DoD • Shadow Domain

Clerics of the Sacred Flame know that life is at all times a balance between the light and the dark. Most clerics uphold the flame, whose divine purpose is to hold back the darkness, and offer guidance to those who pass on. Clerics of the Shadow Domain are in tune with the dark side of the divine. They stand to balance all things, practicing the powers of shadow against their enemies. They know that not all deserve the light, and so sending foul horrors to the shadows is their form of righteous justice.

Domain Spells

1st-level Shadow Domain feature

You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed in the Shadow Domain Spells table. See the Divine Domain class feature in the Core Rules for how domain spells work.

Shadow Domain Spells

Cleric Level	Spells
1st	false life, sleep
3rd	darkness, pass without trace
5th	hypnotic pattern, nondetection
7th	black tentacles, greater invisibility
9th	cone of cold, dream

Bonus Cantrips

1st-level Shadow Domain feature

You learn the chill touch and minor illusion cantrips. These cantrips count as cleric spells for you, and don’t count against the number of cleric cantrips you know.

Shadow Sight

1st-level Shadow Domain feature

You can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, out to a distance of 300 feet.

Channel Divinity: Cloak of the Night

2nd-level Shadow Domain feature

You can use your Channel Divinity to invoke protective shadows.

As an action, you draw upon a curtain of magical shadow which lasts for 1 minute. When you do, choose one creature you can see within 60 feet of you to be enveloped by the cloak of the night (which can be yourself). While the cloak lasts, that creature has resistance to all damage while it is in dim light or darkness.

In addition, when you draw the cloak of night, all nonmagical light sources within 60 feet of you become extinguished. Magical light sources are dispelled if they were created by a spell with a level equal to or lower than your proficiency bonus.

Shifting Shadows

6th-level Shadow Domain feature

You can twist shadow around other creatures to pull them through space.

As an action, you can target one creature you can see within 60 feet of you that is in dim light or darkness. You teleport that creature up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space of your choice you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. The chosen space must be on a surface or in a liquid that can support the target without the target having to squeeze. An unwilling creature that succeeds on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC is unaffected.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Potent Spellcasting

8th-level Shadow Domain feature

You can add your Wisdom modifier to the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip.

Reborn in Darkness

17th-level Shadow Domain feature

You regain 10 Hit Points at the start of each of your turns while you are in darkness. If you take Radiant Damage, this regeneration doesn’t function until the start of your next turn. You can only die if you do not regenerate on your turn. Additionally, you do not age while you are in darkness.