Mordenkainen’s Faithful Hound

4th level Conjuration
Casting Time
1 Action
Range
30 Feet
Duration
8 hours
Components
V
S
M
Materials Required
A tiny silver whistle, a piece of bone, and a thread
Class
Wizard
Artificer

Spell Description

You conjure a phantom watchdog in an unoccupied space that you can see within range, where it remains for the duration, until you dismiss it as an action, or until you move more than 100 feet away from it.

The hound is invisible to all creatures except you and can’t be harmed. When a Small or larger creature comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the password that you specify when you cast this spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound sees invisible creatures and can see into the Ethereal Plane. It ignores illusions.

At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts to bite one creature within 5 feet of it that is hostile to you. The hound’s attack bonus is equal to your spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a hit, it deals 4d8 piercing damage.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Damage Dice 4d8
Min Damage 4
Average Damage 18
Max Damage 32
Lvl Dice Min Avg Max
1st
2nd
3rd
4th 4d8 4 18 32
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th

Is Mordenkainen’s Faithful Hound Good?

Overall Rating: Red. This means that mordenkainen’s faithful hound isn’t going to contribute to the effectiveness of your character build at all.

Overall Notes: Seeing as the hound can only attack creatures within 5ft of it and can't move, it is very situational.