Magic Stone
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- Transmutation cantrip
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- 1 minute
- Classes
- Artificer, Druid, Warlock
- Source
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You touch one to three pebbles and imbue them with magic. You or someone else can make a ranged spell attack with one of the pebbles by throwing it or hurling it with a sling. If thrown, a pebble has a range of 60 feet. If someone else attacks with a pebble, that attacker adds your spellcasting ability modifier, not the attacker's, to the attack roll. On a hit, the target takes bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier. Whether the attack hits or misses, the spell then ends on the stone.
If you cast this spell again, the spell ends on any pebbles still affected by your previous casting.
Magic Stone 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Magic Stone is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Magic Stone popularity
How popular is Magic Stone? It is a commonly found spell in the game, but is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may be situational for many spellbooks.
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 50% picked Warlock cantrip
- Bottom 50% picked Druid cantrip
- Bottom 50% picked Artificer cantrip
- Bottom 10% of all cantrips
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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Players prefer Shillelagh over Magic Stone
Thorn Whip Transmutation cantrip
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Players prefer Thorn Whip over Magic Stone
Elemental Weapon 3rd-level transmutation
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Players prefer Elemental Weapon over Magic Stone
Magic Weapon 2nd-level transmutation
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Players prefer Magic Weapon over Magic Stone
Flame Arrows 3rd-level transmutation
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Players prefer Magic Stone over Flame Arrows
Catapult 1st-level transmutation
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Players prefer Magic Stone over Catapult