A decanter of endless water was a magical flask that could produce streams of water of different intensities.[1][2]
Description[]
A typical decanter of endless water looked like an ordinary stoppered flask that produced a sound of sloshing water when shaken.[1][2]
Powers[]
A user activated the decanter by unstoppering the flask and speaking a command word. There were three possible commands that a decanter of endless water accepted, each producing a different amount of fresh or salt water, depending on the user's choice. The command "stream" created 1 gallon (3.8 liters) of water; the command "fountain" generated 5 gallons (19 liters); and the command "geyser" created a violent jet of 30 gallons (110 liters) of water that gushed out to a range of 30 feet (9.1 meters), damaging and pushing back creatures and objects in the process, which lasted only for a few seconds.[1]
Some versions of the decanter produced a continuous flow that could only be stopped by the user speaking the command word again.[2]
Notable Decanters of Endless Water[]

A decanter making a right mess as two cats watch on with cold indifference.
A fountain located in the Shadowdusk Hold level of Undermountain was fueled by a decanter of endless water located within a statue of an aboleth.[4]
The private bath of the high priestess of the House of the Moon temple in Waterdeep, Naneatha Suaril, had water continuously supplied by a decanter of endless water built into the base of the pool. A secondary enchantment on the decanter allowed the water to be changed anywhere from freezing to boiling at but a touch.[6]
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See Also[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Desert of Desolation • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
- Video Games
- Planescape: Torment • Neverwinter
- Card Games
- AD&D Trading Cards • Magic: The Gathering (CLB)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (December 2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7869-6562-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 254. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Jeremy Crawford, Stephen Schubert, et al. (September 2011). Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium. Edited by Cal Moore, Tanis O'Connor. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7869-5744-6.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 282. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering (June 2022).
CLB #309 "Decanter of Endless Water", illus. Titus Lunter. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 163. ISBN 978-0786906574.