Steel Wind Strike
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- S, M (a Melee weapon worth 1+ SP)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Ranger, Wizard
You flourish the weapon used in the casting and then vanish to strike like the wind. Choose up to five creatures you can see within range. Make a melee spell attack against each target. On a hit, a target takes 6d10 Force damage.
You then teleport to an unoccupied space you can see within 5 feet of one of the targets.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Ranger, Wizard
You flourish the weapon used in the casting and then vanish to strike like the wind. Choose up to five creatures you can see within range. Make a melee spell attack against each target. On a hit, a target takes 6d10 force damage.
You can then teleport to an unoccupied space you can see within 5 feet of one of the targets you hit or missed.
Steel Wind Strike 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Steel Wind Strike popularity
How popular is Steel Wind Strike? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell could be a valuable addition for spellbooks.
- #3 picked level 5 Ranger spell
- Top 50% picked level 5 Wizard spell
- Bottom 50% of all level 5 spells
- Bottom 50% of all 5e spells
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