Laeral's Silver Lance
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 3rd-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Self (120-foot line)
- Components
- V, S, M (a silver pin worth 250+ GP)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Silver energy bursts out from you in a 120-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line. Each creature of your choice in the Line makes a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 3d10 Force damage and has the Prone condition. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d10 for every spell slot level above 3.
Laeral's Silver Lance 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Laeral's Silver Lance is a new spell for the 2024 edition.
How popular is Laeral's Silver Lance in 5e?
Laeral's Silver Lance is the #50 most popular level 3 spell (of 80) and the #38 most picked level 3 Wizard spell (of 59).
Among level 3 spells, Laeral's Silver Lance ranks just below Summon Undead and just above Thunder Step in popularity.
- #280 (of 567) most popular 5e spell
- #50 (of 80) most popular level 3 spell
- #38 (of 59) most picked level 3 Wizard spell
- #25 (of 36) most picked level 3 Sorcerer spell
- #25 (of 28) most picked level 3 Cleric spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
Spells similar to Laeral's Silver Lance
Disintegrate 6th-level transmutation
Its force damage and saving-throw-based offensive use are closely related, though it focuses on one target rather than a line.
Players prefer Disintegrate over Laeral's Silver Lance
Conjure Barrage 3rd-level conjuration
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Lightning Bolt 3rd-level evocation
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Players prefer Lightning Bolt over Laeral's Silver Lance
Gravity Fissure 6th-level evocation
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Players prefer Gravity Fissure over Laeral's Silver Lance
Gravity Sinkhole 4th-level evocation
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Players prefer Gravity Sinkhole over Laeral's Silver Lance
Pulse Wave 3rd-level evocation
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Players prefer Laeral's Silver Lance over Pulse Wave