How many Evocation spells are in the D&D 5e SRD?

There are 60 Evocation spells in the SRD across all levels. The SRD is the free subset of the rules, so the Player's Handbook contains more.

Does a spell's school matter in D&D 5e?

Yes, in specific cases. Wizard subclasses grant benefits for casting from a chosen school, some magic items and features key off school, and a few effects block a school outright. Outside those cases the school is descriptive rather than mechanical.

Can any class cast Evocation spells?

Schools are not restricted by class — what matters is whether the spell appears on your class's spell list. Most schools have entries spread across several classes, so browse by class as well to see what is actually available to your character.

Spells by school

D&D 5e Evocation Spells

The school of Evocation covers 60 spells in the D&D 5e SRD. Wizards who specialise in this school gain extra benefits when casting from it. Tap any spell for its full text.

Spell school:

60 results

The evocation spells in the SRD

60 spells, running from cantrip to 9th-level, and 11 2nd-level options and 9 1st-level options, with 40 more across other groups. 20 of the 60 require concentration. That ratio is the quickest read on how a school plays: a concentration-heavy school asks you to commit to one effect and protect it, while a school of instantaneous effects lets you cast something new every round.

What this school is for

Evocation is direct energy — the damage school, and the one most players reach for first. Its value is reliability: an evocation spell does roughly what it says regardless of the target, which makes it the dependable option when a control effect might be resisted or immune. Its area spells are also the main answer to numbers.

At the table

The design consideration is friendly fire and collateral damage, which are the interesting constraints on the school. A fireball in a library, a ship or a crowded street has consequences beyond the damage roll, and those consequences are what make evocation a choice rather than a default. Resistances and immunities also matter more here than anywhere else, so vary damage types across encounters.

Common questions

How many Evocation spells are in the D&D 5e SRD?: There are 60 Evocation spells in the SRD across all levels. The SRD is the free subset of the rules, so the Player's Handbook contains more.
Does a spell's school matter in D&D 5e?: Yes, in specific cases. Wizard subclasses grant benefits for casting from a chosen school, some magic items and features key off school, and a few effects block a school outright. Outside those cases the school is descriptive rather than mechanical.
Can any class cast Evocation spells?: Schools are not restricted by class — what matters is whether the spell appears on your class's spell list. Most schools have entries spread across several classes, so browse by class as well to see what is actually available to your character.

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