Blade of Disaster

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Damage

Blade of Disaster is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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spell that conjures a planar blade to strike hard, then keeps cutting on your turns with
bonus-action movement

Blade of Disaster is a Action Economy spell. Action Economy spells grant you more choices on future turns.

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multiple foes

Blade of Disaster is a Multi Target spell. Multi Target spells have an area of effect or can explicitly target multiple allies or enemies.

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2024 Rules

Level & School
9th-level conjuration
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

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 at different ones.

The blade can harmlessly pass through any barrier, including ones created by spells like Wall of Force.

2014 Rules

Level & School
9th-level conjuration
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

You create a blade-shaped planar rift about 3 feet long in an unoccupied space you can see within range. The blade lasts for the duration. When you cast this spell, you can make up to two melee spell attacks with the blade, each one against a creature, loose object, or structure within 5 feet of the blade. On a hit, the target takes 4d12 force damage. This attack scores a critical hit if the number on the d20 is 18 or higher. On a critical hit, the blade deals an extra 8d12 force damage (for a total of 12d12 force damage).

As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the blade up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see and then make up to two melee spell attacks with it again.

The blade can harmlessly pass through any barrier, including a wall of force.

Blade of Disaster 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

It now deals 10d6 force damage instead of 4d12, and the old extra 8d12 on a critical hit is gone; it now just uses the normal critical hit rules. The blade can move 60 feet instead of 30 feet, and only on later turns. It now targets creatures or objects, not loose objects or structures.

Blade of Disaster popularity

How popular is Blade of Disaster? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may fill a specific niche for a spellbook.

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