Mold Earth
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- Transmutation cantrip
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- S
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Classes
- Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You choose a portion of dirt or stone that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube. You manipulate it in one of the following ways:
- If you target an area of loose earth, you can instantaneously excavate it, move it along the ground, and deposit it up to 5 feet away. This movement doesn't involve enough force to cause damage.
- You cause shapes, colors, or both to appear on the dirt or stone, spelling out words, creating images, or shaping patterns. The changes last for 1 hour.
- If the dirt or stone you target is on the ground, you cause it to become difficult terrain. Alternatively, you can cause the ground to become normal terrain if it is already difficult terrain. This change lasts for 1 hour.
If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have no more than two of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.
Mold Earth 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Mold Earth is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Mold Earth popularity
How popular is Mold Earth? 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 25% of all cantrips
- Bottom 25% picked Wizard cantrip
- Bottom 25% picked Sorcerer cantrip
- Bottom 10% picked Druid cantrip
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
Spells similar to Mold Earth
Elementalism Transmutation cantrip
It is a transmutation cantrip available to the same three classes and offers nearby elemental manipulation with similar utility.
Players prefer Elementalism over Mold Earth
Stone Shape 4th-level transmutation
The spell directly modifies stone to create openings and structures, making it a higher-level counterpart for terrain alteration.
Players prefer Stone Shape over Mold Earth
Move Earth 6th-level transmutation
Both spells reshape earth and alter the battlefield, though this version works on a much larger scale and requires concentration.
Players prefer Move Earth over Mold Earth
Shape Water Transmutation cantrip
This cantrip likewise provides precise, non-damaging environmental manipulation at short range with a one-hour duration.
Players prefer Shape Water over Mold Earth
Control Flames Transmutation cantrip
Both are transmutation cantrips that reshape or alter environmental features for up to an hour.
Players prefer Control Flames over Mold Earth
Skywrite 2nd-level transmutation
Its long-lasting, noncombat writing effect parallels Mold Earth's ability to create visible messages and images.
Players prefer Mold Earth over Skywrite