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See also: Shadow Arts: Darkness and Darkness (cloud)
Darkness is a level 2 evocation spell. This spell allows spellcasters to conjure a cloud of darkness in an area within range that obscures and inflicts 
to those within it.
Description
Create a cloud of magical darkness that 
and inflicts to creatures within. Creatures cannot make ranged attacks into or out of it.
Properties
- Cost
Action + 
Level 2 Spell Slot- Details
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Creates Area: Darkness
Concentration
At higher levels
Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.
Area: Darkness
Darkness 
Duration: 10 turns
AoE: 5 m / 17 ft (UNKNOWN SHAPE)
A shroud of magical darkness that Heavily Obscures and Blinds creatures within. Creatures cannot make ranged attacks into or out of the darkness.
Type: Cloud
Condition: Blinded
- Ranged attacks and spells have a range of 3 m / 10 ft and Attack Rolls suffer
Disadvantage. - Attack Rolls against Blinded creatures have
Advantage.
How to learn
Classes:
- Class Level 3: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, and Circle of the Land (Swamp)
- Class Level 5: Oathbreaker (Oath Spell)
- Class Level 6: College of Lore (via Magical Secrets)
- Class Level 7: Eldritch Knight
- Class Level 8: Arcane Trickster
- Class Level 10: Bard (via Magical Secrets)
Races:
- Character level 5: Drow, Drow Half-Elf, and Asmodeus Tiefling
(Character level is the sum of all class levels for a multi-classed character.)
Notes
- Drow, Drow Half-Elves, and Asmodeus Tieflings can only cast the spell once per Long Rest.
- Effects that grant sight in magical darkness, such as the Warlock Eldritch Invocation
, 
Eversight Ring from act 2, 
Shar's Spear of Evening from act 2, and 
Steelwatcher Helmet or 
Helldusk Helmet from act 3, allow ranged attacks into and out of this spell's area. - Ranged attacks made from the spell's area will have Advantage with the tag "Attacking from shadows", provided that the target does not have
or the attacker is outside its range. Note that this effect is in spite of Darkvision not allowing attacks into or seeing in Darkness. - The incantation for Darkness is Umbra, Latin for "shadow" or "shade".
Visuals
External Links[edit | edit source]
Darkness on the Forgotten Realms Wiki