Transmutation

Transmutation spells change the properties of some creature, thing, or condition. Representative spells include enlarge person, reduce person, polymorph, and shapechange.

Transmutation Sorcerer/Wizard Spells

0 Level (Cantrips)
Name	Description	Source
Amanuensis	Copy nonmagical text.	SC
Launch Bolt	Launches a crossbow bolt up to 80 ft.	SC
Launch Item	Hurls Fine item up to Medium range.	SC
Mage Hand	5-pound telekinesis.	PHB
Mending	Makes minor repairs on an object.	PHB
Message	Whispered conversation at distance.	PHB
Open/Close	Opens or closes small or light things.	PHB
Repair Minor Damage	Repairs 1 point of damage to any construct.	SC
Stick	Glues an object weighing 5 pounds or less to another object.	SC
1st Level
Name	Description	Source
Accelerated Movement	Balance, Climb, or Move Silently at normal speed with no penalty on skill check.	SC
Animate Rope	Makes a rope move at your command.	PHB
Babau Slime	Secrete a body-covering acid that damages attacking foes.	SC
Breath Flare	Your breath weapon dazzles subjects.	SC
Cheat	Caster rerolls when determining the success of a game of chance.	SC
Cutting Hand	Your hand gains a +2 enhancement bonus and deals 1d6 damage.	SC
Ebon Eyes	Subject can see through magical darkness.	SC
Enlarge Person	Humanoid creature doubles in size.	PHB
Erase	Mundane or magical writing vanishes.	PHB
Expeditious Retreat	Your speed increases by 30 ft.	PHB
Expeditious Retreat, Swift	Your speed increases by 30 ft. for 1 round.	SC
Feather Fall	Objects or creatures fall slowly.	PHB
Fist of Stone	Gain +6 Str and natural slam attack.	SC
Horrible Taste	Touched creature or object nauseates biting or swallowing foes.	SC
Jump	Subject gets bonus on Jump checks.	PHB
Low-Light Vision	See twice as far as a human in poor illumination.	SC
Mage Hand, Greater	As mage hand, but medium range and up to 40 lb.	SC
Magic Weapon	Weapon gains +1 bonus.	PHB
Nerveskitter	Subject gains +5 bonus on initiative checks.	SC
Portal Beacon	You grant others knowledge of a magic portal’s location.	SC
Raging Flame	Fires burn twice as hot, half as long.	SC
Ray of Clumsiness	Victim takes 1d6 Dexterity penalty +1/2 levels.	SC
Reduce Person	Humanoid creature halves in size.	PHB
Remove Scent	Hides touched creature’s scent.	SC
Repair Light Damage	Repairs 1d8 damage +1/ level (max +5) to any construct.	SC
Scatterspray	Group of small objects fl ies apart in a burst.	SC
Shieldbearer	Shield floats near subject to offer protection.	SC
Slide	Move subject 5 feet.	SC
Slow Burn	Fires burn twice as long.	SC
Spell Flower	Hold the charge on one touch spell per forelimb.	SC
Weapon Shift	Touched weapon changes form.	SC
Wings of the Sea	+30 ft. to subject’s swim speed.	SC
2nd Level
Name	Description	Source
Alter Self	Assume form of a similar creature.	PHB
Augment Familiar	Your familiar becomes more powerful.	SC
Balor Nimbus	Your flaming body damages foes in grapple.	SC
Bear’s Endurance	Subject gains +4 to Con for 1 min./level.	PHB
Belker Claws	Touch attack deals 2d12 damage and lingers +1 round/3 levels.	SC
Body of the Sun	Your body emanates fire, dealing 1d4 fire damage/2 levels.	SC
Bristle	Armor spikes attack with wearer.	SC
Bull’s Strength	Subject gains +4 to Str for 1 min./level.	PHB
Cat’s Grace	Subject gains +4 to Dex for 1 min./level.	PHB
Darkvision	See 60 ft. in total darkness.	PHB
Eagle’s Splendor	Subject gains +4 to Cha for 1 min./level.	PHB
Earthbind	Subject creature can’t fly.	SC
Earthen Grasp	Arm made of earth and soil grapples foes.	SC
Extend Tentacles	+5 ft. to reach of tentacle attack.	SC
Fearsome Grapple	You grow tentacles that help you grapple.	SC
Fins to Feet	Transforms tails and fins into legs and feet.	SC
Fly, Swift	Gain fly speed of 60 ft. for 1 round.	SC
Fox’s Cunning	Subject gains +4 Int for 1 min./level.	PHB
Fuse Arms	Multiple arms/tentacles become one pair of stronger limbs.	SC
Ghost Touch Armor	Armor works normally against incorporeal attacks.	SC
Heroics	Fighter gains one fighter bonus feat.	SC
Hurl	Thrown weapon returns to thrower.	SC
