Material Components

This is always good to glance at if you want to throw some spell components into a wizard's pouch or laboratory for flavor.

Component Price Spell Spell Level
Pinch of wool or similar substance. / Daze Sor/Wiz 0/ Brd 0
The crossbow bolt to be fired. 1sp Launch Bolt Sor/Wiz 0
A bit of dried glue / Stick Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 0
A dead Cockroach / Accelerated Movement Brd 1, Rgr 1, Sor/Wiz 1
Focus:A tiny bell and a piece of very fine silver wire / Alarm Brd 1, Rgr 1, Sor/Wiz 1
A flint arrowhead. / Arrow mind Rgr 1, Sor/Wiz 1
A drop of babau slime. / Babau Slime Abyss 3, drd 1, sor/wiz 1
A dab of honey. / Buzzing Bee Sor/Wiz 1
Focus: A pair of dice made from human bones. / Cheat Brd 1, Greed 1, sor/wiz 1
A pinch each of powder or sand that is colored red, yellow, and blue. / Color Spray Sor/Wiz 1
Pinch of soot and a few grains of salt. / Comprehend Languages Sor/Wiz 1
A pinch of some odoriferous spice. / Dead End Assassin 1, brd 1, sor/wiz 1
A bit of earth from a grave. / Detect Undead Clr 1, Pal 1, Sor/Wiz 1
The dried wing of a fly. / Distract Assailant Sor/Wiz 1, Assassin 1
A drop of mercury. / Floating Disk Sor/Wiz 1
A bit of pork rind or butter. / Grease Brd 1, Sor/Wiz 1
A piece of jade >5gp Hail of Stone Sor/Wiz 1
Pinch of Rotten Meat / Horrible Taste Sor/Wiz 1, Drd 1, Rgr 1
A pearl of at least 100 gp value, crushed and stirred into wine with an owl feather; the infusion must be drunk prior to spellcasting. 100gp Identify Brd 1, Magic 2, Sor/Wiz 1
A vial containing the diluted poison of four different creatures. / Ironguts Brd 1, Clr 1, Sor/Wiz 1
Focus: Piece of Cured Leather / Mage Armor Sor/Wiz 1
Bit of Horse Hair / Mount Sor/Wiz 1
Small square of Silk / Nystul's Magic Aura Brd 1, Magic 1, Sor/Wiz 1
A little powdered silver with which you trace a 3-foot-diameter circle on the floor (or ground) around the creature to be warded. / Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law Clr 1, Pal 1, Sor/Wiz 1, Chaos 1, Good 1, Evil 1, Law 1
Focus: A small, polished glass lens. / Ray of Flame Sor/Wiz 1
Focus: A bit of fleece / Silent Image Sor/Wiz 1, Brd 1
Pinch of fine sand, rose petals, or a live cricket / Sleep Sor/Wiz 1, Brd 1
A piece of fire-blackened ivory or bone carved in the shape of a segmented worm. / Spirit Worm Sor/Wiz 1
A silk glove. / Spontaneous Search Sor/Wiz 1
Focus:A tiny bag, a small (not lit) candle / Summon Monster I Sor/Wiz 1, Clr 1, Brd 1
Focus:A tiny bag, a small (not lit) candle, and a carved bone from any humanoid. / Summon Undead I Sor/Wiz 1, Clr 1, Blackguard 1
Focus: A small metal or stone tube. / Targeting Ray Sor/Wiz 1, Brd 1
A small piece of copper wire. / Thunderhead Sor/Wiz 1, Drd 1
Focus: A small wooden replica of an archery target. / True Strike Sor/Wiz 1
Piece of String and Bit of Wood / Unseen Servant Sor/Wiz 1, Brd 1
A parchment rolled up into a small cone. / Ventriloquism Brd 1, Sor/Wiz 1
Powdered rhubarb leaf and an adder’s stomach. Focus: A dart. / Acid Arrow Sor/Wiz 2
A morsel of food the animal likes. / Animal Messenger Brd 2, Drd 2, Rgr 1
Incense worth at least 25 gp. Focus: A set of marked sticks, bones, or similar tokens of at least 25 gp value. 25gp + 25gp Augury Clr 2
Focus: A miniature silver fiddle. >30 gp Bone Fiddle Sor/Wiz 2, Brd 2
A few hairs, or a pinch of dung, from a bull. / Bull's Strength Clr 2, Drd 2, Pal 2, Sor/Wiz 2, Strength 2
A pinch of cat fur. / Cat's Grace Brd 2, Drd 2, Rgr 2, Sor/Wiz 2
A shred of raw meat and a splinter of bone. / Command Undead Sor/Wiz 2
Ruby Dust 50 gp Continual Flame Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 2
Bit of bat fur and either a drop of pitch or a piece of coal. / Darkness Sor/Wiz 2, Brd 2, Clr 2
A vial of holy/unholy water and 25 gp worth (5 pounds) of silver dust 25 gp Consecrate/Desecrate Clr 2
Miniature hand sculpted from clay. / Earthen Grasp Sor/Wiz 2
A miniature silver ladder. (50 gp) Force Ladder Sor/Wiz 2
A bit of a weapon or armor that has been used in combat by a fighter of at least 15th level. / Heroics Sor/Wiz 2
Eyelash encased in a bit of gum arabic / Invisibility Sor/Wiz 2, Brd 2
Focus: Small clear gem or crystal prism. >10gp Rainbow Beam Sor/Wiz 2
Miniature Silk Whip / Sonic Whip Bard 2
A pinch of talc and a small sprinkling of powdered silver / See Invisibility Sor/Wiz 2, Brd 3
Chip of mica. / Shatter Sor/Wiz 2, Clr 2, Brd 2
A drop of bitumen and a live spider, both of which must be eaten by the subject. / Spider-climb Sor/Wiz 2, Drd 2
A square of red cloth / Summon Swarm Brd 2, Drd 2, Sor/Wiz 2
A pinch of chalk / Augment Object Clr 3, Drd 3, Sor/Wiz 3
Three small silver hoops, interlocked. / Bands of Steel Sor/Wiz 3
A small horn (for hearing) or a glass eye (for seeing). / Clairaudience/Clairvoyance Brd 3, Knowledge 3, Sor/Wiz
Tiny ball of Bat Guano and Sulfur / Fireball Sor/Wiz 3
A small crystal bead / Leomund's Tiny Hut Sor/Wiz 3, Brd 3
Focus: Small clear gem or crystal prism worth at least 50 gp. >50gp Rainbow Blast Sor/Wiz 3
Miniature hand sculpted from stone. / Stony Grasp Sor/Wiz 3
A living or dead firefly or glowworm. / Undead Torch Sor/Wiz 3
Black Onyx gem At least 25 gp per Hit Die of the undead Animate Dead Sor/Wiz 4, Clr 3
A bit of bat fur. / Arcane Eye Sor/Wiz 4
A bit of stone or earth from your home plane. / Attune Form Clr 3, drd 3, sor/wiz 4
A set of three nut shells. / Confusion Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 4, Trickery 4
A piece of tentacle from a giant octopus or a giant squid. / Evard's Black Tentacles Sor/Wiz 4
A square chip of stone, crushed lime, a few grains of sand, a sprinkling of water, and several splinters of wood. / Leomund's Secure Shelter Sor/Wiz 4, Brd 4
Empty Cocoon / Polymorph Sor/Wiz 4
A pinch of dried, powdered peas combined with powdered animal hoof. / Solid Fog and Acid Fog Sor/Wiz 4 and Sor/Wiz6
Soft Clay / Stone Shape Clr 3, Drd 3, Earth 3, Sor/Wiz 4
Small piece of Phosphorous / Wall of Fire Drd 5, Fire 4, Sor/Wiz 4
Small piece of Quartz or similar rock crystal. / Wall of Ice Sor/Wiz 4
Set of prayer beads (or other prayer device, such as a prayer wheel or prayer book) worth at least 500 gp and Burning Incense >500 gp Atonement Clr 5, Drd 5
Focus: A soft glove. / Bigby's Interposing Hand Sor/Wiz 5
Toadstool, Piece of Cinnabar / Breath of the Deep Druid 5
Holy (or unholy) water and incense. / Commune Clr 5
A very small crystal or glass cone / Cone of Cold Sor/Wiz 5, Water 6
A short piece of fine copper wire. / Sending Sor/Wiz 5, Clr 4
A small block of granite / Wall of Stone Clr 5, Drd 6, Earth 5, Sor/Wiz 5
Focus: A tiny lens of ruby or sapphire set in a small golden loop. At least 1,500gp Analyze Dweomer Brd 6, Sor/Wiz 6
A pinch of powdered iron or iron filings. / Antimagic Field Clr 8, Magic 6, Protection 6, Sor/Wiz 6
Focus: A sturdy glove made of leather or heavy cloth. / Bigby's Forceful Hand Sor/Wiz 6
Focus: A bit of fur; a piece of amber, glass, or a crystal rod; plus one silver pin for each of your caster levels. / Chain Lightning Air 6, Sor/Wiz 6
The powder of a crushed black pearl. >500gp Circle of Death Sor/Wiz 6
Quicksilver and an eyelash of an ogre mage, rakshasa, or similar spell-using creature. Focus: A statuette of you carved from elephant ivory and decorated with gems. >1,500 gp Contingency Sor/Wiz 6
A drop of water (for raise water) or a pinch of dust (for lower water). / Control Water Clr 4, Drd 4, Sor/Wiz 6, Water 4
A clay pot filled with grave dirt and another filled with brackish water, dead body, and one onyx worth at least 50 gp/HD of creature to be created 50gp/hd Create Undead Clr 6, Death 6, Evil 6, Sor/Wiz 6
Arcane Focus: A leather glove. / Bigby's Grasping Hand Sor/Wiz 7
Quarterstaff which must be a sound limb cut from an ash, oak, or yew, then cured, shaped, carved, and polished. / Changestaff Drd 7
A small piece of bone and a small piece of raw meat. / Control Undead Sor/Wiz 7
A lump of alum soaked in vinegar. / Antipathy Drd 9, Sor/Wiz 8
Arcane Focus: A leather glove. / Bigby's Clenched Fist Sor/Wiz 8
Focus: A tiny reliquary containing some sacred relic, such as a scrap of parchment from a chaotic text. >500gp Cloak of Chaos Chaos 8, Clr 8
Flesh and Various Laboratory equipment; Focus: Laboratory Gear >1,000gp + >500gp Focus Clone Sor/Wiz 8
A jacinth worth at least 1,000 gp, plus a silver bar worth 5 gp for each person to be affected. 1,00gp +5gp per person Astral Projection Clr 9, Sor/Wiz 9, Travel 9
The shell of an egg. Arcane Focus: A glove of snakeskin. / Bigby's Crushing Hand Sor/Wiz 9, Strength 9
Hummingbird's Feather / Foresight Drd 9, Knowledge 9, Sor/Wiz 9
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