Shadow Blade

For the weapon created by this spell, see Shadow Blade (weapon). For the passive feature, see Shadow Blade (passive feature).

Shadow Blade is a level 2 illusion spell. It creates a Shadow Blade in the caster's main hand which deals Psychic damage.

Description

Weave a shadowy shortsword in your hand that deals 2d8Psychic damage.

When you use the sword to attack a target that is in dim light or darkness, you make the Attack Roll with Advantage. The shadow blade can be unequipped and equipped again, but must remain on the spellcaster's person.

Properties

Cost

 Bonus Action +  Level 2 Spell Slot

Damage: 2~16 + modifiers

2d8 + Strength or Dexterity modifierPsychic

Details

 Range: Self

At higher levels

• Upcasting: When you cast this spell using a 3rd or 4th-level spell slot, the damage increases to 3d8Psychic.
• Upcasting: When you cast this spell using a 5th or 6th-level spell slot, the damage increases to 4d8Psychic.

Technical details

UID

Shout_ShadowBlade_Class

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsSpell

Item: Shadow Blade (weapon)

Shadow Blade  – Duration: Until Long rest

Damage: 2~16

2d8Psychic

Properties

•  Shortswords
•  Melee
•  Simple
•  One-handed

• Price: 65 gp
•  Weight: 0.9 kg / 1.8 lb

Special properties

• Shadow Blade

  You have Advantage on Attack rolls against Lightly or Heavily Obscured targets when using this blade.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 3: Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard
• Class level 7: Arcane Trickster
• Class level 8: Eldritch Knight

Granted by items:

• Shadow Blade Ring ( Recharge: Short rest)

Other ways to learn:

• There are no scrolls available for wizards to scribe to their spellbooks.

Notes

• The caster has innate proficiency with the summoned weapon, so wizards and sorcerers who lack Shortsword proficiency can still use it to its fullest potential.
• Using any Hireling, levelling them up until they can cast the spell, then adding any item to their inventory, immediately recalling their soul, and hiring them again creates a permanent Shadow Blade in their inventory which anyone can use. It is then possible to do this again to have two Shadow Blades to  dual wield them. This weapon is not upcast afterwards; even if upcast, it only uses the base damage.

External links

• Shadow blade on the Forgotten Realms Wiki