Crown of Stars
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 7th-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Seven star-like motes of light appear and orbit your head until the spell ends. You can use a bonus action to send one of the motes streaking toward one creature or object within 120 feet of you. When you do so, make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 4d12 radiant damage. Whether you hit or miss, the mote is expended. The spell ends early if you expend the last mote.
If you have four or more motes remaining, they shed bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. If you have one to three motes remaining, they shed dim light in a 30-foot radius.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the number of motes created increases by two for each slot level above 7th.
Crown of Stars 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Crown of Stars is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Crown of Stars popularity
How popular is Crown of Stars? 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.
- Bottom 50% of all level 7 spells
- Bottom 50% picked level 7 Wizard spell
- Bottom 50% picked level 7 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 7 Warlock spell
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