See Invisibility

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Utility

See Invisibility is a Utility spell. Utility spells solve problems outside of combat or provide unique situational advantages.

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 spell that reveals invisible creatures and ghostly things on the Ethereal Plane, granting
hidden details

See Invisibility is a Information spell. Information spells provide ways to transmit, perceive, detect, or reveal hidden or unknown information.

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2024 Rules
Level & School
2nd-level divination
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (a pinch of talc)
Duration
1 hour
Classes
Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

For the duration, you see creatures and objects that have the Invisible condition as if they were visible, and you can see into the Ethereal Plane. Creatures and objects there appear ghostly.

2014 Rules
Level & School
2nd-level divination
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (a pinch of talc and a small sprinkling of powdered silver)
Duration
1 hour
Classes
Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

For the duration, you see invisible creatures and objects as if they were visible, and you can see into the Ethereal Plane. Ethereal creatures and objects appear ghostly and translucent.

See Invisibility 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Effectively the same spell. The 2024 version is reworded but functions identically.

How popular is See Invisibility in 5e?

See Invisibility is the #34 most popular level 2 spell (of 96) and the #22 most picked level 2 Wizard spell (of 70).

Among level 2 spells, See Invisibility ranks just below Protection from Poison and just above Dragon's Breath in popularity.

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