Evard's Black Tentacles
- Level
- Level 4 · Conjuration
- Cost
- Action + 4th-level spell slot
- Range
- 18 m
- Area
- 6 m radius
- Roll
- Strength save
- Damage
- 3d6 Bludgeoning
- Concentration
- Yes
- Components
- Verbal, Somatic
Tentacles sprout from the ground, turning the area into Difficult Terrain, attacking and Smothering creatures within.
Damage by spell slot
Average at 4th level
10.5
3d6 Bludgeoning
Average at 6th level
10.5
3d6 Bludgeoning
Per slot level
+0
each slot above 4th
| Slot | Damage | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | 3d6 Bludgeoning | 10.5 |
| 5th | 3d6 Bludgeoning | 10.5 |
| 6th | 3d6 Bludgeoning | 10.5 |
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 10
- Abjuration (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- Bladesinging (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- Conjuration (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- Divination (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- Enchantment (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- Evocation (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- Illusion (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- Necromancy (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
- The Great Old One (Warlock) · can pick, from level 7
- Transmutation (Wizard) · can pick, from level 7
Equipment 1
Strange Tendril Amulet · always known
Scrolls and items 1
Scroll of Evard's Black Tentacles · casts it, can copy into a spellbook