Infernal Wound	Weapon deals persistent, bleeding wounds.	SC
Ironthunder Horn	Intense vibrations trip those in area.	SC
Knock	Opens locked or magically sealed door.	PHB
Levitate	Subject moves up and down at your direction.	PHB
Lively Step	You and allies gain +10 increase to speed.	SC
Mountain Stance	Subject becomes hard to move.	SC
Owl’s Wisdom	Subject gains +4 to Wis for 1 min./level.	PHB
Pyrotechnics	Turns fire into blinding light or choking smoke.	PHB
Quick Potion	Creates a potion that must be used within 1 hour/level.	SC
Razorfangs	Your bite or claw attack threatens a critical hit on a 19 or 20.	SC
Repair Moderate Damage	Repairs 2d8 damage +1/level (max +10) to any construct.	SC
Rope Trick	As many as eight creatures hide in extradimensional space.	PHB
Scale Weakening	Subject’s natural armor weakens.	SC
Slide, Greater	Move subject 20 feet.	SC
Snake’s Swiftness	Subject immediately makes one attack.	SC
Sonic Weapon	Weapon touched deals +1d6 sonic damage with each hit.	SC
Speak to Allies	Subjects can converse at distance without moving lips.	SC
Spider Climb	Grants ability to walk on walls and ceilings.	PHB
Stone Bones	Corporeal undead gains +3 natural armor bonus.	SC
Surefooted Stride	You can move over rubble as easily as you can over open ground.	SC
Swim	Subject gains swim speed, +8 bonus on Swim checks.	SC
Whirling Blade	Hurled slashing weapon magically attacks all foes in 60-ft. line.	SC
Whispering Wind	Sends a short message 1 mile/level.	PHB
Wings of Air	Subject’s flight maneuverability improves by one step.	SC
Wraithstrike	Your melee attacks strike as touch attacks for 1 round.	SC
3rd Level
Name	Description	Source
Air Breathing	Subjects can breathe air freely.	SC
Amorphous Form	Subject becomes puddlelike and can slip through cracks quickly.	SC
Augment Object	This spell adds +20 to the break DC of the object and doubles its hardness and hit points; also gains a saving throw against spells when unattended as if it were a magic item.	SBG
Bite of the Wererat	You gain the Dexterity and attacks of a wererat.	SC
Blink	You randomly vanish and reappear for 1 round/level.	PHB
Deeper Darkvision	Subject can see 90 ft. in magical darkness.	SC
Demon Dirge	Demons are stunned and take 3d6 damage/round for 1d4 rounds.	SC
Devil Blight	Damage and stun baatezu; damage other lawful and evil creatures.	SC
DiamondsteelM	Metal armor provides damage reduction.	SC
Dolorous Blow	Weapon’s threat range is doubled and threats are automatically confirmed.	SC
Dragonskin	You gain a bonus to natural armor plus energy resistance 10.	SC
False Gravity	Travel on a solid surface as if that surface had its own gravity.	SC
Flame Arrow	Arrows deal +1d6 fire damage.	PHB
Fly	Subject flies at speed of 60 ft.	PHB
Gaseous Form	Subject becomes insubstantial and can fly slowly.	SC
Giant’s Wrath	Pebbles you throw become boulders.	SC
Girallon’s Blessing	Subject gains one additional pair of arms.	SC
Magic Weapon, Greater	+1/four levels (max +5).	PHB
Hamatula Barbs	Subjects grow barbs, which damage foes that attack subject in melee.	SC
Haste	One creature/level moves faster, +1 on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves.	PHB
Keen Edge	Doubles normal weapon’s threat range.	PHB
Primal Form	You change into elemental, gain some abilities.	SC
Repair Serious Damage	Repairs 3d8 damage +1/level (max +15) to any construct.	SC
Rust Ray	Metal objects take 2d6 damage +1/2 levels.	SC
Secret Page	Changes one page to hide its real content.	PHB
Shadow Phase	Subject becomes partially incorporeal.	SC
Shrink Item	Object shrinks to one-sixteenth size.	PHB
Slow	One subject/level takes only one action/round, –2 to AC, –2 on attack rolls.	PHB
Snake’s Swiftness, Mass	Allies each immediately make one attack.	SC
Spell Vulnerability	Reduce creature’s spell resistance by 1/caster level (max reduction 15).	SC
Spiderskin	Subject gains increasing bonus to natural armor, saves against poison, and Hide checks.	SC
Steeldance	Blades hover around you and attack foes.	SC
Stony Grasp	Arm made of soil and rock grapples foes.	SC
