Spike Growth

Spike Growth is a level 2 transmutation spell. It allows spellcasters to transform an area of land into a hazardous spiky terrain. Creatures walking through the area have their speed halved and take Piercing damage.

Description

Shape a piece of ground into hard spikes. A creature walking on the spikes takes 2d4⁠⁠Piercing damage for every 1.5 m (5 ft) it moves.

The spikes are Difficult Terrain, halving a creature's Movement Speed.

Properties

Cost:  Action +  Level 2 Spell Slot
Damage: 2~8: 2d4⁠Piercing (Per 1.5 m (5 ft) moved)
Details:  Range: 18 m (60 ft);  Creates Area: Spikes;  Concentration

At higher levels

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

Technical details

UID

Target_SpikeGrowth

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsConcentration, IsHarmful, IsSpell

Area: Spikes

 Spikes

Duration: 100 turns

 AoE: 6 m (20 ft) Radius

Deals 2d4⁠⁠Piercing damage every time a creature moves on top of the spikes.

Type: Surface

Condition: Spike Growth

 Spike Growth

Duration: Whilst on surface

Take 2d4⁠⁠Piercing for every 1.5 m (5 ft) moved on the spikes.

Condition: Difficult Terrain

 Difficult Terrain

Duration: Whilst on surface

Movement Speed halved

How to learn

Classes:

Class level 3: Druid, Nature Domain (Domain Spell), and Circle of the Land (Arctic or Mountain)
Class level 5: Ranger
Class level 6: College of Lore (via Magical Secrets)
Class level 10: Bard (via Magical Secrets)

Other ways to learn:

There are no scrolls available for wizards to transcribe to their spellbooks.  Scroll of Spike Growth has been entirely removed from the game.

Notes

This spell requires  Concentration; casting other concentration spell like  Hunter's Mark will remove the surface.
Damage from this spell is negated by  Land's Stride: Plants. Circle of the Land druids, Wildheart barbarians, and rangers are able to navigate Spike Growth completely unimpeded once they acquire this hidden feature at levels 6 and 8 respectively.
- Other forms of Difficult Terrain immunity such as  Freedom of Movement, while allowing full movement, do not prevent damage while traversing this spell's area.

Bugs

The level 4 version of this spell incorrectly uses a level 3 spell slot.

External links[edit section | visual editor]

 Spike growth on the Forgotten Realms Wiki