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
Death Armor is one of the rarest level 2 spells in the game. Choosing it will set you apart from all other casters.
- Bottom 10% level 2 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 10% level 2 Wizard spell
Spells similar to 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.
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.
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.
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.
Fire Shield 4th-level evocation
This longer-duration defensive spell also punishes attackers when they hit the protected creature, providing reactive damage.