Holy Weapon

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Damage

Holy Weapon is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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spell that empowers a weapon with radiant might, sheds light for
battlefield awareness

Holy Weapon is a Information spell. Information spells provide ways to transmit, perceive, detect, or reveal hidden or unknown information.

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and ends in a
bonus-action burst

Holy Weapon is a Action Economy spell. Action Economy spells grant you more choices on future turns.

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that can blind foes
save-or-suck

Holy Weapon 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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2014 Rules

Level & School
5th-level evocation
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, 1 hour
Classes
Cleric, Paladin
Source
Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You imbue a weapon you touch with holy power. Until the spell ends, the weapon emits bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. In addition, weapon attacks made with it deal an extra 2d8 radiant damage on a hit. If the weapon isn't already a magic weapon, it becomes one for the duration.

As a bonus action on your turn, you can dismiss this spell and cause the weapon to emit a burst of radiance. Each creature of your choice that you can see within 30 feet of the weapon must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 4d8 radiant damage, and it is blinded for 1 minute. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn't blinded. At the end of each of its turns, a blinded creature can make a Constitution saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Holy Weapon 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Holy Weapon is currently only available in the 2014 edition.

How popular is Holy Weapon in 5e?

Holy Weapon is the #35 most popular level 5 spell (of 71) and the #9 most picked level 5 Cleric spell (of 19).

Among level 5 spells, Holy Weapon ranks just below Seeming and just above Modify Memory in popularity.

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