Spiritual Weapon
1min
You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again.
When you cast the spell, you may additionally make a melee spell attack against a creature within 5ft of the weapon.
On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the weapon up to 20ft and repeat the attack against a creature within 5ft of it.
The weapon can take whatever form you choose.
Clerics of deities who are associated with a particular weapon make this spell's effect resemble that weapon. Such as St. Cuthbert is known for his mace and Thor for his hammer.
At Higher Levels
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above 2nd.
- name Spiritual Weapon
- classes
- Cleric
- hit 1d8 + `Spellcasting Ability Modifier`
- damage_type force
- type spell
- effect damage
- prepared true
- casting_time action
- concentration false
- action_type
- action
- spell slot
- school Evocation
- components V, S
- range 60
- duration 1min
- level 2
- upcast_levels
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
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- 9