Mage Hand

Cantrip Conjuration spell available to Bards, Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Wizards. It summons a floating hand that can shove, throw, pull levers, and carry things from 18m away.

Spell description: Create a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects.

Spell properties

• Range: 18m (60ft)
• Cost: Action
• Recharge: Short rest

Spell upcasting

This cantrip does not scale.

How to obtain Mage Hand

• Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard at Class level 1
• Arcane Trickster (Rogue), Eldritch Knight (Fighter), and Swarmkeeper (Ranger) at Class level 3
• High Elf, High Half-Elf, and Mephistopheles Tiefling at Character level 1
• Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard
• Source item: Djinni Ring

When to cast Mage Hand

This is a puzzle and utility tool first. The hand pulls faraway levers, grabs items across gaps, disarms traps from a safe distance, and shoves enemies off ledges, which is the one genuinely nasty combat trick it has.

It also carries and throws, so it can lob a potion to a downed ally or drop a barrel of smokepowder somewhere inconvenient. It recharges on a Short rest rather than per turn, so the summoned hand is a resource, not something you spam.