Wall of Thorns

Wall of Thorns is a level 6 conjuration spell. It allows spellcasters to conjure a wall of brambles, Entangling and damaging any creatures who are in the area, or trying to pass through.

Description

Create a wall of pliable, twisting thorns surrounded by  Entangling vines.

Creatures can move through the wall, but take 7d8⁠⁠Piercing damage per turn, their Movement Speed is quartered.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 6 Spell Slot

Damage: 7~56

7d8⁠Piercing

Details

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

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Creates Area: Wall of Thorns

 Concentration

At higher levels

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

Technical details

UID

Wall_WallOfThorns

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsConcentration, IsSpell

Area: Wall of Thorns

 Wall of Thorns

Duration: 60 turns

Giant, twisted thorns have sprouted from the ground.

They deal 7d8Piercing per turn, and quarter the movement speed of all creatures walking through it.

Type: Summoned

Condition: Wall of Thorns

 Wall of Thorns

Spell save DC  Dexterity saving throw

• Walking through a wall of pliable, twisted thorns.

• While within the wall, the affected entity's movement speed is quartered, and it takes 7d8Piercing damage per turn.

Condition: Difficult Terrain

 Difficult Terrain

• Movement Speed halved

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 11: Druid

Notes

• This spell creates a wall from the first targeted point to the second targeted point, a distance of up to 36 m / 120 ft. The wall is 4 m / 13 ft wide.

Bugs

• The in-game tooltip says the duration is 1 turn, but this is incorrect: it can last until Long Rest.
• Spell save DC for Wall of Thorns is currently fixed at 3, and Entangling vines is at 12. (checked in Hotfix #29).
• Movement speed is halved instead of quartered.

External links

• ⁠Wall of thorns on the Forgotten Realms Wiki