Players prefer Find Greater Steed over Summon Celestial
Phantom Steed 3rd-level illusion
This also creates a magical mount for travel and scouting, even though it’s temporary and less combat-focused.
Players prefer Find Greater Steed over Phantom Steed
Summon Fey 3rd-level conjuration
It shares the same idea of summoning a single controllable ally, and its magical-creature theme overlaps well.
Players prefer Find Greater Steed over Summon Fey