Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (a silver whistle)
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Classes
- Artificer, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
You conjure a phantom watchdog in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The hound remains for the duration or until the two of you are more than 300 feet apart from each other.
No one but you can see the hound, and it is intangible and invulnerable. When a Small or larger creature comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the password that you specify when you cast this spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound has Truesight with a range of 30 feet.
At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts to bite one enemy within 5 feet of it. That enemy must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d8 Force damage.
On your later turns, you can take a Magic action to move the hound up to 30 feet.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 4th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (a tiny silver whistle, a piece of bone, and a thread)
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Classes
- Artificer, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
You conjure a phantom watchdog in an unoccupied space that you can see within range, where it remains for the duration, until you dismiss it as an action, or until you move more than 100 feet away from it.
The hound is invisible to all creatures except you and can't be harmed. When a Small or larger creature comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the password that you specify when you cast this spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound sees invisible creatures and can see into the Ethereal Plane. It ignores illusions.
At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts to bite one creature within 5 feet of it that is hostile to you. The hound's attack bonus is equal to your spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a hit, it deals 4d8 piercing damage.
Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound popularity
How popular is Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may fill a specific niche for a spellbook.
- Bottom 25% picked level 4 Wizard spell
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 10% picked level 4 Artificer spell
- Bottom 10% of all level 4 spells
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