Flesh to Stone
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 6th-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (a cockatrice feather)
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Classes
- Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
You attempt to turn one creature that you can see within range into stone. The target makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it has the Restrained condition for the duration. On a successful save, its Speed is 0 until the start of your next turn. Constructs automatically succeed on the save.
A Restrained target makes another Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. If it successfully saves against this spell three times, the spell ends. If it fails its saves three times, it is turned to stone and has the Petrified condition for the duration. The successes and failures needn't be consecutive; keep track of both until the target collects three of a kind.
If you maintain your Concentration on this spell for the entire possible duration, the target is Petrified until the condition is ended by Greater Restoration or similar magic.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 6th-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (a pinch of lime, water, and earth)
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 minute
- Classes
- Warlock, Wizard
You attempt to turn one creature that you can see within range into stone. If the target's body is made of flesh, the creature must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it is restrained as its flesh begins to harden. On a successful save, the creature isn't affected.
A creature restrained by this spell must make another Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. If it successfully saves against this spell three times, the spell ends. If it fails its saves three times, it is turned to stone and subjected to the petrified condition for the duration. The successes and failures don't need to be consecutive; keep track of both until the target collects three of a kind.
If the creature is physically broken while petrified, it suffers from similar deformities if it reverts to its original state.
If you maintain your concentration on this spell for the entire possible duration, the creature is turned to stone until the effect is removed.
Flesh to Stone 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Flesh to Stone popularity
How popular is Flesh to Stone? 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.
- Top 25% of all level 6 spells
- Bottom 50% picked level 6 Druid spell
- Bottom 50% picked level 6 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 50% picked level 6 Wizard spell
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
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