Prestidigitation

Level & School
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
10 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Up to 1 hour
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

You create a magical effect within range. Choose the effect from the options below. If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time.

Sensory Effect. You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor.

Fire Play. You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire.

Clean or Soil. You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot.

Minor Sensation. You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour.

Magic Mark. You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour.

Minor Creation. You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand. It lasts until the end of your next turn. A trinket can deal no damage and has no monetary worth.

Level & School
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
10 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Up to 1 hour
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

This spell is a minor magical trick that novice spellcasters use for practice. You create one of the following magical effects within Range:

  • You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor.

  • You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire.

  • You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot.

  • You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour.

  • You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour.

  • You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn.

If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action.

Prestidigitation 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version clarifies effect options, categorizes effects (e.g., Sensory Effect, Minor Sensation), and explicitly states that created objects deal no damage and have no monetary worth. The 2014 version combines effects without such categorization and lacks these explicit limitations.