Devil's Sight will definitely let you see within the area of darkness created by the spell.
Since the spell specifically mentions that you are heavily obscured to others, then I would say that it still applies vs somebody using Devil's Sight to see you.
Devil's Sight definitely sees through the area of darkness. According to Crawford, which isn't official but is the closest we have on the matter, Devil's Sight sees through darkness, but not heavily obscured.
I would see it similarly. Effects that see in magical darkness (or even dark vision, since the darkness doesn't have any special properties to prevent it from working) aren't impacted, but the caster is still heavily obscured. An effect that defeats visual concealment, like blindsight, would ignore the heavily obscured portion.
From my reading, the spell specifically gives one-way heavily obscured condition: "You are heavily obscured to others." Devil's sight or darkvision wouldn't help here trying to see the target of the spell, because the spell doesn't say that you are obscured due to darkness. Heck, it might not even create full darkness if you use it in a brightly lit area.
On the other hand, it does also dim the lighting (creating areas of darkness or dim light), which might obscure other things. The target of the spell might need one of those senses to see something outside of the effect or nearby in the effect (depending, exactly, on your interpretation of the light rules). This darkness seems behave as it usually does and a special sense would bypass it as normal. No need for devil's sight, since this darkness doesn't caveat that darkvision doesn't work.
Is the obscurement created by shadow of moil darkness, and thus defeated by devil's sight? It seems likely but is not clearly stated in the spell.
Since Shadow of Moil turn dim light within 10 feet into darkness, and Devil's Sight let one see normally in darkness, i can't see why it wouldn't see in it. It would still be heavily obscured to others though wether its in dim light or darkness since the effect specifically make.it so.
How i see it Shadow of Moil can even turn an area of bright light into dim light and thus lightly obscured while being heavily obscured itself in it. Creature are effectively blinded when trying to see it in such shadow effect even if they can normally see in dim light or darkness.
Is the obscurement created by shadow of moil darkness, and thus defeated by devil's sight? It seems likely but is not clearly stated in the spell.
No. The spell magically heavily obscures you. Devil's Sight can't defeat it any more than it can defeat the invisibility or greater invisibility spells.
"Flame-like shadows wreathe your body until the spell ends, causing you to become heavily obscured to others. The shadows turn dim light within 10 feet of you into darkness, and bright light in the same area to dim light.
Until the spell ends, you have resistance to radiant damage. In addition, whenever a creature within 10 feet of you hits you with an attack, the shadows lash out at that creature, dealing it 2d8 necrotic damage."
"Flame-like shadows wreathe you causing you to become heavily obscured to others."
Devils sight can't see through this - it is not magical darkness it is "flame like shadows" whose effect is to heavily obscure the caster. Devils sight can't see through heavy obscuration and thus can't see through that aspect of shadow of moil.
However, the spell also does "The shadows turn dim light within 10 feet of you into darkness, and bright light in the same area to dim light."
Dim light within 10' becomes darkness. Devils sight grants the ability to see through darkness so if the 10' area around the caster is darkness then the devils sight can see through that effect even if it can't see the heavily obscured caster.
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Is the obscurement created by shadow of moil darkness, and thus defeated by devil's sight? It seems likely but is not clearly stated in the spell.
Definitely room for interpretation in the RAW.
I'd say no. There is precedent for spells using shadows without being darkness. "Flamelike shadows" kind of sounds like that.
YMMV though.
Devil's Sight will definitely let you see within the area of darkness created by the spell.
Since the spell specifically mentions that you are heavily obscured to others, then I would say that it still applies vs somebody using Devil's Sight to see you.
Devil's Sight definitely sees through the area of darkness. According to Crawford, which isn't official but is the closest we have on the matter, Devil's Sight sees through darkness, but not heavily obscured.
I would see it similarly. Effects that see in magical darkness (or even dark vision, since the darkness doesn't have any special properties to prevent it from working) aren't impacted, but the caster is still heavily obscured. An effect that defeats visual concealment, like blindsight, would ignore the heavily obscured portion.
From my reading, the spell specifically gives one-way heavily obscured condition: "You are heavily obscured to others." Devil's sight or darkvision wouldn't help here trying to see the target of the spell, because the spell doesn't say that you are obscured due to darkness. Heck, it might not even create full darkness if you use it in a brightly lit area.
On the other hand, it does also dim the lighting (creating areas of darkness or dim light), which might obscure other things. The target of the spell might need one of those senses to see something outside of the effect or nearby in the effect (depending, exactly, on your interpretation of the light rules). This darkness seems behave as it usually does and a special sense would bypass it as normal. No need for devil's sight, since this darkness doesn't caveat that darkvision doesn't work.
Since Shadow of Moil turn dim light within 10 feet into darkness, and Devil's Sight let one see normally in darkness, i can't see why it wouldn't see in it. It would still be heavily obscured to others though wether its in dim light or darkness since the effect specifically make.it so.
How i see it Shadow of Moil can even turn an area of bright light into dim light and thus lightly obscured while being heavily obscured itself in it. Creature are effectively blinded when trying to see it in such shadow effect even if they can normally see in dim light or darkness.
No. The spell magically heavily obscures you. Devil's Sight can't defeat it any more than it can defeat the invisibility or greater invisibility spells.
Here is the spell text:
"Flame-like shadows wreathe your body until the spell ends, causing you to become heavily obscured to others. The shadows turn dim light within 10 feet of you into darkness, and bright light in the same area to dim light.
Until the spell ends, you have resistance to radiant damage. In addition, whenever a creature within 10 feet of you hits you with an attack, the shadows lash out at that creature, dealing it 2d8 necrotic damage."
"Flame-like shadows wreathe you causing you to become heavily obscured to others."
Devils sight can't see through this - it is not magical darkness it is "flame like shadows" whose effect is to heavily obscure the caster. Devils sight can't see through heavy obscuration and thus can't see through that aspect of shadow of moil.
However, the spell also does "The shadows turn dim light within 10 feet of you into darkness, and bright light in the same area to dim light."
Dim light within 10' becomes darkness. Devils sight grants the ability to see through darkness so if the 10' area around the caster is darkness then the devils sight can see through that effect even if it can't see the heavily obscured caster.