Shillelagh

Shillelagh is a cantrip (Transmutation). It imbues the caster's weapon with nature power.

Description

Quarterstaff or Club Required.

Your staff or club becomes magical: it deals 1d8 + Wisdom ModifierBludgeoning damage, and uses your Spellcasting Ability for Attack rolls.

Properties

Cost

Bonus action

Details

 Range: Self

At higher levels

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

Condition: Shillelagh

 Shillelagh

Duration: 10 turns

Creature's weapon is magical and deals 1d8Bludgeoning damage. Attack rolls use the wielder's Spellcasting Ability Modifier.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 1: Druid, and Nature Domain (Domain Spell)

Feats:

•  Magic Initiate: Druid

Notes

• Despite misleading tooltips, a Shillelagh'ed weapon uses your current Spellcasting Modifier for Attack Rolls and Damage Rolls instead of Strength, no matter if learned as a Druid, Nature Cleric or even via Magic Initiate: Druid, i.e., taking the feat at 4th level in Bard will cause it to use Charisma. This might result in unexpected colateral effects, like a Druid 11 multiclassing with Wizard to learn utility spells will now use Intelligence for Shillelagh.
• It has the equivalent effect as the Infernal Rapier and Sylvan Scimitar, but into a staff or club of your choice.
• Very early game a simple Torch can be one of the strongest weapons in the game, as it can be enchanted with Shillelagh for 1d8 Bludgeoning + Spellcasting Modifier + 1d4 Fire damage.
• Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks will override Shillelagh, causing attacks to use the Dexterity modifier even when Wisdom is higher.
• The enchanted weapon can be unequipped but not thrown or otherwise removed from the inventory.
• The Ironvine Shield provides a retaliatory damage effect when the wielder is hit with a melee attack while holding a weapon that has had this spell cast on it.
• The Ironwood Club deals an additional 1d4 Bludgeoning damage through  Ironwood Harmony if Shillelagh is cast on it.
• Shillelagh has two incantations: Canto Te, Latin for "I enchant you", and Para Bellum, Latin for "prepare for war".

External Links

• Shillelagh on the Forgotten Realms Wiki