Phantasmal Killer
- Casting Time
- 1 Action
- Range
- 120 Feet
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Components
- V
- S
- Class
- Wizard
Spell Description
You tap into the nightmares of a creature you can see within range and create an illusory manifestation of its deepest fears, visible only to that creature. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target becomes frightened for the duration. At the end of each of the target’s turns before the spell ends, the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 4d10 psychic damage. On a successful save, the spell ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 4th.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Dice | 4d10 | 5d10 | 6d10 | 7d10 | 8d10 | 9d10 | |||
| Min Damage | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Average Damage | 22 | 27.5 | 33 | 38.5 | 44 | 49.5 | |||
| Max Damage | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
| Lvl | Dice | Min | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ||||
| 2nd | ||||
| 3rd | ||||
| 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 Phantasmal Killer Good?
Overall Rating: Orange. This means that phantasmal killer is an OK spell.
Overall Notes: Turn-after-turn psychic damage and the Frightened condition may seem like a solid effect, but seeing as this is a single target spell and costs a 4th-level spell slot and concentration it's just not worth it most of the time.
Class Specific Ratings for Phantasmal Killer
Arcane Trickster rogue: There is potential for loads of damage here along with the Frightened condition, but by the time you can cast 4th level spells you'll need to have a high INT for this to be effective.