Hex

Hex is a level 1 enchantment spell. This spell allows spellcasters to put a curse on a creature and deal additional Necrotic damage to the targeted creature. The curse also imposes Disadvantage on a chosen ability check.

Description

Make your attacks deal an additional 1d6Necrotic damage to the target and give it Disadvantage on an Ability of your choosing.

If the target dies before the spell ends, you can  Reapply Hex to a new creature without expending a Spell Slot.

Properties

Cost

 Bonus action +  Level 1 Spell Slot
Damage: 1~6

1d6Necrotic (Per attack from caster)

Details

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Concentration

UID

Target_Hex

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Variants

•  Hex (Strength)
•  Hex (Dexterity)
•  Hex (Constitution)
•  Hex (Intelligence)
•  Hex (Wisdom)
•  Hex (Charisma)

Condition: Reapply Hex

 Reapply Hex

• Can cast Hex without expending a new spell slot.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 1: Warlock
• Class level 6: College of Lore (via Magical Secrets)
• Class level 10: Bard (via Magical Secrets)

Granted by features:

•  Magic Initiate: Warlock

Notes

• Disadvantage on an Ability of your choosing only applies to Checks, not all rolls utilising that Ability: the target still rolls normally on Saving Throws and Attack Rolls.
• If the target dies or is knocked out before spell's duration ends, gain  Reapply Hex. While in this state, a glowing shattered crystal appears above the caster's head.
• Hex damage is applied multiple times for multiple successful Attack rolls. Example scenarios:
  • A Warlock hits the target with a melee or ranged weapon attack: additional 1d6Necrotic.
  • A Level 1 Warlock casts  Eldritch Blast and hits the target: additional 1d6Necrotic.
  • A Level 5 Warlock casts  Eldritch Blast and hits the target with both rays: additional 2d6Necrotic, for hitting twice.
  • A Level 3 Warlock casts  Scorching Ray and hits the target with all three rays: additional 3d6Necrotic, for hitting three times.
  • A Level 5 Warlock casts  Scorching Ray and hits the target with all four rays: additional 4d6Necrotic, for hitting four times.
• Hex is only triggered by hitting the target with a successful Attack Roll, and not by other sources of damage. Example scenarios:
  • A Warlock casts  Magic Missile (which does not require an Attack Roll): no additional damage from Hex.
  • A Warlock casts  Fireball (which is a Saving Throw, not an Attack Roll): no additional damage from Hex.
• Unlike the tabletop version, this spell lasts until the caster's concentration is broken.
• Hex grants six variants to the caster as indicated above:
  •  Hex (Strength)
  •  Hex (Dexterity)
  •  Hex (Constitution)
  •  Hex (Intelligence)
  •  Hex (Wisdom) and
  •  Hex (Charisma)

These variants are "granted" spells or ones that can be recast. Granted spells are issued to the caster after casting the original, and can be cast again without spending another spell slot as long as  Concentration is not broken. Granted spells such as these are not directly tied to the casters' repertoire of known spells (i.e., their spellbook icon in the game). Therefore, if a granted spell is cast when multiclassing, subsequent recasts (in this case, for example,  Hex (Constitution)) use the spellcasting modifier of the most recently acquired spellcasting class rather than the spellcasting modifier that was used for the initial casting of Hex. In this case, it may result in an unexpectedly low spell save DC.

• In Early Access Patch 9, there was a bugged interaction between Hex and the Eldritch Invocation  Agonising Blast, which caused Agonising Blast bonus damage to be applied an extra time for each instance of Hex damage.
• Hex has two incantations: Te Exsecro, Latin for "I curse you", and Maledictus, Latin for "speak ill of / abuse".

Bugs

• If a creature has Hex applied, and lands a Critical Hit against the caster that triggers any "on hit / damage" abilities to damage the hexed creature, the damage of  Hex is doubled along with the regular damage of the crit.
  • For example, a Goblin Warlock casts  Armour of Agathys on themselves, and then  Hex on Lae'zel. Lae'zel then lands a Critical Hit on the Goblin Warlock, taking 5Cold damage from  Armour of Agathys in the process. This triggers  Hex to deal an additional 1d6Necrotic to Lae'zel, which is then erroneously doubled to 2d6Necrotic due to the Critical Hit.

External links

• Hex on the Forgotten Realms Wiki