Moonbeam

2nd level Evocation

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range: 120 Feet

Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Components: V; S; M

Materials Required: Several seeds of any m oonseed plant and a piece of opalescent feldspar

Class: Druid

Spell Description

A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-foot- radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, dim light fills the cylinder.

When a creature enters the spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 2d10 radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A shapechanger makes its saving throw with disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its original form and can’t assume a different form until it leaves the spell’s light.

On each of your turns after you cast this spell, you can use an action to move the beam up to 60 feet in any direction.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 2nd.

	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Damage Dice	2d10	3d10	4d10	5d10	6d10	7d10	8d10	9d10
Min Damage	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Average Damage	11	16.5	22	27.5	33	38.5	44	49.5
Max Damage	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90

Lvl	Dice	Min	Avg	Max
1st
2nd	2d10	2	11	20
3rd	3d10	3	16.5	30
4th	4d10	4	22	40
5th	5d10	5	27.5	50
6th	6d10	6	33	60
7th	7d10	7	38.5	70
8th	8d10	8	44	80
9th	9d10	9	49.5	90

Is Moonbeam Good?

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

Overall Notes: The spell does decent damage and has a good AoE, but it is clunky to move around because it requires an action. Unless you can trap enemies inside the moonbeam and prevent them from leaving, most of the time this spell isn't worth it. The part where shapechangers make the save with disadvantage and revert to their normal form if they fail is extremely situational.