Gate Seal
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level abjuration
- Casting Time
- 1 minute
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (a broken portal key, which the spell consumes)
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Sigil and the Outlands
You fortify the fabric of the planes in a 30-foot cube you can see within range. Within that area, portals close and can't be opened for the duration. Spells and other effects that allow planar travel or open portals, such as gate or plane shift, fail if used to enter or leave the area. The cube is stationary.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the spell lasts until dispelled.
Gate Seal 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Gate Seal is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Gate Seal popularity
How popular is Gate Seal? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and it is almost never chosen when available. This spell is one that few spellcasters would ever acquire.
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 4 Warlock spell
- Bottom 25% picked level 4 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 10% picked level 4 Wizard spell
- Bottom 10% of all level 4 spells
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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