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Spell

Detect Evil and Good

Level 1 Divination · Concentration

Player's Handbook Page 231
Casting Time1 action
RangeSelf
DurationConcentration, up to 10 minute

Components

V, S

Spell Description

For the duration, you know if there is an aberration, celestial, elemental, fey, fiend, or undead within 30 feet of you, as well as where the creature is located. Similarly, you know if there is a place or object within 30 feet of you that has been magically consecrated or desecrated.
The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.
Affects Creature Type: Aberration Affects Creature Type: Celestial Affects Creature Type: Elemental Affects Creature Type: Fey Affects Creature Type: Fiend Affects Creature Type: Undead