Sourcemined
Baldur's Gate 3
SpellVerified on build 25605617
Destructive Wave icon

Destructive Wave

Level
Level 5 · Evocation
Cost
Action + 5th-level spell slot
Range
Self
Area
9 m radius
Roll
Constitution save
Damage
5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant
Components
Verbal

Create a shockwave of either divine or malevolent thunder that damages nearby creatures and possibly knocks them Prone.

Damage by spell slot

Average at 5th level
35
5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant
Average at 6th level
35
5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant
Per slot level
+0
each slot above 5th
  1. 5th-level slot35 5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant
  2. 6th-level slot35 5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant
Average damage of one cast at each spell slot, from the game's own upcast entries.
SlotDamageAverage
5th5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant35
6th5d6 Thunder + 5d6 Radiant35

Options when you cast it 2

OptionDamageApplies
Destructive Wave: Necrotic5d6 Thunder + 5d6 NecroticProne (1 turns)
Destructive Wave: Radiant5d6 Thunder + 5d6 RadiantProne (1 turns)

Who can get it

From the game's class, subclass and race progression tables (the level is the class or character level it first becomes available at), feat choices, equipment boosts and scrolls.

Subclasses 2

Conditions applied 1

Other level 5 spells 18