Steel Wind Strike

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Damage

Steel Wind Strike is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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 spell that lets you vanish, strike
multiple foes

Steel Wind Strike is a Multi Target spell. Multi Target spells have an area of effect or can explicitly target multiple allies or enemies.

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, then
teleport

Steel Wind Strike is a Mobility spell. Mobility spells augment or allow for new ways of moving.

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 into the fray.

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

You no longer need to have hit or missed a target to teleport; in 2024, you can teleport to a space within 5 feet of one of the chosen targets.

Steel Wind Strike popularity

Steel Wind Strike is a commonly chosen level 5 spell. Choosing it adds an established option to your spellbook.

Spells similar to Steel Wind Strike

  • Synaptic Static 5th-level enchantment

    A fifth‑level instant damage spell that hits many enemies at once and serves as a single-turn offensive burst like the target.

  • Destructive Wave 5th-level evocation

    Delivers heavy, short‑range damage to multiple foes in one action, functioning as a melee‑centered area strike that excels in burst scenarios.

  • Conjure Volley 5th-level conjuration

    A ranger spell that trades a single action for damage against many targets at once, making it a comparable multi‑target damage option at the same spell level.

  • Cloudkill 5th-level conjuration

    A fifth‑level conjuration that creates a damaging zone affecting multiple creatures over a short time, matching the spell's high‑level area damage feel.

  • Insect Plague 5th-level conjuration

    Another level‑5 conjuration that deals sustained area damage to groups, offering a similar multi‑target damage role for battlefield pressure.