Spiritual Weapon

Spiritual Weapon is a level 2 evocation spell. Summons a floating weapon that can attack enemies. You can choose between several different weapons, and each has a different Weapon Action.

Description

Summon a floating, spectral weapon of your choice that attacks your enemies alongside you. The weapon is Ethereal, Immune to Psychic and Poison damage, and Resistant to all other Damage Types.

Duration: 10 turns. Only one Spiritual Weapon may be summoned at any time.

Properties

Cost

 Bonus action +  Level 2 Spell Slot

Damage

1d8 + 1 (2~9) + Spellcasting modifier Force

Details

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

At higher levels

Upcast: For every 2 Spell Slot Levels higher than the original, the weapon gains 8 hit points and deals an additional 1d8Force damage.

Variants

•  Spiritual Weapon: Greataxe
•  Spiritual Weapon: Greatsword
•  Spiritual Weapon: Halberd
•  Spiritual Weapon: Maul
•  Spiritual Weapon: Spear
•  Spiritual Weapon: Trident

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 3: Cleric, and War Domain (Domain Spell)

• Class Level 6: College of Lore (via Magical Secrets)

• Class Level 10: Bard (via Magical Secrets)

Notes

• The caster's spellcasting modifier is added to both the damage and attack rolls of the summoned Spiritual Weapon.
• The summoned weapon also gets the caster's proficiency bonus added to its Attack rolls.
• On the other hand, the weapon action DC of the summoned weapon (used for example by  Spiritual Weapon: Spear to inflict  Gaping Wounds with  Piercing Strike) is fixed to 12 and does not benefit from the caster's spellcasting modifier.
• The greataxe, greatsword, and halberd variants of Spiritual Weapon are functionally identical. The spear and trident variants are also functionally identical.
• The incantation for Spiritual Weapon is Ex Textura, Latin for "from the weave".

External Links

• Spiritual weapon on the Forgotten Realms Wiki