# Shapechange *9th-level, Transmutation*  - **Casting time:** 1 action - **Range:** Self - **Components:** V, S, a jade circlet worth 1,500+ GP - **Duration:** Concentration, up to 1 hour You shape-shift into another creature for the duration or until you take a [Magic](actions.md#Magic) action to shape-shift into a different eligible form. The new form must be of a creature that has a [Challenge Rating](challenge-rating-xphb.md) no higher than your level or [Challenge Rating](challenge-rating-xphb.md). You must have seen the sort of creature before, and it can't be a Construct or an Undead. When you shape-shift, you gain a number of [Temporary Hit Points](temporary-hit-points-xphb.md) equal to the [Hit Points](hit-points-xphb.md) of the form. The spell ends early if you have no [Temporary Hit Points](temporary-hit-points-xphb.md) left. Your game statistics are replaced by the stat block of the chosen form, but you retain your creature type; alignment; personality; Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; [Hit Points](hit-points-xphb.md); [Hit Point Dice](hit-point-dice-xphb.md); proficiencies; and ability to communicate. If you have the Spellcasting feature, you retain it too. Upon shape-shifting, you determine whether your equipment drops to the ground or changes in size and shape to fit the new form while you're in it. **Classes**: [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Druid](list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Druid](list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 315. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*