Grasping Vine

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Damage

Grasping Vine is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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 spell that lashes foes into a living snare, dragging them into
battlefield control

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

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 and striking again with
bonus actions

Grasping Vine is a Action Economy spell. Action Economy spells grant you more choices on future turns.

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2024 Rules
Level & School
4th-level conjuration
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Druid, Ranger

You conjure a vine that sprouts from a surface in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The vine lasts for the duration. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within 30 feet of the vine. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 Bludgeoning damage and is pulled up to 30 feet toward the vine; if the target is Huge or smaller, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC equal to your spell save DC). The vine can grapple only one creature at a time, and you can cause the vine to release a Grappled creature (no action required).

As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can repeat the attack against a creature within 30 feet of the vine.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The number of creatures the vine can grapple increases by one for each spell slot level above 4.

2014 Rules
Level & School
4th-level conjuration
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Druid, Ranger

You conjure a vine that sprouts from the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within range. When you cast this spell, you can direct the vine to lash out at a creature within 30 feet of it that you can see. That creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be pulled 20 feet directly toward the vine.

Until the spell ends, you can direct the vine to lash out at the same creature or another one as a bonus action on each of your turns.

Grasping Vine 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Range increases to 60 feet. It now uses a melee spell attack instead of a Dexterity save, deals 4d8 bludgeoning on a hit, can pull up to 30 feet, and can Grapple Huge or smaller targets with an escape DC. It can hold only one creature at a time, scales to grapple more at higher slots, and still uses a Bonus Action on later turns.

Grasping Vine popularity

Grasping Vine is a seldom chosen level 4 spell. Choosing it adds a unique option to your spellbook.

Spells similar to Grasping Vine

  • Thorn Whip Transmutation cantrip

    It is a plant-flavored conjuring that pulls a target toward you and is commonly chosen for the same tactical pull-and-positioning use.

  • Spiritual Weapon 2nd-level evocation

    Both create a conjured effect that can attack on a later turn using your bonus action, making them strong choices for action-economy damage.

  • Flaming Sphere 2nd-level conjuration

    This spell summons a lasting object you move with bonus actions to deal damage and control space, mirroring the mobile battlefield role of the vine.

  • Evard's Black Tentacles 4th-level conjuration

    It summons constricting appendages that grapple and restrict foes across an area for up to a minute, closely matching the vine's battlefield control and grappling behavior.

  • Ensnaring Strike 1st-level conjuration

    Although lower level, it imposes a grapple-like hold using conjured plant magic and lasts through concentration, echoing the vine's restraining niche.