Blight

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
• Components: V S
• Damage: 8d8
• Damage Type: Necrotic
• Duration: Instantaneous
• Higher Spell Slot Desc: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 4th.
• Higher Spell Slot Dice: 1
• Higher Spell Slot Die: d8
• Level: 4
• Name: Blight
• Range: 30 feet
• Save: Constitution
• School: Necromancy
• Target: A creature of your choice that you can see within range

Necromantic energy washes over a creature of your choice that you can see within range, draining moisture and vitality from it. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. The target takes 8d8 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.

If you target a plant creature or a magical plant, it makes the saving throw with disadvantage, and the spell deals maximum damage to it.

If you target a nonmagical plant that isn't a creature, such as a tree or shrub, it doesn't make a saving throw, it simply withers and dies.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 4th.

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The SendingStone review

The spell Blight is a potent necrotic attack that is available to druids, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards. Its casting time is a single action, and it requires only vocal and somatic components. Upon casting, the spell inflicts 8d8 points of necrotic damage, making it particularly effective against living creatures. Unlike many other spells, Blight has no duration; its effects are instantaneous.

Opinions on the Blight spell are mixed. Some spellcasters view it as a powerful tool for taking down enemies quickly and efficiently, especially if those enemies are undead or have a weakness to necrotic damage. However, other spellcasters argue that the spell is too focused on destruction and lacks the versatility of other options. Additionally, some see the use of necrotic magic as inherently evil or immoral, especially if it is used against living beings. Overall, the efficacy and ethical implications of the Blight spell depend on the caster's personal beliefs and goals.

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Blight is D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) 5th edition content, but other TTRPGs may have their own version such as a Blight Pathfinder edition. Want to use Blight in a VTT (virtual tabletop)? Try out SendingStone for free today!

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