Death Armor
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level necromancy
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (an onyx worth 50+ GP, which the spell consumes)
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 hour
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Wizard
For the duration, an inky aurora surrounds one creature you touch. The target has Advantage on Death Saving Throws, and once per turn, when a creature within 5 feet of the target hits it with a melee attack roll, the attacker takes 2d4 Necrotic damage.
Death Armor 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Death Armor is a new spell for the 2024 edition.
Death Armor popularity
How popular is Death Armor? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and it is almost never chosen when available. This spell is one that few spellcasters would ever acquire.
- Bottom 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 10% of all level 2 spells
- Bottom 10% picked level 2 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 10% picked level 2 Wizard spell
Spells similar to Death Armor
Aid 2nd-level abjuration
As a second-level touch spell that bolsters an ally’s survivability for a long duration, it fills a similar support role.
Players prefer Aid over Death Armor
Death Ward 4th-level abjuration
It directly protects a creature from dying, mirroring the target-saving intent of the spell’s advantage on death saves.
Players prefer Death Ward over Death Armor
Armor of Agathys 1st-level abjuration
It also creates a protective effect that deals necrotic damage back to attackers and lasts for a set duration on the caster.
Players prefer Armor of Agathys over Death Armor
Warding Bond 2nd-level abjuration
Like this spell, it is a touch spell that links to a creature to provide a defensive benefit for an hour and is cast to protect an ally.
Players prefer Warding Bond over Death Armor
Fire Shield 4th-level evocation
This longer-duration defensive spell also punishes attackers when they hit the protected creature, providing reactive damage.
Players prefer Fire Shield over Death Armor