Insect Plague

5th level Conjuration
Casting Time
1 Action
Range
300 Feet
Duration
Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Components
V
S
M
Materials Required
A few grains of sugar, some kernels of grain, and a smear of fat
Class
Cleric
Druid
Sorcerer

Spell Description

Swarming, biting locusts fill a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point you choose within range. The sphere spreads around corners. The sphere remains for the duration, and its area is lightly obscured. The sphere’s area is difficult terrain.

When the area appears, each creature in it must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 4d10 piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature must also make this saving throw when it enters the spell’s area for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 5th.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Damage Dice 4d10 5d10 6d10 7d10 8d10
Min Damage 4 5 6 7 8
Average Damage 22 27.5 33 38.5 44
Max Damage 40 50 60 70 80
Lvl Dice Min Avg Max
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th 4d10 4 22 40
6th 5d10 5 27.5 50
7th 6d10 6 33 60
8th 7d10 7 38.5 70
9th 8d10 8 44 80

Is Insect Plague Good?

Overall Rating: Green. This means that insect plague is a good spell.

Overall Notes: A decent AoE damage and crowd control option.