Psychic Spells 5e [DnD]

There are 18 psychic spells in DnD 5e. The classes with the most psychic spells include Wizards (13), Warlocks (10), Sorcerers (9), and Bards (8).

Here is a list of all the psychic spells in DnD 5e from the game’s three main sourcebooks for spells (Player’s Handbook, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything).

Psychic Spells in 5e

Spell Name	Level	Save	Classes
Mind Sliver	0 (cantrip)	Intelligence	Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Vicious Mockery	0 (cantrip)	Wisdom	Bard
Chaos Bolt*	1st-level		Sorcerer
Dissonant Whispers	1st-level	Wisdom	Bard
Wrathful Smite	1st-level	Wisdom	Paladin
Mind Spike	2nd-level	Wisdom	Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Phantasmal Force	2nd-level	Intelligence	Bard Sorcerer Wizard
Shadow Blade	2nd-level		Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Tasha’s Mind Whip	2nd-level	Intelligence	Sorcerer Wizard
Phantasmal Killer	4th-level	Wisdom	Bard Wizard
Staggering Smite	4th-level	Wisdom	Paladin
Dream	5th-level	Wisdom	Bard Warlock Wizard
Synaptic Static	5th-level	Intelligence	Bard Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Mental Prison	6th-level	Intelligence	Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Feeblemind	8th-level	Intelligence	Bard Druid Warlock Wizard
Maddening Darkness	8th-level	Wisdom	Warlock Wizard
Psychic Scream	9th-level	Intelligence	Bard Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Weird	9th-level	Wisdom	Warlock Wizard

*Chaos Bolt can also deal acid, cold, fire, force, lightning, poison, or thunder damage.

As you can see, most psychic spells that require a saving throw require a Wisdom or Intelligence save.

Monster Interactions with Psychic Spells

21 creatures are immune to psychic damage, 19 are resistant to it, and 1 is vulnerable to it. This is based on the 818 creatures in DnD 5e’s main monster sourcebooks (Monster Manual, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons).