Level
7th
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
60 ft.
Components
V, S, M *
Duration
Concentration
1 Minute
School
Evocation
Attack/Save
Melee
Damage/Effect
Force
You create a sword-shaped plane of force that hovers within range. It lasts for the duration.
When the sword appears, you make a melee spell attack against a target of your choice within 5 feet of the sword. On a hit, the target takes 3d10 force damage. Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your turns to move the sword up to 20 feet to a spot you can see and repeat this attack against the same target or a different one.
* - (a miniature platinum sword with a grip and pommel of copper and zinc, worth 250 gp)
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The spell Bigby's hand uses a 5th level spell slot, has a longer range, can move further on a turn, and deals more average damage on subsequent turns, although less on the first turn.
Time to make a Actually nice Buffed version for my Foundry. Haha
This spell is trash, obviously, but reading this has made me come to the realization: spiritual weapon, one of the most powerful second level spells in the game, is non concentration. Who approved that, considering Cleric and Paladin are already likely the strongest classes in the game?
Bigby Hand do the same thing, better, and have multiple other use... That sad, cause this spell seems really cool, but without increasing the damage and giving additionnal use/effects, bigby hand and spiritual weapon are just superior without even upcasting them.
At the exact same level, you also have draconic transformation, that let you do more damage, aoe ones and give you a flying speed (and since its also a ba you can use a cantrip on the same turn if you cast it once already in combat) and crowns of stars that also deal more damage, dont use concentration, last for up to 8 hours and turns you into a source of light (not that useful, but thats a fun utility out of combat).