Greater Invisibility
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level illusion
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Classes
- Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
A creature you touch has the Invisible condition until the spell ends.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level illusion
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 minute
- Classes
- Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
You or a creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target's person.
Greater Invisibility 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Greater Invisibility popularity
How popular is Greater Invisibility? It is a commonly found spell in the game, and is often chosen over other options when available. This spell is a reliable addition to any spellbook.
- #2 picked level 4 Bard spell
- Top 25% of all level 4 spells
- Top 25% picked level 4 Wizard spell
- Top 50% picked level 4 Sorcerer spell
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
Spells similar to Greater Invisibility
Pass without Trace 2nd-level abjuration
Although it doesn't make someone invisible, it provides a strong stealth buff for a party and is used in the same kinds of infiltration or escape situations.
Players prefer Pass without Trace over Greater Invisibility
Invisibility 2nd-level illusion
It's the lower‑level version that also grants the invisible condition to a touched creature for an extended time, making it the closest mechanical analogue.
Players prefer Invisibility over Greater Invisibility
Mirror Image 2nd-level illusion
Mirror Image is another personal illusion that reduces enemy effectiveness against a single target, serving a similar survivability niche as being unseen.
Players prefer Greater Invisibility over Mirror Image
Blur 2nd-level illusion
Blur is an illusionary defensive option that, like greater invisibility, lets a single target avoid being effectively targeted for a short, concentration‑based duration.
Players prefer Greater Invisibility over Blur
Nondetection 3rd-level abjuration
This spell protects a creature from magical scrying and detection in ways that overlap with invisibility's role of avoiding attention and discovery.
Players prefer Greater Invisibility over Nondetection