Level
2nd
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
30 ft.
(30 ft. )
Components
S, M *
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Conjuration
Attack/Save
Melee
Damage/Effect
Force
You flourish the weapon used in the casting and then unleash a line of razor-sharp wind 30 feet long and 5 feet wide that emanates from you in a direction you choose. You make a melee spell attack against up to five creatures in the effected area. On a hit, a target takes 6d6 force damage. If the weapon used in the casting is a magic weapon you add +2 to the attack and damage rolls of this spell.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.
* - (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp)
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Posted Sep 21, 2024Steel Wind Strike is one of my favorite spells in the game because it gives Rangers and Wizards the ability to do a really cool melee attack that sounds like it's straight out of an anime without needing to completely invest into weapon damage. I also really like the fantasy of a melee War Magic Wizard who actually uses melee spells with their weapon.
So I made this. It's supposed to basically be a low level version of Steel Wind Strike. It's probably not going to out-damage good ol Fireball, but it should fulfill the same fantasy Steel Wind Strike does without being too problematic.
I made it benefit from magic weapons to build on the idea that while the damage you do is because of magic, the spell involves using a weapon to do that damage. So the spell should improve when you're using a better weapon.