Dark Star

A
Damage

Dark Star is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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spell that
shapes the battlefield

Dark Star is a Battlefield Shaping spell. Battlefield Shaping spells alter terrain, create obstacles, introduce hazards, and affect enemy positioning.

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in magical darkness and crushing force, striking
multiple foes

Dark Star 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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2014 Rules

Level & School
8th-level evocation
Casting Time
Action
Range
150 feet
Components
V, S, M (a shard of onyx and a drop of the caster's blood, both of which the spell consumes)
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Wizard
Source
Explorer's Guide to Wildemount

This spell creates a sphere centered on a point you choose within range. The sphere can have a radius of up to 40 feet. The area within this sphere is filled with magical darkness and crushing gravitational force.

For the duration, the spell's area is difficult terrain. A creature with darkvision can't see through the magical darkness, and nonmagical light can't illuminate it. No sound can be created within or pass through the area. Any creature or object entirely inside the sphere is immune to thunder damage, and creatures are deafened while entirely inside it. Casting a spell that includes a verbal component is impossible there.

Any creature that enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must make a Constitution saving throw. The creature takes 8d10 force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage is disintegrated. A disintegrated creature and everything it is wearing and carrying, except magic items, are reduced to a pile of fine gray dust.

Dark Star 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Dark Star is currently only available in the 2014 edition.

Dark Star popularity

How popular is Dark Star? It is one of the rarest spells in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell is for the most unconventional spellcasters only.

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