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• Arcane Lock
  created: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.986-04:00
  modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.986-04:00
  published: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.986-04:00
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• ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/xphb
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/artificer
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/wizard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/mark-of-warding
• ttrpg-cli/spell/level/2nd-level
• ttrpg-cli/spell/school/abjuration
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/abjurer
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/arcane-trickster
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/college-of-lore
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/eldritch-knight
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/gingerbread-magic
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/house-of-bishops
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  classes:
• Artificer
• Bard
• Bard (College of Lore)
• Fighter (Eldritch Knight)
• Rogue (Arcane Trickster)
• Warmage (House of Bishops)
• Witch (Gingerbread Magic)
• Wizard
• Wizard (Abjurer)

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Arcane Lock

2nd-level, Abjuration

• Casting time: 1 Action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S, M (gold dust worth 25+ GP, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: Until dispelled

You touch a closed door, window, gate, container, or hatch and magically lock it for the duration. This lock can’t be unlocked by any nonmagical means. You and any creatures you designate when you cast the spell can open and close the object despite the lock. You can also set a password that, when spoken within 5 feet of the object, unlocks it for 1 minute.

Classes: Artificer; Bard (College of Lore); Bard; Fighter (Eldritch Knight); Rogue (Arcane Trickster); Warmage (House of Bishops); Witch (Gingerbread Magic); Wizard (Abjurer); Wizard

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 242. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)