Blade of Disaster
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 9th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
You create a 3-foot-long blade-shaped planar rift that lasts for the duration. The rift appears within range in a space of your choice, and you can immediately make up to two melee spell attacks, each one against a creature or object within 5 feet of the rift. On a hit, the target takes 10d6 Force damage. This attack scores a Critical Hit if the number on the d20 is 18 or higher.
As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can move the rift up to 60 feet and repeat the two attacks against a creature or an object within 5 feet of it. You can direct the attacks at the same target or different ones.
The blade can harmlessly pass through any barrier, including ones created by spells like Wall of Force.
Blade of Disaster 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Blade of Disaster is a new spell for the 2024 edition.
Spells similar to Blade of Disaster
Spiritual Weapon 2nd-level evocation
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Mordenkainen's Sword 7th-level evocation
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Holy Star of Mystra 8th-level evocation
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Bigby's Hand 5th-level evocation
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Flaming Sphere 2nd-level conjuration
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