How does Magic initiate feat work?

The Magic Initiate feat allows you to pick a 1st level spell, which you can cast once per long rest. From the PHB (p. 168): Choose a class: bard, cleric, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.

Does Magic initiate count as spell casting?

No, feats like Magic Initiate do not grant either the Spellcasting nor Pact Magic features. Racial Spellcasting also doesn’t count.

Do feat spells count against spells known?

Yes, the feat lets you learn a new cantrip. It does not count against the amount you already know.

Does Magic initiate use up a spell slot?

To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher.” This means that a fighter/cleric with magic initiate can only use spell slots to cast cleric spells.

Can you take magic initiate more than once?

You can take each feat only once, unless the feat’s description says otherwise. The Magic Initiate feat does not say it can be taken twice.

Does Magic initiate give a spell slot?

Q: If you have spell slots, can you use them to cast the 1st level spell you learn with the Magic Initiate feat? A: Yes, but only if the class you pick for the feat is one of your classes.

Can Magic initiate use a spell slot?

Can you change magic initiate spells?

You can’t automatically replace the Magic Initiate spells later on. If a rule allows for retraining it would say so. Magic Initiate does not have any such rule.

Do Cantrips count towards spells known?

1 Answer. No. Cantrips are counted separately from the spells that you learn. If you look at the table at the beginning of the chapter for warlocks you can see the number of spells know and the number of cantrips known.

Do subclass spells count against spells known?

You have the option to choose them as you reach the appropriate level, but they have to be learned in place of another spell, and they do count towards the number of spells you can know.

Can you cast a 1st level spell with the Magic initiate feat?

For example, if you’re a wizard and gain the Magic Initiate feat, you can choose wizard and thereby learn two more wizard cantrips and another 1st-level wizard spell. If you have spell slots, can you use them to cast the 1st level spell you learn with the Magic Initiate feat? Yes, but only if the class you pick for the feat is one of your classes.

How do you cast spells in D&D 5e?

To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. A wizard may only cast wizard spells with their wizard spell slots. This is confirmed in the official ruling on Magic Initiative in the Sage Advice Compendium:

What class should I choose for the Magic initiate feat?

If you pick the wizard class for the Magic Initiate feat, and therefore the 1st-level spell you learn from the feat is a wizard spell for you, it meets all the conditions for being able to expend spell slots to cast it as an Eldritch Knight or an Arcane Trickster.

Can a Druid cast a detect magic spell as a ritual?

The spell is not prepared. If a druid takes the Magic Initiate feat and chooses detect magic as their one spell, can the druid cast that spell as a ritual? A druid’s Ritual Casting requires a ritual to be prepared. The spell from Magic Initiate is known but not prepared. The character just gets one casting per long rest.