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Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends.If a spell must be maintained with concentration, that fact appears
in its Duration entry, and the spell specifies how long you can concentrate on it. You can end concentration at any time (no action required).Normal activity, such as moving and attacking, doesn't
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Concentration Some spells and other effects require Concentration to remain active, as specified in their descriptions. If the effect’s creator loses Concentration, the effect ends. If the effect has
a maximum duration, the effect’s description specifies how long the creator can concentrate on it: up to 1 minute, 1 hour, or some other duration. The creator can end Concentration at any time (no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Concentration Some spells and other effects require Concentration to remain active, as specified in their descriptions. If the effect’s creator loses Concentration, the effect ends. If the effect has
a maximum duration, the effect’s description specifies how long the creator can concentrate on it: up to 1 minute, 1 hour, or some other duration. The creator can end Concentration at any time (no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
7. Concentration As soon as you start casting a spell or using a special ability that requires concentration, your concentration on another effect ends instantly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
If a potion doesn’t duplicate a spell, does it require Concentration? A potion’s effect requires Concentration only if its description says so or if it duplicates a spell that requires Concentration.
Actions
action to be activated.If you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 minute or longer, you must take the Magic action on each turn of that casting, and you must maintain Concentration while you do so. If your Concentration is broken, the spell fails, but you don't expend a spell slot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
only for an instant. Concentration Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained
with concentration, that fact appears in its Duration entry, and the spell specifies how long you can concentrate on it. You can end concentration at any time (no action required). Normal activity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
only for an instant. Concentration Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained
with concentration, that fact appears in its Duration entry, and the spell specifies how long you can concentrate on it. You can end concentration at any time (no action required). Normal activity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
that has a casting time of 1 minute or longer, you must take the Magic action on each turn of that casting, and you must maintain Concentration while you do so. If your Concentration is broken, the spell fails, but you don’t expend a spell slot. See also “Concentration.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
that has a casting time of 1 minute or longer, you must take the Magic action on each turn of that casting, and you must maintain Concentration while you do so. If your Concentration is broken, the spell fails, but you don’t expend a spell slot. See also “Concentration.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hunter’s Mark 1st-level divination Casting Time: 1 bonus action Range: 90 feet Components: V Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You choose a creature you can see within range and mystically mark
spell using a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Duration A spell’s duration is the length of time the spell persists after it is cast. A duration typically takes one of the following forms: Concentration. A duration that requires Concentration
follows the Concentration rules (see the rules glossary). Instantaneous. An instantaneous duration means the spell’s magic appears only for a moment and then disappears. Time Span. A duration that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
concentration on a spell, unless a spell’s description or other game feature says otherwise. If I have 10 temporary hit points and I take 30 damage from an attack while concentrating on a spell, what
is the DC of the Constitution save to maintain my concentration? The DC is 15 in that case. When temporary hit points absorb damage for you, you’re still taking damage, just not to your real hit
Conditions
While you have the Incapacitated condition, you experience the following effects.Inactive. You can't take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction.No Concentration. Your Concentration is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Incapacitated [Condition] While you have the Incapacitated condition, you experience the following effects. Inactive. You can’t take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction. No Concentration. Your
Concentration is broken. Speechless. You can’t speak. Surprised. If you’re Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Incapacitated [Condition] While you have the Incapacitated condition, you experience the following effects. Inactive. You can’t take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction. No Concentration. Your
Concentration is broken. Speechless. You can’t speak. Surprised. If you’re Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Hunter’s Mark 1st-level divination Casting Time: 1 bonus action Range: 90 feet Components: V Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You choose a creature you can see within range and mystically mark
spell using a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Duration A spell’s duration is the length of time the spell persists after it is cast. A duration typically takes one of the following forms: Concentration. A duration that requires Concentration
follows the Concentration rules (see the Rules Glossary). Instantaneous. An instantaneous duration means the spell’s magic appears only for a moment and then disappears. Time Span. A duration that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Sleet Storm Level 3 Conjuration (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature umbrella)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Until the
Cylinder is Difficult Terrain. When a creature enters the Cylinder for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or have the Prone condition and lose Concentration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Sleet Storm Level 3 Conjuration (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a miniature umbrella)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Until the
Cylinder is Difficult Terrain. When a creature enters the Cylinder for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or have the Prone condition and lose Concentration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dominate Person 5th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a humanoid that you can see within range
Levels. When you cast this spell using a 6th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 10 minutes. When you use a 7th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When you use a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 8 hours.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dominate Beast 4th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a beast that you can see within range. It
Levels. When you cast this spell with a 5th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 10 minutes. When you use a 6th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 8 hours.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Mage Slayer General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20. Concentration Breaker
. When you damage a creature that is concentrating, it has Disadvantage on the saving throw it makes to maintain Concentration. Guarded Mind. If you fail an Intelligence, a Wisdom, or a Charisma saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
. If you roll a 1, roll on the Wild Magic Surge table to create a magical effect. If that effect is a spell, it is too wild to be affected by your Metamagic, and if it normally requires concentration, it doesn’t require concentration in this case; the spell lasts for its full duration.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Hex 1st-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 bonus action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S, M (the petrified eye of a newt) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You place a curse on a creature that you
. A remove curse cast on the target ends this spell early. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
spell as a Ritual require Concentration if the spell doesn’t normally require it? Concentration is required when casting any spell, including a Ritual version, for longer than 1 action. Once the casting is complete, the spell requires Concentration only if its Duration entry says it does.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bestow Curse Level 3 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You touch a creature, which must succeed on a
you cast this spell using a level 4 spell slot, you can maintain Concentration on it for up to 10 minutes. If you use a level 5+ spell slot, the spell doesn’t require Concentration, and the duration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
but hold its energy, which you release with your reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and holding onto the spell's magic requires concentration
. If your concentration is broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect. For example, if you are concentrating on the web spell and ready magic missile, your web spell ends, and if you take damage before you release magic missile with your reaction, your concentration might be broken.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dominate Beast 4th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a beast that you can see within range. It
Levels. When you cast this spell with a 5th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 10 minutes. When you use a 6th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 8 hours.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dominate Person 5th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a humanoid that you can see within range
Levels. When you cast this spell using a 6th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 10 minutes. When you use a 7th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When you use a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the duration is concentration, up to 8 hours.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
that has a casting time of 1 minute or longer, you must take the Magic action on each turn of that casting, and you must maintain Concentration while you do so. If your Concentration is broken, the spell fails, but you don’t expend a spell slot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and holding onto the spell’s magic requires concentration (explained in chapter 10). If your concentration is
broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect. For example, if you are concentrating on the web spell and ready magic missile, your web spell ends, and if you take damage before you release magic missile with your reaction, your concentration might be broken.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
1, to a maximum of 20. Concentration. You have Advantage on Constitution saving throws that you make to maintain Concentration. Reactive Spell. When a creature provokes an Opportunity Attack from you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Hex Level 1 Enchantment (Warlock) Casting Time: Bonus Action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (the petrified eye of a newt)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
You place a curse on a
creature. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Your Concentration can last longer with a spell slot of level 2 (up to 4 hours), 3–4 (up to 8 hours), or 5+ (24 hours).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Sleet Storm 3rd-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 150 feet Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dust and a few drops of water) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Until the spell ends
throw. On a failed save, it falls prone. If a creature starts its turn in the spell’s area and is concentrating on a spell, the creature must make a successful Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC or lose concentration.