Cantrip Transmutation spell available to Druids. It deals 1d6 Piercing and yanks the target 3m towards you, which is far more useful than the damage suggests.
Spell description: Strike at a target with a thorny, vine-like whip. It deals 1d6 Piercing damage and pulls the target 3m closer to you if it is Large or Smaller in size.
Spell properties
- Damage: 1d6 Piercing
- Damage type: Piercing
- Range: 9m (30ft)
- Attack type: Melee spell Attack Roll
- Condition: Pulls the target 3m closer
- Cost: Action
- Recharge: Per action
Spell upcasting
At character level 5, damage increases to 2d6 Piercing. At character level 10, damage increases to 3d6 Piercing.
How to obtain Thorn Whip
- Druid at Class level 1
- Nature Domain (Cleric) at Class level 1, as a Domain Spell
- Pact of the Tome (Warlock) at Class level 3
- Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Druid, Spell Sniper
Thorn Whip
Transmutation Cantrip
Strike a target with a thorny whip, dealing 1d6 Piercing damage and pulling it 3m closer.
Range: 9m (30ft)
When to cast Thorn Whip
The pull is the whole point. Drag an enemy off a ledge, into a chasm, into your Spike Growth, or onto a fire surface, and a 1d6 cantrip suddenly does a great deal more than 1d6.
It is the classic partner for Spike Growth and any hazard on the ground: whip an enemy through it every turn for free damage. On a Druid it is one of the most useful cantrips in the game for exactly that reason.
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