Silvery Barbs

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Control

Silvery Barbs is a Control spell. Control spells restrict enemy options through debuffs or denial effects.

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 spell that throws a foe off balance, forcing a reroll, then bolsters an ally’s next key roll.

2014 Rules
Level & School
1st-level enchantment
Casting Time
Reaction which you take when a creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself succeeds on an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw
Range
60 feet
Components
V
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

You magically distract the triggering creature and turn its momentary uncertainty into encouragement for another creature. The triggering creature must reroll the d20 and use the lower roll.

You can then choose a different creature you can see within range (you can choose yourself). The chosen creature has advantage on the next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw it makes within 1 minute. A creature can be empowered by only one use of this spell at a time.

Silvery Barbs 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Silvery Barbs is currently only available in the 2014 edition.

How popular is Silvery Barbs in 5e?

Silvery Barbs is the #42 most popular level 1 spell (of 82) and the #21 most picked level 1 Wizard spell (of 45).

Among level 1 spells, Silvery Barbs ranks just below Purify Food and Drink and just above Hunter's Mark in popularity.

Read about how this popularity data is calculated and see Silvery Barbs visualized with all 5e spells.

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