Attributes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Casting time<\/strong>: 1 action<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Level<\/strong>: 2nd level divination<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Range<\/strong>: 60 feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Target<\/strong>: Creature you can see within range<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Components<\/strong>: Somatic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Duration<\/strong>: Concentration, up to one hour<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Classes<\/strong>: Wizard, Warlock and Sorcerer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
As you see, the spell only needs a somatic component. So you will have to be able to move your hands to use this spell<\/a>, but you don\u2019t need materials or be able to say something. Also, keep in mind that the spell has not a set range. In the dark, the range of mind spike 5e will be much shorter than in the daylight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUpcast<\/strong>: You can also upcast the spell by putting it in a higher spell slot. For every slot above the second, you can add 1d8 of damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spell description<\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhen you cast Mind Spike 5e, you reach into the mind of a creature you can see within range. This creature must make a Wisdom saving throw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Fails saving throw<\/strong>: When the creature fails that saving throw it will take 3d8 of psychic damage. You will also know where the target is located for as long as the spell is active. However, you need to be on the same plane of existence. That means the creature can not hide from you, even if it is invisible. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Succeeds saving throw<\/strong>: When the target succeeds the saving throw, it will only take half of 3d8 psychic damage. You will not know where the target is located when it hides. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Mind Spike advantages and drawbacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\nPros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Psychic damage<\/strong>: not many creatures have resistance or immunity to psychic damage<\/a>. So having at least one spell that can deal this type of damage is extremely useful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wisdom saving throw<\/strong>: Not many creatures have a high enough WIS stat to make the saving throw. Evermore so when you are fighting brutes and melee fighters. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cool extra effect<\/strong>: Knowing where the target is, can be very useful if you are creative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Not the best<\/strong>: There are better spells at the second level that you might want to prioritize. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Weak upcast<\/strong>: the spell is pretty bad for upcasting, it does not scale high enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBest uses for Mind Spike 5e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Have a fantastic damage option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Having a spell that casts a rarer type of damage is very useful. For example, fire is the most common resistance in 5e<\/a>. So, if you are relying on spells that use fire (like Flame strike or Fireball<\/a>) for everything, that might come back to bite you. Psychic damage is a rare damage type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Tracking minions to their base<\/h3>\n\n\n\nBesides dealing a decent amount of damage to your target, if they survive, and fail the saving throw, you know where they are exactly. The duration that you know the targets’ location is quite long. This is for the duration of the spell, which is a concentration spell that has a duration of up to 1 hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing exactly where your target is, can be extremely useful. You can figure out where exactly they are in this location. This includes them being underground or under the cover of invisibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This way, you can figure out the secret base of an enemy much more easily. Just make sure one of the targets is still alive after the battle and let him guide you to the spot where your enemies are. Knowing where the camp is, is perfect if you want to do a surprise attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Find treasure and hidden stacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If the pirate or bandit leader<\/a> you have just hit with mind spike 5e survives it and manages to get away, odds are he is going to run in order to make sure he doesn\u2019t run into your party again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Play private detective<\/h3>\n\n\n\nMind spike in 5e DnD is powerful, but at higher levels the damage becomes trivial. So your targets will often easily survive this magical attack if this is the only thing you are throwing at them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just hit the target with the spell once, and hope they brush it off. Know exactly where they go for an hour and figure out their routine. You might find something to blackmail the highest-ranking knight or the arc cleric of the kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make sure you don\u2019t start to murder hobo or just mindlessly using this spell to attack whomever whenever. There are better spells to track your targets down, but this is a pretty decent option when you have only Mind Spike at your disposal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdvice and final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you are looking for a powerful spell that is fantastic to skirt around immunities your foes might have, then Mind Spike is a great pick for lower-level characters. You can get a lot of interesting utility out of it. Not just is psychic a damage type that not many monsters have resistance against, but the secondary effect is also powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can do a lot of interesting stuff knowing exactly where your enemy is. You can figure out his hidden valuables, where the lair of the villain is or find out if there are ways to blackmail an NPC.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you see, the spell only needs a somatic component. So you will have to be able to move your hands to use this spell<\/a>, but you don\u2019t need materials or be able to say something. Also, keep in mind that the spell has not a set range. In the dark, the range of mind spike 5e will be much shorter than in the daylight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUpcast<\/strong>: You can also upcast the spell by putting it in a higher spell slot. For every slot above the second, you can add 1d8 of damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spell description<\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhen you cast Mind Spike 5e, you reach into the mind of a creature you can see within range. This creature must make a Wisdom saving throw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Fails saving throw<\/strong>: When the creature fails that saving throw it will take 3d8 of psychic damage. You will also know where the target is located for as long as the spell is active. However, you need to be on the same plane of existence. That means the creature can not hide from you, even if it is invisible. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Succeeds saving throw<\/strong>: When the target succeeds the saving throw, it will only take half of 3d8 psychic damage. You will not know where the target is located when it hides. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Mind Spike advantages and drawbacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\nPros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Psychic damage<\/strong>: not many creatures have resistance or immunity to psychic damage<\/a>. So having at least one spell that can deal this type of damage is extremely useful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wisdom saving throw<\/strong>: Not many creatures have a high enough WIS stat to make the saving throw. Evermore so when you are fighting brutes and melee fighters. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cool extra effect<\/strong>: Knowing where the target is, can be very useful if you are creative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Not the best<\/strong>: There are better spells at the second level that you might want to prioritize. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Weak upcast<\/strong>: the spell is pretty bad for upcasting, it does not scale high enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBest uses for Mind Spike 5e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Have a fantastic damage option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Having a spell that casts a rarer type of damage is very useful. For example, fire is the most common resistance in 5e<\/a>. So, if you are relying on spells that use fire (like Flame strike or Fireball<\/a>) for everything, that might come back to bite you. Psychic damage is a rare damage type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Tracking minions to their base<\/h3>\n\n\n\nBesides dealing a decent amount of damage to your target, if they survive, and fail the saving throw, you know where they are exactly. The duration that you know the targets’ location is quite long. This is for the duration of the spell, which is a concentration spell that has a duration of up to 1 hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing exactly where your target is, can be extremely useful. You can figure out where exactly they are in this location. This includes them being underground or under the cover of invisibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This way, you can figure out the secret base of an enemy much more easily. Just make sure one of the targets is still alive after the battle and let him guide you to the spot where your enemies are. Knowing where the camp is, is perfect if you want to do a surprise attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Find treasure and hidden stacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If the pirate or bandit leader<\/a> you have just hit with mind spike 5e survives it and manages to get away, odds are he is going to run in order to make sure he doesn\u2019t run into your party again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mind Spike advantages and drawbacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\nPros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Psychic damage<\/strong>: not many creatures have resistance or immunity to psychic damage<\/a>. So having at least one spell that can deal this type of damage is extremely useful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wisdom saving throw<\/strong>: Not many creatures have a high enough WIS stat to make the saving throw. Evermore so when you are fighting brutes and melee fighters. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cool extra effect<\/strong>: Knowing where the target is, can be very useful if you are creative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Not the best<\/strong>: There are better spells at the second level that you might want to prioritize. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Weak upcast<\/strong>: the spell is pretty bad for upcasting, it does not scale high enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBest uses for Mind Spike 5e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Have a fantastic damage option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Having a spell that casts a rarer type of damage is very useful. For example, fire is the most common resistance in 5e<\/a>. So, if you are relying on spells that use fire (like Flame strike or Fireball<\/a>) for everything, that might come back to bite you. Psychic damage is a rare damage type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Not the best<\/strong>: There are better spells at the second level that you might want to prioritize. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Weak upcast<\/strong>: the spell is pretty bad for upcasting, it does not scale high enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Best uses for Mind Spike 5e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Have a fantastic damage option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Having a spell that casts a rarer type of damage is very useful. For example, fire is the most common resistance in 5e<\/a>. So, if you are relying on spells that use fire (like Flame strike or Fireball<\/a>) for everything, that might come back to bite you. Psychic damage is a rare damage type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Tracking minions to their base<\/h3>\n\n\n\nBesides dealing a decent amount of damage to your target, if they survive, and fail the saving throw, you know where they are exactly. The duration that you know the targets’ location is quite long. This is for the duration of the spell, which is a concentration spell that has a duration of up to 1 hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing exactly where your target is, can be extremely useful. You can figure out where exactly they are in this location. This includes them being underground or under the cover of invisibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This way, you can figure out the secret base of an enemy much more easily. Just make sure one of the targets is still alive after the battle and let him guide you to the spot where your enemies are. Knowing where the camp is, is perfect if you want to do a surprise attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Find treasure and hidden stacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If the pirate or bandit leader<\/a> you have just hit with mind spike 5e survives it and manages to get away, odds are he is going to run in order to make sure he doesn\u2019t run into your party again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Play private detective<\/h3>\n\n\n\nMind spike in 5e DnD is powerful, but at higher levels the damage becomes trivial. So your targets will often easily survive this magical attack if this is the only thing you are throwing at them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just hit the target with the spell once, and hope they brush it off. Know exactly where they go for an hour and figure out their routine. You might find something to blackmail the highest-ranking knight or the arc cleric of the kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make sure you don\u2019t start to murder hobo or just mindlessly using this spell to attack whomever whenever. There are better spells to track your targets down, but this is a pretty decent option when you have only Mind Spike at your disposal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdvice and final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you are looking for a powerful spell that is fantastic to skirt around immunities your foes might have, then Mind Spike is a great pick for lower-level characters. You can get a lot of interesting utility out of it. Not just is psychic a damage type that not many monsters have resistance against, but the secondary effect is also powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can do a lot of interesting stuff knowing exactly where your enemy is. You can figure out his hidden valuables, where the lair of the villain is or find out if there are ways to blackmail an NPC.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdvice and final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you are looking for a powerful spell that is fantastic to skirt around immunities your foes might have, then Mind Spike is a great pick for lower-level characters. You can get a lot of interesting utility out of it. Not just is psychic a damage type that not many monsters have resistance against, but the secondary effect is also powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can do a lot of interesting stuff knowing exactly where your enemy is. You can figure out his hidden valuables, where the lair of the villain is or find out if there are ways to blackmail an NPC.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n