Power Word Pain

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Control

Power Word Pain is a Control spell. Control spells restrict enemy options through debuffs or denial effects.

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 spell that wracks one creature with crippling pain, slowing its movement and undermining its attacks, checks, saves, and spellcasting.

2014 Rules
Level & School
7th-level enchantment
Casting Time
Action
Range
60 feet
Components
V
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You speak a word of power that causes waves of intense pain to assail one creature you can see within range. If the target has 100 hit points or fewer, it is subject to crippling pain. Otherwise, the spell has no effect on it. A target is also unaffected if it is immune to being charmed.

While the target is affected by crippling pain, any speed it has can be no higher than 10 feet. The target also has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws, other than Constitution saving throws. Finally, if the target tries to cast a spell, it must first succeed on a Constitution saving throw, or the casting fails and the spell is wasted.

A target suffering this pain can make a Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful save, the pain ends.

Power Word Pain 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Power Word Pain is currently only available in the 2014 edition.

Power Word Pain popularity

How popular is Power Word Pain? 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.

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