From devastating offensive options to strategic utility, these spells showcase the immense power available at this level.

Here, we rank the most useful seventh-level spells to help optimize your spell slots.

8Mordenkainens Magnificent Mansion

School

Class

Description

Conjuration

Bard, Wizard

Create an extradimensional mansion.

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7Finger Of Death

Necromancy

Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

Deal heavy necrotic damage.

6Divine Word

Evocation

Cleric

Send creatures to their plane.

Hitting level nine in Dungeons & Dragons could give you access to some incredible spells.

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Here are the best.

The spell can still target other creatures, but the effect will depend on their remaining hit points.

This is why Plane Shift exists, and also why it is available to so many classes.

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4Reverse Gravity

Transmutation

Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard

Create a large area where creatures fall upwards.

3Teleport

Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard

Teleport a group of people to a destination.

The spell can fail, depending on how familiar you are with the destination in mind.

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2Forcecage

Bard, Warlock, Wizard

Create an invisible cube trapping creatures inside.

1Simulacrum

Illusion

Wizard

Create a copy of a creature.

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Art by Helge C. Balzer

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Art by Chris Rallis.

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Priest by Michael Broussard.

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Art by Axel Defois

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Player creating a Bastion by Noor Rahman

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A Druid by Jessica Fong.

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Art by Nikki Dawes

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Art via Wizards of the Coast

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