# Hold Monster
*5th-level, Enchantment*
- **Casting time:** 1 action
- **Range:** 90 feet
- **Components:** V, S, a straight piece of iron
- **Duration:** Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a creature that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the [Paralyzed](conditions.md#Paralyzed) condition for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success.
**Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 5.
**Classes**: [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Sorcerer](list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Sorcerer](list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Warlock](list-spells-classes-warlock.md); [Warlock](list-spells-classes-warlock.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)](list-spells-classes-paladin-xphb-oath-of-vengeance-xphb.md); [Cleric (War Domain)](list-spells-classes-cleric-xphb-war-domain-xphb.md)
*Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 285. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*