Tremorsense	Grants tremorsense to a range of 30 feet.	SC
Water Breathing	Subjects can breathe underwater.	PHB
Weapon of Energy	Weapon deals extra energy damage.	SC
Weapon of Impact	As keen edge, but aids bludgeoning weapons.	SC
4th Level
Name	Description	Source
Attune Form	Grant creature temporary protection against overtly damaging planar traits.	SC
Backlash	Subject takes damage if it uses spells against another creature.	SC
Bite of the Werewolf	You gain the Strength and attacks of a werewolf.	SC
Blinding Breath	Your breath weapon blinds subjects.	SC
Corporeal Instability	Transform a creature into an amorphous mass.	SC
Darkvision, Mass	As darkvision, but affects one/level subjects.	SC
Displacer Form	You change into displacer beast, gain some abilities.	SC
Entangling Staff	Quarterstaff can grapple and constrict foes.	SC
Enlarge Person, Mass	Enlarges several creatures	PHB
Polymorph	Gives one willing subject a new form.	PHB
Fire Stride	Teleport from one fire to another.	SC
Flame Whips	Your forelimbs deal 6d6 fire damage.	SC
Flight of the Dragon	You grow dragon wings.	SC
Iron Bones	Corporeal undead gains +6 natural armor bonus.	SC
Metal Melt	Melts metal object without heat.	SC
Perinarch	Gain greater control over Limbo’s morphic essence.	SC
Raise from the Deep	Creature or sunken ship made buoyant.	SC
Rary’s Mnemonic Enhancer F	Wizard only. Prepares extra spells or retains one just cast.	PHB
Repair Critical Damage	Cures” 4d8+1/level damage (maximum +20) to a construct.	EbCS/ SC
Reduce Person, Mass	Reduces several creatures.	PHB
Ruin Delver’s Fortune	Cast on another creature’s turn and choose one of several benefits.	SC
Scramble Portal	You randomize the destination of a magic portal.	SC
Sharptooth	One of your natural weapons deals damage as if you were one size larger.	SC
Spell Enhancer	Lets you cast another spell in the same round at +2 caster level.	SC
Stone Shape	Sculpts stone into any shape.	PHB
Voice of the Dragon	+10 on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks; can use one suggestion.	SC
Wings of Air, Greater	Subject’s flight maneuverability improves by two steps.	SC
5th Level
Name	Description	Source
Animal Growth	One animal/two levels doubles in size.	PHB
Baleful Polymorph	Transforms subject into harmless animal.	PHB
Bite of the Wereboar	You gain the Strength and attacks of a wereboar.	SC
Blink, Greater	Controlled blinking between the Material and Ethereal Planes grants defenses for 1 round/level.	SC
Breath Weapon Substitution	Your breath weapon deals a different kind of damage than normal.	SC
Draconic Might	Gain +5 to Str, Con, Cha; +4 natural armor; immunity to magic sleep and paralysis effects.	SC
Draconic Polymorph	As polymorph, but improved.	SC
Dragonsight	Gain low-light vision, darkvision, and blindsense.	SC
Earth Reaver	Eruption deals 7d6 damage to all in area.	SC
Enlarge Person, Greater	Subject remains enlarged for 1 hour/level.	SC
Ethereal Breath	Your breath weapon manifests on the Ethereal Plane.	SC
Fabricate	Transforms raw materials into finished items.	PHB
Fiendform	Assume form and abilities of fiendish creature, demon, or devil.	SC
Fly, Mass	One creature/level flies at speed of 60 ft.	SC
Gutsnake	10-ft. tentacle grows from your stomach and attacks your enemies.	SC
Lucent Lance	Ambient light forms lance, deals various damage.	SC
Nightstalker’s TransformationM	Gain +4 Dex, +3 luck bonus to AC, +5 luck bonus on Ref saves, +3d6 sneak attack, and evasion.	SC
Overland Flight	You fly at a speed of 40 ft. and can hustle over long distances.	PHB
Passwall	Creates passage through wood or stone wall.	PHB
Reduce Person, Greater	Subject remains reduced for 10 minutes/level.	SC
Spell Matrix, LesserF	Magical matrix stores a 3rd-level or lower spell to be cast later as quickened spell.	SC
Stunning Breath	Your breath weapon also stuns creatures for 1 round.	SC
Surefooted Stride, Mass	As surefooted stride but multiple subjects.	SC
Telekinesis	Moves object, attacks creature, or hurls object or creature.	PHB
Transmute Mud to Rock	Transforms two 10-ft. cubes per level.	PHB
