Level
4th
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
30 ft.
Components
V, S, M *
Duration
Concentration
1 Hour
School
Divination
Attack/Save
None
Damage/Effect
Detection
You create an Invisible, invulnerable eye within range that hovers for the duration. You mentally receive visual information from the eye, which can see in every direction. It also has Darkvision with a range of 30 feet.
As a Bonus Action, you can move the eye up to 30 feet in any direction. A solid barrier blocks the eye’s movement, but the eye can pass through an opening as small as 1 inch in diameter.
* - (a bit of bat fur)
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Posted Sep 4, 2024Dang. I was really hoping they'd lower the duration to 1 minute and make it a lower-level spell, or make it not invisible or invulnerable. Players are still just going to use them to grind the game to a halt and have the DM describe the entire dungeon to them as they explore it.
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Posted Sep 4, 2024"Well fitted doors R US" are doing a roaring trade in the dungeon building game these days.
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Posted Sep 17, 2024The following sentence is missing from the 2024 version:
"There is no limit to how far away from you the eye can move, but it can't enter another plane of existence."
Just thought I'd point that out.
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Posted Oct 3, 2024I mean, at level 5 (assuming you went pact of chain) you can just perceive through your invisible imp as it flies around anywhere, not limited to distance, AND you can cast spells through it. Don't need Arcane Eye to scout or do anything, really. Almost a complete waste.
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Posted Nov 10, 2024Yeah this just confuses me now. Does that mean the range is limited? Or that it can go to other planes?
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Posted Nov 11, 2024It can probably go to other planes, but its maximum range is only 60'. Totally useless, indoors and out!
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Posted Nov 29, 2024Where are you seeing 60'? No limit to the range, only that it can move 30' a round and it lasts for an hour. You do the math, but spoiler alert, its not 60' lol.
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Posted Jan 6, 2025You have to cast the spell within 30 feet of yourself, and it has darkvision of 30 feet, but there is no limit on how far away it can go from you.
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Posted Jan 19, 2025That's just what you'd be doing anyway if they were exploring on foot
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Posted Jul 12, 2025Just a really good spell all around. Lets you scout out an entire area ahead of time. Obviously that's somewhat annoying for many DMs who want the players to at least enter a room but the same could be said of sending an invisible familiar anywhere so it shouldn't be a huge issue as long as the DM knows you plan to use Arcane Eye in most areas ahead of time and can prepare their notes accordingly.