Wail of the Banshee
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 9th-level necromancy
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
- Source
- Arcana Unleashed
You emit a terrible scream that can kill those who hear it. Choose up to ten creatures within range. Each target with 50 Hit Points or fewer dies. Targets with more than 50 Hit Points make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a target takes 12d10 Psychic damage and has the Deafened condition for 1 hour. On a successful save, a target takes half as much damage only. A target is unaffected by the spell if it can't hear you.
Wail of the Banshee 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Wail of the Banshee is a new spell for the 2024 edition.
Spells similar to Wail of the Banshee
Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting 8th-level necromancy
Its high-level necromantic blast hits multiple creatures instantly from a long distance, making it a comparable mass-damage option.
Power Word Kill 9th-level enchantment
Both are 9th-level psychic spells from the same class lists that can kill creatures outright based on their hit points.
Weird 9th-level illusion
This high-level spell also delivers psychic harm to multiple creatures, though it relies on repeated saves and concentration.
Circle of Death 6th-level necromancy
Like the target, this is an instantaneous 6th-level necromancy spell that deals damage to many creatures at once for sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards.
Psychic Scream 9th-level enchantment
It is a 9th-level psychic attack that instantly targets multiple creatures at range and shares all three of the same class lists.
Synaptic Static 5th-level enchantment
It provides an instantaneous, long-range burst of psychic damage against several creatures and is available to the same arcane classes.