Misty Step
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
Briefly surrounded by silvery mist, you teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
Briefly surrounded by silvery mist, you teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see.
Misty Step 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
How popular is Misty Step in 5e?
Misty Step is the #1 most popular level 2 spell (of 96) and the #1 most picked level 2 Wizard spell (of 70).
Among level 2 spells, Misty Step ranks just above Hold Person in popularity.
- #12 (of 567) most popular 5e spell
- #1 (of 96) most popular level 2 spell
- #1 (of 70) most picked level 2 Wizard spell
- #1 (of 50) most picked level 2 Sorcerer spell
- #1 (of 20) most picked level 2 Warlock spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
Spells similar to Misty Step
Dimension Door 4th-level conjuration
Both provide instantaneous teleportation for escaping danger or bypassing obstacles, while Dimension Door reaches farther and can carry another creature.
Players prefer Misty Step over Dimension Door
Blink 3rd-level transmutation
Blink offers a self-only means of leaving threatening positions through teleportation, but its longer duration and random timing make it less precise.
Players prefer Misty Step over Blink
Far Step 5th-level conjuration
It serves the same classes and mobility-focused purpose, trading Misty Step's brief bonus-action escape for repeated teleports during a minute.
Players prefer Misty Step over Far Step
Thunder Step 3rd-level conjuration
Like Misty Step, it is a sorcerer, warlock, and wizard teleport that relocates the caster instantly, though it also deals thunder damage.
Players prefer Misty Step over Thunder Step
Vortex Warp 2nd-level conjuration
This same-level conjuration repositions a creature instantly over a short distance, making it a close tactical alternative despite requiring a saving throw.
Players prefer Misty Step over Vortex Warp
Kinetic Jaunt 2nd-level transmutation
Both are second-level self-mobility spells useful for slipping past enemies, although Kinetic Jaunt enhances movement over time rather than teleporting instantly.
Players prefer Misty Step over Kinetic Jaunt