Dirge

Level & School
6th-level enchantment
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Bard, Cleric

Deathly power fills a 60-foot Emanation originating from you for the duration.

When you cast this spell, you can designate creatures to be unaffected by it. Any other creature can't regain Hit Points while in the Emanation.

Whenever the Emanation enters a creature's space and whenever a creature enters the Emanation or ends its turn there, the creature makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d10 Necrotic damage and has the Prone condition. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and its Speed is halved. A creature makes this save only once per turn.

Casting as a Circle Spell. Casting this as a Circle spell requires a minimum of two secondary casters. If the spell is cast as a Circle spell, it's duration becomes Concentration, up to 10 minutes.

A creature that fails its save against the spell's effect also gains 1 Exhaustion level. While the creature has Exhaustion levels, finishing a Long Rest neeither restores lost Hit Points nor reduces the creature's Exhaustion level.

When the spell is cast, each secondary caster must expend a level 4+ spell slot; otherwise, the spell fails.

Dirge 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Dirge is a new spell for the 2024 edition.

Spells similar to Dirge

  • Circle of Death

    Both create a necrotic area of effect that damages creatures within it.

  • Harm

    Both deal significant necrotic damage and impair the targets' healing capabilities.

  • Blade Barrier

    Both create an area effect that damages creatures within while imposing control effects.

  • Create Undead

    Both are higher-level necromancy spells with a focus on manipulating life forces.

  • Eyebite

    Both impose conditions affecting targets' actions and require saving throws to avoid effects.