Longstrider

Level 1 Transmutation spell available to Bards, Druids, and Wizards, and a Ritual. It grants +3m Movement Speed until Long Rest, and upcasts to cover the whole party.

Spell description: Touch a creature to increase its Movement Speed by 3m.

Spell properties

• Range: Melee (1.5m)
• Duration: Until Long Rest
• Ritual spell
• Conditions applied: +3m Movement Speed.
• Cost: Action + Spell Slot
• Recharge: Per action

Spell upcasting

Casting Longstrider at a higher level affects an additional target for each spell slot level above the 1st.

How to obtain Longstrider

• Bard, Druid, Wizard at Class level 1
• Ranger at Class level 2
• Arcane Trickster (Rogue) and Eldritch Knight (Fighter) at Class level 3
• Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Bard, Druid, or Wizard, Ritual Caster
• Source items: Blackguard’s Greaves, Boots of Persistence

When to cast Longstrider

Extra movement is quietly one of the strongest things you can hand a character. +3m every turn means your melee reaches the enemy a turn sooner, your archer keeps repositioning to high ground, and everyone escapes hazards faster.

It is a Ritual with an unusually generous upcast, buffing an extra party member per slot level, so a single higher-level cast can speed up the whole team until Long Rest. Cast it in the morning and enjoy a better positioned party all day.