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.
Blade of Disaster popularity
How popular is Blade of Disaster? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell could be a valuable addition for spellbooks.
- #2 picked level 9 Warlock spell
- Top 50% of all level 9 spells
- Top 50% picked level 9 Wizard spell
- Bottom 50% picked level 9 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
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