blocks barriers down contest range

Arcane Eye

Spells Player’s Handbook

with a range of 30 feet. As a Bonus Action, you can move the eye up to 30 feet in any direction. A solid barrier blocks the eye’s movement, but the eye can pass through an opening as small as 1 inch in diameter.

You create an Invisible, invulnerable eye within range that hovers for the duration. You mentally receive visual information from the eye, which can see in every direction. It also has Darkvision

Message

Spells Player’s Handbook

You point toward a creature within range and whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear. You can cast this spell through

solid objects if you are familiar with the target and know it is beyond the barrier. Magical silence; 1 foot of stone, metal, or wood; or a thin sheet of lead blocks the spell.

Darkness

Spells Player’s Handbook

For the duration, magical Darkness spreads from a point within range and fills a 15-foot-radius Sphere. Darkvision can’t see through it, and nonmagical light can’t illuminate it

opaque, such as a bowl or helm, blocks the Darkness. If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of Bright Light or Dim Light created by a spell of level 2 or lower, that other spell is dispelled.

Daylight

Spells Player’s Handbook

For the duration, sunlight spreads from a point within range and fills a 60-foot-radius Sphere. The sunlight’s area is Bright Light and sheds Dim Light for an additional 60 feet. Alternatively

, such as a bowl or helm, blocks the sunlight. If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of Darkness created by a spell of level 3 or lower, that other spell is dispelled.

Arcane Gate

Spells Player’s Handbook

You create linked teleportation portals. Choose two Large, unoccupied spaces on the ground that you can see, one space within range and the other one within 10 feet of you. A circular portal opens in

each of those spaces and remains for the duration. The portals are two-dimensional glowing rings filled with mist that blocks sight. They hover inches from the ground and are perpendicular to it. A

Flaming Sphere

Spells Player’s Handbook

You create a 5-foot-diameter sphere of fire in an unoccupied space on the ground within range. It lasts for the duration. Any creature that ends its turn within 5 feet of the sphere makes a Dexterity

the sphere into a creature’s space, that creature makes the save against the sphere, and the sphere stops moving for the turn. When you move the sphere, you can direct it over barriers up to 5

Wall of Thorns

Spells Player’s Handbook

You create a wall of tangled brush bristling with needle-sharp thorns. The wall appears within range on a solid surface and lasts for the duration. You choose to make the wall up to 60 feet long, 10

feet high, and 5 feet thick or a circle that has a 20-foot diameter and is up to 20 feet high and 5 feet thick. The wall blocks line of sight. When the wall appears, each creature in its area makes a

Wall of Force

Spells Player’s Handbook

An Invisible wall of force springs into existence at a point you choose within range. The wall appears in any orientation you choose, as a horizontal or vertical barrier or at an angle. It can be

destroys the wall instantly, however. The wall also extends into the Ethereal Plane and blocks ethereal travel through the wall.

Create Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

You can cast this spell only at night. Choose up to three corpses of Medium or Small Humanoids within range. Each one becomes a Ghoul under your control (see the Monster Manual for its stat block

over five Ghoul;Ghouls or two Ghast;Ghasts or Wight;Wights. If you use a level 9 spell slot, you can animate or reassert control over six Ghoul;Ghouls, three Ghast;Ghasts or Wight;Wights, or two Mummy;Mummies. See the Monster Manual for these stat blocks.

Doppelganger Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

blocks it. While the target is in range, the doppelganger can continue reading its thoughts, as long as the doppelganger's concentration isn't broken (as if concentrating on a spell). While reading the

magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead

Intellect Devourer Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Detect Sentience. The intellect devourer can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless

Intelligence. Body Thief. The intellect devourer initiates an Intelligence contest with an incapacitated humanoid within 5 feet of it that isn’t protected by protection from evil and good. If it wins

Merrow Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Harpoon","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller

creature, it must succeed on a Strength contest against the merrow or be pulled up to 20 feet toward the merrow.

Telekinesis Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

contest, you move the creature up to 30 feet in any direction, including upward but not beyond the range of this spell. Until the end of your next turn, the creature is restrained in your telekinetic

that you can see within range, causing the appropriate effect below. You can affect the same target round after round, or choose a new one at any time. If you switch targets, the prior target is no

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

sentient chaotic evil weapon with an Intelligence of 15, a Wisdom of 13, and a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with

wins the contest, nothing happens, and the wish spell is wasted. If the sword loses the contest, it is destroyed.

Message Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You point your finger toward a creature within range and whisper a message. The target (and only the target) hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only you can hear. You can cast this

blocks the spell. The spell doesn't have to follow a straight line and can travel freely around corners or through openings.

Ssurran Poisoner

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Javelin"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage

. You can use the lizardfolk stat blocks in the Monster Manual to represent them, in addition to the variants described below.

