Grasping Vine

Level 4 Conjuration spell available to Druids. A Bonus Action summons a vine that lasts ten turns, yanks enemies towards itself, and sits in a patch of Entangling terrain. It is a control tool that costs the one resource Druids usually have spare.

Spell description: Summon a giant vine capable of dragging creatures toward itself.

Spell properties

• Range: 9m (30ft)
• Area: 3m (10ft) radius
• Duration: 10 turns
• Save: STR save
• Conditions applied: Summons a Grasping Vine for 10 turns. It can Pull creatures towards itself, and its 3m radius of Twisting Vines is Difficult Terrain that can Entangle.
• Cost: Bonus Action + Spell Slot
• Recharge: Per action

Spell upcasting

Casting Grasping Vine at higher levels provides no additional benefits.

How to obtain Grasping Vine

• Druid at Class level 7
• Nature Domain Clerics (Domain spell) and Circle of the Land Druids (Forest or Swamp) at Class level 7

GRASPING VINE

Level 4 Conjuration Spell

Summon a giant vine capable of dragging creatures toward itself.

Range: 9m (30ft) Save: STR save AoE: 3m (10ft) radius Duration: 10 turns

Bonus Action Level 4 Spell Slot

SURFACE: TWISTING VINES

Duration: 10 turns

AoE: 3m (10ft) radius

Difficult Terrain. Creatures standing on the vines roll a Strength Saving Throw (DC 12) or become Entangled.

Condition: Entangled

• The creature cannot move.
• Attack Rolls against it have Advantage.
• Its Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saving Throws have Disadvantage.

When to cast Grasping Vine

Cast it because it is a Bonus Action. Your Druid still gets a full Action that turn, so the vine is basically free tempo. Drop it and then cast your real spell.

Its job is Grasping Pull. Each turn the vine drags a creature into its patch of Twisting Vines, and anything standing on those has to pass a Strength save or become Entangled. Pull an archer or a caster off their ledge and into the vines and they are stuck next to your melee.

The pull works on your enemies’ formation too. Dragging the one big melee enemy away from your casters and into the vines buys your party a turn or two of breathing space.

The vine itself is fragile and the area is small. Place it where enemies want to be anyway, like a doorway, rather than hoping they wander into it.