Hail of Thorns

Hail of Thorns is a level 1 conjuration spell. This spell allows the caster to make a ranged attack that creates a Piercing damage explosion in addition to dealing normal weapon damage.

Description

Shoot a volley of thorns. The thorns deal weapon damage to the target and then explode. The explosion deals an additional 1d10Piercing damage to the target and surrounding creatures. On miss, the thorns still explode. On save, targets still take half damage from the explosion.

Properties

Cost

Action + Bonus action + Level 1 Spell Slot

Damage

Normal weapon damage

+

1d10 (1~10) Piercing (DEX save to halve)

Details

Attack roll (On Miss: Thorns still explode.)

DEX Save (On Save: Targets still take half damage from the explosion.)

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

AoE: 2 m / 7 ft (Radius)

At higher levels

• When the spell is cast at 2nd Level or higher, the addition AoE damage increases by 1d10Piercing for each spell slot level above 1st.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 2: Ranger

Granted by the following items:

• Gloves of Hail of Thorns ( Recharge: Short rest)

Notes

• There are two rolls involved with this spell: An Attack roll to determine if the weapon damage applies to the main target and a Dexterity saving throw to determine if the explosion damage is halved.
• The hit chance shown in the preview when targeting the spell is for the saving throw rather than the attack roll.
• Despite involving an attack roll and weapon damage, Hail of Thorns does not count as a weapon attack and will not activate abilities like  Colossus Slayer or  Sneak Attack (Ranged).

External Links

Hail of thorns on the Forgotten Realms Wiki