Stone Shape
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (soft clay)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Cleric, Druid, Wizard
You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller or a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any dimension and form it into any shape you like. For example, you could shape a large rock into a weapon, statue, or coffer, or you could make a small passage through a wall that is 5 feet thick. You could also shape a stone door or its frame to seal the door shut. The object you create can have up to two hinges and a latch, but finer mechanical detail isn't possible.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (soft clay, which must be worked into roughly the desired shape of the stone object)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Cleric, Druid, Wizard
You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller or a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any dimension and form it into any shape that suits your purpose. So, for example, you could shape a large rock into a weapon, idol, or coffer, or make a small passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less than 5 feet thick. You could also shape a stone door or its frame to seal the door shut. The object you create can have up to two hinges and a latch, but finer mechanical detail isn't possible.
Stone Shape 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Stone Shape popularity
How popular is Stone Shape? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and it is almost never chosen when available. This spell is one that few spellcasters would ever acquire.
- Top 50% of all level 4 spells
- Bottom 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 4 Druid spell
- Bottom 10% picked level 4 Wizard spell
- Bottom 10% picked level 4 Cleric spell
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Players prefer Arcane Lock over Stone Shape
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Meld into Stone 3rd-level transmutation
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Players prefer Meld into Stone over Stone Shape
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Players prefer Control Water over Stone Shape