Comprehend Languages is a 1st-level Divination spell for Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard. Casting time: 1 action. Range: Self. Duration: 1 hour.
For the duration, you understand the literal meaning of any spoken language that you hear. You also understand any written language that you see, but you must be touching the surface on which the words are written. It takes about 1 minute to read one page of text.
This spell doesn't decode secret messages in a text or a glyph, such as an arcane sigil, that isn't part of a written language.
Frequently Asked Questions
Comprehend Languages is available to the following classes: Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard. It is also available to these subclasses: Lore.
No, Comprehend Languages does not require concentration. It lasts 1 hour.
Comprehend Languages is a 1st-level Divination spell.
Comprehend Languages has a range of Self and a casting time of 1 action in D&D 5th Edition.
Yes, Comprehend Languages can be cast as a ritual. Ritual casting takes an extra 10 minutes but does not expend a spell slot.