Hunger of Hadar
- Casting Time
- 1 Action
- Range
- 150 Feet
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Components
- V
- S
- M
- Materials Required
- A pickled octopus tentacle
- Class
- Warlock
Spell Description
You open a gateway to the dark between the stars, a region infested with unknown horrors. A 20-foot-radius sphere of blackness and bitter cold appears, centered on a point with range and lasting for the duration. This void is filled with a cacophony of soft whispers and slurping noises that can be heard up to 30 feet away. No light, magical or otherwise, can illuminate the area, and creatures fully within the area are blinded.
The void creates a warp in the fabric of space, and the area is difficult terrain. Any creature that starts its turn in the area takes 2d6 cold damage. Any creature that ends its turn in the area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 acid damage as milky, otherworldly tentacles rub against it.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
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| Damage Dice | 2d6 + 2d6 | ||||||||
| Min Damage | 4 | ||||||||
| Average Damage | 14 | ||||||||
| Max Damage | 24 |
| Lvl | Dice | Min | Avg | Max |
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| 3rd | 2d6 + 2d6 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
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Is Hunger of Hadar Good?
Overall Rating: Green. This means that Hunger of Hadar is a good spell.
Overall Notes: Decent crowd control option, solid damage if you can keep baddies in there or cast it at a choke point.
Class Specific Ratings for Hunger of Hadar
Warlock: Decent crowd control option, solid damage if you can keep baddies in there or cast it at a choke point. It has been confirmed by Jeremy Crawford that the Devil’s Sight invocation cannot see into the spell’s area. It doesn’t stack with spell levels which makes it less viable for a Warlock long term.