Foresight

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Support

Foresight is a Support spell. Support spells strengthen, protect, or buff allies.

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 spell that grants a creature glimpses of the immediate future, sharpening its rolls and making foes miss more often.

2024 Rules
Level & School
9th-level divination
Casting Time
1 minute
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (a hummingbird feather)
Duration
8 hours
Classes
Bard, Druid, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

You touch a willing creature and bestow a limited ability to see into the immediate future. For the duration, the target has Advantage on D20 Tests, and other creatures have Disadvantage on attack rolls against it. The spell ends early if you cast it again.

2014 Rules
Level & School
9th-level divination
Casting Time
1 minute
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (a hummingbird feather)
Duration
8 hours
Classes
Bard, Druid, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

You touch a willing creature and bestow a limited ability to see into the immediate future. For the duration, the target can't be surprised and has advantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. Additionally, other creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against the target for the duration.

This spell immediately ends if you cast it again before its duration ends.

Foresight 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version no longer says the target can’t be surprised, so that protection is gone. It also changes the advantage wording to cover D20 Tests instead of listing attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws separately, which is functionally the same.

Foresight popularity

How popular is Foresight? 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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