Contagion
5th-level necromancy · 11d8 Necrotic damage, average 49.5
49.5 average Necrotic damage · 11–88
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Spell details
- Level
- 5th-level
- School
- Necromancy
- Casting time
- Action
- Range
- Touch Component: V, S
- Components
- Duration
- 7 days
- Classes
- Cleric, Druid
- Save
- Constitution
Contagion damage by level
| Cast at | Dice | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th slot | 49.5 | 11–88 |
The odds of 11d8
| Total | Chance |
|---|---|
| 30 or more | >99% |
| 50 or more | 50% |
| 69 or more | 1% |
| 80 or more | <1% |
Contagion against other 5th-level damage spells
By average damage on one target, Contagion ranks 1st of 9 5th-level damage spells in the SRD. Area, saves and riders are not counted here; read each spell.
| Spell | Dice | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Contagion | 11d8 | 49.5 |
| Cone of Cold | 8d8 | 36 |
| Geas | 5d10 | 27.5 |
| Arcane Hand | 5d8 | 22.5 |
| Cloudkill | 5d8 | 22.5 |
| Insect Plague | 4d10 | 22 |
| Contact Other Plane | 6d6 | 21 |
| Flame Strike | 5d6 | 17.5 |
| Dream | 3d6 | 10.5 |
Rules text
Your touch inflicts a magical contagion. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take Necrotic damage and have the Poisoned condition. Also, choose one ability when you cast the spell. While Poisoned, the target has Disadvantage on saving throws made with the chosen ability.
The target must repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns until it gets three successes or failures. If the target succeeds on three of these saves, the spell ends on the target. If the target fails three of the saves, the spell lasts for 7 days on it.
Whenever the Poisoned target receives an effect that would end the Poisoned condition, the target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw, or the Poisoned condition doesn't end on it.
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.