Blight

4th-level, Necromancy

  • Casting time: 1 Action
  • Range: 30 feet
  • Components: V, S
  • Duration: Instantaneous

A creature that you can see within range makes a Constitution saving throw, taking dice:8d8|noform|noparens|avg (8d8) Necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A Plant creature automatically fails the save.

Alternatively, target a nonmagical plant that isn’t a creature, such as a tree or shrub. It doesn’t make a save; it simply withers and dies.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by dice:1d8|noform|noparens|avg|text(1d8) for each spell slot level above 4.

Classes: Artificer (Reanimator); Bard; Cleric (Death Domain); Cleric (Grave Domain); Druid (Circle of Spores); Druid (Circle of the Land, Arid Land); Druid; Fighter (Eldritch Knight); Paladin (Oathbreaker); Rogue (Arcane Trickster); Sorcerer; Warlock; Wizard

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 247. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)