Spiritual Weapon
- Level & School
- 2nd-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Classes
- Cleric
You create a floating, spectral force that resembles a weapon of your choice and lasts for the duration.
The force appears within range in a space of your choice, and you can immediately make one melee spell attack against one creature within 5 feet of the force. On a hit, the target takes Force damage equal to 1d8 plus your spellcasting ability modifier.
As a Bonus Action on your later turns, you can move the force up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for every slot level above 2.
- Level & School
- 2nd-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- 1 minute
- Classes
- Cleric
You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again. When you cast the spell, you can make a melee spell attack against a creature within 5 feet of the weapon. On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the weapon up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it.
The weapon can take whatever form you choose. Clerics of deities who are associated with a particular weapon (as St. Cuthbert is known for his mace and Thor for his hammer) make this spell's effect resemble that weapon.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above 2nd.
Spiritual Weapon 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
The 2024 version specifies the force appears in a space of your choice, allows one attack immediately upon creation, and states damage increases by 1d8 per slot level above 2, whereas the 2014 version states damage increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above 2. The 2024 version's duration is "up to 1 minute," but functionally similar.