What spells can you cast spells with your hands full?

22K views • 7 years ago • 5:42 Check out my Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/Treantmonkstemple Here's the cheat sheet: Spell Components: V: Can be cast with hands full V, S or S: If hands full can only be cast with the Warcaster feat V, M* or V,S,M* or S,M* or M*: Can only be cast if holding or wearing a spell focus Any spell with M**: Cannot be cast with hands full *If the material component is for a spell from the class the focus is for and is not consumed nor has a gp value. **A material component is consumed and/or has a GP value To answer some things that have come up in the comment section: 1) Yes, you must have a free hand to use an amulet spell focus (or any spell focus) as per PHB unless it is a holy symbol being worn by a Cleric or Paladin. 2) Sage advice has clarified that a spell focus cannot replace a consumed component, whether it has value or not 3) There are no rules for unequipping a shield in less than a round. If your DM allows you to drop it for free, just be aware that is not covered in the rules. By the rules, a shield takes an action to unequip. 4) Yes, Subtle Spell can also allow you to bypass the somatic component of the spell, but not the material component.