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Hold Person is a level 2 Enchantment spell in D&D 5e on the Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard spell lists. It has a casting time of 1 action, a range of 60 feet and a duration of up to 1 minute.

Casting TimeSRD

1 action

RangeSRD

60 feet

DurationSRD

Up to 1 minute

1:00

ComponentsSRD

Verbal SomaticMaterial — A small, straight piece of iron.

DescriptionSRD

Choose a humanoid that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a wisdom saving throw or be paralyzed for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another wisdom saving throw. On a success, the spell ends on the target.

At higher levelsSRD

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional humanoid for each slot level above 2nd. The humanoids must be within 30 feet of each other when you target them.

Wisdom saving throw

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