Summon Shadowspawn
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 3rd-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 90 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (tears inside a gem worth at least 300 gp)
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 hour
- Classes
- Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
You call forth a shadowy spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. This corporeal form uses the Shadow Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose an emotion: Fury, Despair, or Fear. The creature resembles a misshapen biped marked by the chosen emotion, which determines certain traits in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The creature is an ally to you and your companions. In combat, the creature shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don't issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, use the higher level wherever the spell's level appears in the stat block.
Summon Shadowspawn 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Summon Shadowspawn is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Summon Shadowspawn popularity
How popular is Summon Shadowspawn? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and it is almost never chosen when available. This spell is one that few spellcasters would ever acquire.
- Bottom 25% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 10% picked level 3 Warlock spell
- Bottom 10% picked level 3 Wizard spell
- Bottom 10% of all level 3 spells
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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