Light

  • Level & School
    Evocation cantrip
  • Casting Time
    Action
  • Range
    Touch
  • Components
    V, M (a firefly or phosphorescent moss)
  • Duration
    1 hour
  • Classes
    Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard

You touch one Large or smaller object that isn't being worn or carried by someone else. Until the spell ends, the object sheds Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 20 feet. The light can be colored as you like.

Covering the object with something opaque blocks the light. The spell ends if you cast it again.

Light 5e 2024 vs. 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version specifies the object must be "Large or smaller" and "not being worn or carried by someone else," whereas the 2014 version only restricts size and allows targeting objects held or worn by a creature, requiring a Dexterity save to avoid the spell. The 2024 version omits the ending condition "or dismiss as an action."