Blade Barrier
6th-level evocation · 6d10 Force damage, average 33
33 average Force damage · 6–60
Roll Blade Barrier
Press a roll button. The dice land here.
Spell details
- Level
- 6th-level
- School
- Evocation
- Casting time
- Action
- Range
- 90 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 10 minutes
- Classes
- Cleric
- Save
- Dexterity (half on success)
Blade Barrier damage by level
| Cast at | Dice | Average | Range | On a save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th slot | 33 | 6–60 | 16.3 |
“On a save” is the average of half each roll, rounded down, as the rules do it.
The odds of 6d10
| Total | Chance |
|---|---|
| 20 or more | 97% |
| 33 or more | 53% |
| 47 or more | 3% |
| 55 or more | <1% |
Blade Barrier against other 6th-level damage spells
By average damage on one target, Blade Barrier ranks 7th of 9 6th-level damage spells in the SRD. Area, saves and riders are not counted here; read each spell.
| Spell | Dice | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Disintegrate | 10d6 + 40 | 75 |
| Harm | 14d6 | 49 |
| Chain Lightning | 10d8 | 45 |
| Circle of Death | 8d8 | 36 |
| Freezing Sphere | 10d6 | 35 |
| Wall of Ice | 10d6 | 35 |
| Blade Barrier | 6d10 | 33 |
| Wall of Thorns | 7d8 | 31.5 |
| Sunbeam | 6d8 | 27 |
Rules text
You create a wall of whirling blades made of magical energy. The wall appears within range and lasts for the duration. You make a straight wall up to 100 feet long, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick, or a ringed wall up to 60 feet in diameter, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick. The wall provides Three-Quarters Cover, and its space is Difficult Terrain.
Any creature in the wall's space makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature also makes that save if it enters the wall's space or ends it turn there. A creature makes that save only once per turn.
This page includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The averages, odds and tables are ours.