Phantasmal Killer

4th-level illusion · 4d10 Psychic damage, average 22

22 average Psychic damage · 4–40

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Spell details

Level
4th-level
School
Illusion
Casting time
Action
Range
120 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Bard, Wizard
Save
Wisdom (half on success)

Phantasmal Killer damage by level

Cast atDiceAverageRangeOn a save
4th slot224–4010.8
5th slot27.55–5013.5
6th slot336–6016.3
7th slot38.57–7019
8th slot448–8021.8
9th slot49.59–9024.5

“On a save” is the average of half each roll, rounded down, as the rules do it.

The odds of 4d10

4: 0.01%5: 0.04%6: 0.10%7: 0.20%8: 0.35%9: 0.56%10: 0.84%11: 1.20%12: 1.65%13: 2.20%14: 2.82%15: 3.48%16: 4.15%17: 4.80%18: 5.40%19: 5.92%20: 6.33%21: 6.60%22: 6.70%23: 6.60%24: 6.33%25: 5.92%26: 5.40%27: 4.80%28: 4.15%29: 3.48%30: 2.82%31: 2.20%32: 1.65%33: 1.20%34: 0.84%35: 0.56%36: 0.35%37: 0.20%38: 0.10%39: 0.04%40: 0.01%
4chance of each total for 4d1040
TotalChance
13 or more95%
22 or more53%
31 or more7%
36 or more1%

Phantasmal Killer against other 4th-level damage spells

By average damage on one target, Phantasmal Killer ranks 5th of 11 4th-level damage spells in the SRD. Area, saves and riders are not counted here; read each spell.

SpellDiceAverage
Blight8d836
Vitriolic Sphere10d425
Conjure Woodland Beings5d822.5
Wall of Fire5d822.5
Phantasmal Killer4d1022
Faithful Hound4d818
Dimension Door4d614
Ice Storm2d1011
Black Tentacles3d610.5
Control Water2d89
Fire Shield2d89

Rules text

You tap into the nightmares of a creature you can see within range and create an illusion of its deepest fears, visible only to that creature. The target makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes Psychic damage and has Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls for the duration. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage, and the spell ends.

For the duration, the target makes a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a failed save, it takes the Psychic damage again. On a successful save, the spell ends.

At higher levels. The damage increases by for each spell slot level above 4.

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.