# Shapechange *9th-level, Transmutation*  - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** Self - **Components:** V, S, M (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](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/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](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/challenge-rating-xphb.md) no higher than your level or [Challenge Rating](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/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 cast the spell, you gain a number of [Temporary Hit Points](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/temporary-hit-points-xphb.md) equal to the Hit Points of the first form into which you shape-shift. These [Temporary Hit Points](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/temporary-hit-points-xphb.md) vanish if any remain when the spell ends. 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](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/hit-points-xphb.md); [Hit Point Dice](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/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](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Druid](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Wizard](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 315. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*