Word of Recall
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 6th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 5 feet
- Components
- V
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Cleric
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
You and up to five willing creatures within 5 feet of you instantly teleport to a previously designated sanctuary. You and any creatures that teleport with you appear in the nearest unoccupied space to the spot you designated when you prepared your sanctuary (see below). If you cast this spell without first preparing a sanctuary, the spell has no effect.
You must designate a location, such as a temple, as a sanctuary by casting this spell there.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 6th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 5 feet
- Components
- V
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Cleric
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
You and up to five willing creatures within 5 feet of you instantly teleport to a previously designated sanctuary. You and any creatures that teleport with you appear in the nearest unoccupied space to the spot you designated when you prepared your sanctuary (see below). If you cast this spell without first preparing a sanctuary, the spell has no effect.
You must designate a sanctuary by casting this spell within a location, such as a temple, dedicated to or strongly linked to your deity. If you attempt to cast the spell in this manner in an area that isn't dedicated to your deity, the spell has no effect.
Word of Recall 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Word of Recall popularity
How popular is Word of Recall? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell could be a valuable addition for spellbooks.
- Top 50% picked level 6 Cleric spell
- Bottom 50% of all level 6 spells
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
Spells similar to Word of Recall
Teleport 7th-level conjuration
Both instantly transport multiple willing creatures to a distant destination, though Word of Recall requires a prepared sanctuary.
Players prefer Teleport over Word of Recall
Dimension Door 4th-level conjuration
It shares the immediate teleportation effect and can carry another creature, but its range is much shorter and its group capacity is smaller.
Players prefer Dimension Door over Word of Recall
Plane Shift 7th-level conjuration
This cleric spell also relocates a group instantly through powerful conjuration, with planar travel replacing sanctuary travel.
Players prefer Word of Recall over Plane Shift
Teleportation Circle 5th-level conjuration
Each spell provides long-distance travel to a designated destination and can move several creatures together.
Players prefer Word of Recall over Teleportation Circle
Gate 9th-level conjuration
Gate enables large-scale travel between distant locations or planes, making it a higher-level alternative for transporting allies through conjuration.
Players prefer Word of Recall over Gate
Scatter 6th-level conjuration
Both are sixth-level conjurations that instantly reposition multiple creatures, although Scatter offers tactical relocation rather than escape to a sanctuary.
Players prefer Word of Recall over Scatter