Readying an Action

Readying an Action

1. Use your action to ready another action
2. Declare a trigger — a perceivable circumstance ("when the enemy moves into the doorway")
3. Declare a response — what you will do when the trigger occurs
4. Your reaction is held in reserve until the trigger fires
5. When the trigger occurs you can use your reaction to take the readied action, or ignore it
   1. If the trigger doesn't occur before your next turn, the readied action is lost

Readying a Spell

• You can ready a spell as normal, but the spell must have a casting time of 1 action
• Expend the spell slot on your turn when readying
• You hold the spell's energy with concentration until the trigger occurs
  • If your concentration is broken, the spell is lost without effect
  • You cannot maintain concentration on another spell while holding a readied spell
• When the trigger occurs, use your reaction to release the spell
• If the trigger doesn't occur before your next turn, the spell is lost without effect

Player's Handbook, page 193