Transmute Rock to Mud	Transforms two 10-ft. cubes per level.	PHB
Vulnerability	Reduces an opponent’s damage reduction.	SC
Xorn Movement	Touched creature swims through earth like a xorn.	SC
6th Level
Name	Description	Source
Bear’s Endurance, Mass	As bear’s endurance, affects one subject/level.	PHB
Bite of the Weretiger	You gain the Strength and attacks of a weretiger.	SC
Brilliant Blade	Weapon or projectiles shed light, ignore armor.	SC
Bull’s Strength, Mass	As bull’s strength, affects one subject/ level.	PHB
Cat’s Grace, Mass	As cat’s grace, affects one subject/level.	PHB
Control Water	Raises or lowers bodies of water.	PHB
Cloak of the Sea	Gain blur, freedom of movement, and water breathing while in water.	SC
Disintegrate	Makes one creature or object vanish.	PHB
Eagle’s Splendor, Mass	As eagle’s splendor, affects one subject/level.	PHB
Extract Water Elemental	Pulls water from victim, forms water elemental.	SC
Flesh to Stone	Turns subject creature into statue.	PHB
Fox’s Cunning, Mass	As fox’s cunning, affects one subject/level.	PHB
HardeningM	Increases object’s hardness by 1 point/2 levels.	EbCS/SC
Make Manifest	You cause a creature on a coexistent plane to appear on your plane.	SC
Mordenkainen’s Lucubration	Wizard only. Recalls spell of 5th level or lower.	PHB
Move Earth	Digs trenches and build hills.	PHB
Owl’s Wisdom, Mass	As owl’s wisdom, affects one subject/ level.	PHB
Ooze Puppet	You telekinetically control an ooze.	SC
Stone Body	Your body becomes living stone.	SC
Stone to Flesh	Restores petrified creature.	PHB
Subvert Planar Essence	Reduces subject’s damage reduction and spell resistance.	SC
Tenser’s Transformation M	You gain combat bonuses.	PHB
7th Level
Name	Description	Source
Animate Breath	Your breath weapon becomes an elemental.	SC
Bite of the Werebear	You gain the Strength and attacks of a werebear.	SC
Body of War	You change into warforged titan, gain some abilities.	SC
Brilliant Aura	Allies’ weapons become brilliant energy, ignoring armor.	SC
Control Weather	Changes weather in local area.	PHB
Elemental Body	You take on the qualities of a type of elemental.	SC
Energy Transformation FieldMX	Area absorbs magic energy to power a predetermined spell.	SC
Ethereal Jaunt	You become ethereal for 1 round/level.	PHB
Glass Strike	Turns subject into glass.	SC
Reverse Gravity	Objects and creatures fall upward.	PHB
Spell MatrixF	Stores up to two spells of 3rd level or lower to be released later.	SC
Statue	Subject can become a statue at will.	PHB
Stone Shape, Greater	Sculpts 10 cu. ft. + 10 cu. ft./level of stone into any shape.	SC
Synostodweomer	Channel a spell into positive energy to cure 1d8/spell level.	SC
8th Level
Name	Description	Source
Excavate	Creates a permanent passage in earth and walls.	SC
Flensing	Pain and trauma deal 2d6 damage, 1d6 Con damage, 1d6 Cha damage for up to 4 rounds.	SC
Ghostform	You assume incorporeal form and gain some incorporeal traits and bonuses.	SC
Iron Body	Your body becomes living iron.	PHB
Make Manifest, Mass	As make manifest but affecting all creatures in the area.	SC
Polymorph Any Object	Changes any subject into anything else.	PHB
Stunning Breath, Greater	Your breath weapon also stuns creatures for 2d4 rounds.	SC
Temporal Stasis M	Puts subject into suspended animation.	PHB
9th Level
Name	Description	Source
Awaken ConstructX	Construct gains humanlike sentience.	SC
Breath Weapon Admixture	Add a second kind of energy to your breath weapon.	SC
Etherealness	Travel to Ethereal Plane with companions.	PHB
Perinarch, Planar	Gain control over a small area of any divinely morphic plane.	SC
Replicate Casting	Duplicate observed spell or spell-like ability.	SC
Shapechange F	Transforms you into any creature, and change forms once per round.	PHB
Spell Matrix, GreaterF	Stores up to three spells of 3rd level or lower to be released later.	SC
Time Stop	You act freely for 1d4+1 rounds.	PHB
Transmute Rock to Lava	Transforms one 10-ft. cube with subsequent fire damage and effects.	SC
UndermasterM	You gain earth-related spell-like abilities.	SC