Festering Blast

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Damage

Festering Blast is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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 spell that blasts
multiple foes

Festering Blast 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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 with festering miasma, poisoning survivors and forcing
a save-or-suffer choice

Festering Blast is a Save or Suck spell. Save or Suck spells fall entirely flat if the target succeeds on a saving throw.

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2024 Rules
Level & School
4th-level necromancy
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self (60-foot line)
Components
V, S
Duration
1 minute
Classes
Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Arcana Unleashed

A 60-foot-long, 10-foot-wide Line of miasma blasts from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the Line must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a target takes 4d10 Necrotic damage and has the Poisoned condition for the duration.

A creature Poisoned by this spell takes 2d10 Poison damage at the start of each of its turns. At the end of each of its turns, a Poisoned target repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The initial damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 4.

Festering Blast 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Festering Blast is a new spell for the 2024 edition.

How popular is Festering Blast in 5e?

Festering Blast is the #24 most popular level 4 spell (of 60) and the #6 most picked level 4 Warlock spell (of 19).

Among level 4 spells, Festering Blast ranks just below Raulothim's Psychic Lance and just above Stoneskin in popularity.

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