Dragon Army Officer

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

":"Vicious Lance", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow"} to hit, range 100/400 ft

damage these weapons deal depends on the specific army. The stat blocks presented here represent Red Dragon Army troops with weapons infused by the fire of red dragons. You can represent followers of

Cloud Giant (variant)

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

":"Rock"} to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"4d10+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Fling. The giant

gains a +2 bonus to its AC against ranged weapon attacks, and all open flames within the aura are extinguished unless they are magical.Some adult cloud giants have the magical ability to create barriers

Rilsa Rael

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one

headquarters. In addition to hosting regular public forums in her shop, Rael tacitly oversees the Garden of Whispers, a maze of wood-and-paper screens where people from across the city can buy and sell secrets with Guild agents and each other, speaking through the barriers so as to maintain anonymity.

Arcane Eye Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You create an invisible, magical eye within range that hovers in the air for the duration. You mentally receive visual information from the eye, which has normal vision and darkvision out to 30 feet

of existence. A solid barrier blocks the eye's movement, but the eye can pass through an opening as small as 1 inch in diameter.

Sir Ursas

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spear"} to hit, reach 5 ft. and range 20/60 ft., one target

must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon. OUT ON LOAN The powerful relics possessed by Lynx Creatlach and Sir Ursas (see the “Special Equipment” section of their stat blocks) have been

Dragon Army Soldier

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Javelin"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

the specific army. The stat blocks presented here represent Red Dragon Army troops with weapons infused by the fire of red dragons. You can represent followers of other chromatic dragons by changing the fire damage to match the damage type associated with those dragons’ breath weapons.

Detect Thoughts Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

creatures you can’t see. When you cast the spell or as your action during the duration, you can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2

inches of any metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of lead blocks you. You can’t detect a creature with an Intelligence of 3 or lower or one that doesn’t speak any language. Once you

Daylight Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

A 60-foot-radius sphere of light spreads out from a point you choose within range. The sphere is bright light and sheds dim light for an additional 60 feet. If you chose a point on an object you are

holding or one that isn't being worn or carried, the light shines from the object and moves with it. Completely covering the affected object with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks

Dabus

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Flying Brick", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Grasping Ground (Recharge 6

. Where they travel, cracks in the mortar seal shut, stray bricks float back into place, and ruined city blocks are restored. These are dabus, the silent caretakers of Sigil and loyal servants of the

Snicker-Snack

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. It can speak, read, and understand Common, and its voice sounds silvery and melodic. Snicker-Snack craves the destruction of evil Dragons and urges

finish a long rest after that happens, you can attempt to regain the sword’s trust by making a contested Charisma check against Snicker-Snack. If you win the contest, your attunement to the weapon is instantly restored. Your attunement to the weapon can’t be restored in any other way.

Darkness Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose within range to fill a 15-foot-radius sphere for the duration. The darkness spreads around corners. A creature with darkvision can't see through this

with it. Completely covering the source of the darkness with an opaque object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the darkness. If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled.

Wall of Sand

Spells Elemental Evil Player's Companion

You conjure up a wall of swirling sand on the ground at a point you can see within range. You can make the wall up to 30 feet long, 10 feet high, and 10 feet thick, and it vanishes when the spell

ends. It blocks line of sight but not movement. A creature is blinded while in the wall’s space and must spend 3 feet of movement for every 1 foot it moves there.

Brain in a Jar

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Detect Sentience. The brain can sense the presence and location of any creature within 300 feet of it that has an Intelligence of 3 or higher, regardless of interposing barriers, unless the creature

, drink, or sleep.Chill Touch (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Chill Touch"} to hit, range 120 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation

Goblin Psi Commander

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

hit", "rollAction":"Psychic Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psychic Blade", "rollDamageType

of their psionic abilities, goblin psi commanders wield blades of pure psychic energy. They can throw barriers of mental force while toppling foes with a single, mind-splitting burst. Psionic

Flaming Sphere Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

A 5-foot-diameter sphere of fire appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within range and lasts for the duration. Any creature that ends its turn within 5 feet of the sphere must make a

a creature, that creature must make the saving throw against the sphere's damage, and the sphere stops moving this turn. When you move the sphere, you can direct it over barriers up to 5 feet tall

Tomb Tapper

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

feet of it and can use an action to pinpoint the location of any creature, object, or area in that range that bears magic. This sense penetrates barriers but is blocked by a thin sheet of lead. Tunneler

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Sledgehammer"} to hit, reach 15 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (6d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"6d6+6","rollType":"roll","rollAction

Faerie Pathlighter

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Shining Strike"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shining Strike

most mortals. While ouphes are related to Eldraine’s faeries, the faeries treat them like distant (and somewhat embarrassing) cousins. Ouphes can be represented with the stat blocks for Pixie

Forest Master

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

", "rollAction":"Moon Bolt"} to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Moon Bolt", "rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage

. The wall of briars lasts until the start of the Forest Master’s next turn. The wall blocks line of sight and counts as difficult terrain for all creatures except the Forest Master. The first time

Wall of Thorns Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You create a wall of tough, pliable, tangled brush bristling with needle-sharp thorns. The wall appears within range on a solid surface and lasts for the duration. You choose to make the wall up to

60 feet long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick or a circle that has a 20-foot diameter and is up to 20 feet high and 5 feet thick. The wall blocks line of sight. When the wall appears, each creature

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