Themed Spell Lists (5e Other)

If you're making a spellcaster that can cast spells on a particular theme, you can use the lists below to quickly see what might be appropriate spells. This should save you some time if you're creating the umpteenth elemental wizard or whatever. Consider pruning your selection as appropriate: for example bones of the earth could be considered a uniquely druid spell, and flame strike could be considered divine: so consider omitting them if your class is an arcane spellcaster.

Cantrips

• Water. acid splash, frostbite [EE], ray of frost, shape water [EE]
• Earth. magic stone [EE], mold earth [EE]
• Fire. control flames [EE], create bonfire [EE], fire bolt, green-flame blade [SCAG], produce flame
• Air. gust [EE], thunderclap [EE]
• Lightning. shocking grasp, lightning lure [SC]
• Metal. mending, sword burst [SC]
• Organic. poison spray, thorn whip

1st Level

• absorb elements [EE]
• Water. create or destroy water, fog cloud, ice knife [EE]
• Earth. earth tremor [EE]
• Fire. burning hands
• Air. feather fall, thunderwave, warding wind [EE]
• Lightning. Witch bolt
• Metal.
• Organic. entangle

2nd Level

• Water. Melf's acid arrow, Snilloc's snowball swarm [EE]
• Earth. earthbind [EE], Maximilian's earthen grasp [EE]
• Fire. Aganazzar's scorcher [EE], continual flame, flame blade, flaming sphere, scorching ray
• Air. dust devil [EE], gust of wind
• Lightning. shatter
• Metal. cloud of daggers, heat metal
• Organic. barkskin, locate animals or plants, spike growth

3rd Level

• elemental weapon, protection from energy
• Water. sleet storm, tidal wave [EE], wall of water [EE], water breathing, water walk
• Earth. erupting earth, wall of sand [EE], Meld into Stone
• Fire. fireball, flame arrows [EE]
• Air. gaseous form, stinking cloud, wind wall
• Lightning. call lightning, lightning arrow, lightning bolt
• Metal.
• Organic. plant growth, speak with plants

4th Level

• conjure minor elementals, elemental bane [EE]
• Water. control water, ice storm, vitriolic sphere [EE], watery sphere [EE]
• Earth. stone shape, stoneskin
• Fire. fire shield, wall of fire
• Air.
• Lightning. storm sphere [EE]
• Metal. fabricate
• Organic. grasping vine

5th Level

• conjure elemental
• Water. maelstrom [EE]
• Earth. transmute rock [EE], wall of stone
• Fire. flame strike, immolation [EE]
• Air. cloudkill, cone of cold, control winds [EE]
• Lightning.
• Metal. animate objects
• Organic. awaken, tree stride

6th Level

• Water. investiture of ice [EE], wall of ice
• Earth. bones of the earth [EE], flesh to stone, investiture of stone [EE], move earth
• Fire. investiture of flame [EE]
• Air. investiture of wind [EE], Otiluke’s freezing sphere, wind walk
• Lightning. chain lightning
• Metal. blade barrier
• Organic. wall of thorns, transport via plants

7th Level

• Water.
• Earth.
• Fire. delayed blast fireball, fire storm
• Air. whirlwind [EE]
• Lightning.
• Metal. Mordenkainen's sword
• Organic.

8th Level

• Water. tsunami
• Earth. earthquake
• Fire. incendiary cloud
• Air. control weather
• Lightning.
• Metal.
• Organic.

9th Level

• Water.
• Earth.
• Fire. meteor swarm
• Air.
• Lightning.
• Metal.
• Organic.

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