According to the official rules, you can only maintain concentration until the start of your next turn (see Sage Advice). That said, it’s probably a common house rule (which probably includes Jeremy Crawford’s table) that you can maintain concentration for more than six seconds.
What happens when you ready a spell 5e?
When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but hold its energy, which you release with your reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and holding onto the spell’s magic requires concentration.
Does a held action Use your reaction?
When you ready an action, you can later use your reaction to “release” the action you had held in response to a certain trigger. From the “Ready” section, PHB, p. 193: When the trigger occurs, you can either take your reaction right after the trigger finishes or ignore the trigger.
Does holding an action use a spell slot?
The RAW answer is that the spell is wasted. The slot is used as soon as you take the Ready action and the rules for the Ready action give you until the start of your next turn to use your reaction.
How long can a readied spell be held before it’s cast?
To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and holding onto the spell’s magic requires concentration (explained in chapter 10). So, you take ready (a spell), the trigger does not occur and your turn rolls around again. So, what can you do? As written, the “energy” is not released so to my mind I can see several options:
What happens when you ready a spell in RuneScape?
When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but hold its energy, which you release with your reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and holding onto the spell’s magic requires concentration. If your concentration is broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect.
Can a reaction spell be cast outside your turn?
Further, casting a reaction spell on your turn doesn’t mean that the reaction occurs outside your turn. In fact, a reaction spell can be cast during your turn:
When do you release a readied spell in raw?
From RAW, it’s clear that a character can ready a spell that has a casting time of 1 action and release the spell when the trigger occurs or directly after the trigger finishes: 1 Provided, that the character’s concentration is not broken. 2
