Brisk Blades

1st-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 reaction, when you start your turn
• Range: self
• Components: V, M (two light melee weapons)
• Duration: Concentration, up to a minute.

As part of casting this spell, you can unsheathe two light melee weapons. These blades become wreathed in a sharp wind, which extend beyond the end of the blade. Until the spell ends, the damage die for these weapons become 1d10, and both weapons are considered magic weapons.

Dark Pounce

1st-level conjuration

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: self
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 round

The first time before the end of your next turn you make a running jump, you instead teleport to your landing location. If this jump would take you into a Large or smaller creature's space, that creature must make a Strength saving throw. On a failure, the creature is pushed 5 feet back, falls prone and you land in its original location. On a success, you appear 5 feet short of your destination.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 3rd-level slot or higher, you can cast it with a bonus action.

Fade Assault

1st-level illusion

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: self
• Components: S
• Duration: instantaneous

As part of the action used to cast the spell you can take the hide action. Your presence slowly fades from existence as a mirage forms around your body. Creatures have disadvantage on Wisdom (perception) checks to detect you.

Additionally, you are invisible for the duration of your next turn. Anything you are wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on your person.

Toxic Grip

1st-level transmutation (ritual)

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: self
• Components: S, M (one basic poison worth 100 gold)
• Duration: Concentration, up to a minute.

You harness your spellcasting to magically sequester poison into your hands. Until the spell ends, you can use your bonus action to have poison flow onto any melee weapons you are holding. A creature you hit with a poisoned slashing or piercing weapon takes an additional 1d4 poison damage.

The poison lasts for the duration of the spell. If this spell is cast as a ritual its duration is concentration, up to an hour.

Veins of Vigor

1st-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: self
• Components: V, M (a vial of the spellcaster's blood)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

Dark fluid runs through your body, which becomes supernaturally enhanced. You use your spellcasting ability modifier for the attack and damage rolls of unarmed strikes. When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot 2nd or higher, you can roll a 1d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike. You use your spellcasting ability modifier in place of Strength or Dexterity for checks you make. When you cast this spell using a 3rd-level slot or higher, it is no longer concentration.

Feral Rage

2nd-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 30 ft.
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

You choose one beast within range, which turns feral. The beast gains advantage on Strength Checks and Strength saving throws, resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage, and gains a +2 bonus to the damage rolls.

An unwilling creature that succeeds on a Wisdom saving throw is unaffected. On a failure, on each of it's turns it must move towards and attack the closest creature. The target can repeat the Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns. On a success, the spell ends.

This spell has no effect on a creature with intelligence higher than 5.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage bonus increases by 1 for each spell level above second.

Honed Edge

2nd-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: self
• Components: V, S, M (a weapon)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

You magically hone your blade to the point that it passes through bone and sinew as if through thin air. Your attacks with that weapon within the spells duration deal an additional 2d8 force damage. If you rolled a one on any of these d8s, the magic preserving the edge fails, and the spell ends.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the spell does an additional 1d8 force damage for each spell level above second.

Spell Flux

2nd-level abjuration

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V, M (a vial of ink)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You start projecting a protective magical force which emanates from your hand. You have half cover from attacks and damaging effects you can see, but cannot use your hand in any other way, except for somatic components of spells you cast. You also gain no benefit from a shield.

If a ranged attack hits the spell flux (the attack would have hit your original AC but misses your AC with the +2 bonus from cover) you can choose for the blow to be deflected. Make a ranged spell attack on a creature of your choice within 30 feet of you, dealing the damage and effect of the original attack on a hit.

If you lose concentration on this spell, you can reweave the lingering magical energies on a subsequent turn using your bonus action.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the spell grants three-quarter cover.

Sinister Blade

2nd-level enchantment

• Casting Time: 1 reaction
• Range: 15 feet
• Components: S, M (any weapon)
• Duration: Concentration, up to a minute

As a reaction to a hostile creature coming into range, or a creature in range becoming hostile, you unsheathe part of your blade. You imbue this simple implication with a magically binding threat. That creature can choose to end its turn immediately and be charmed by you and your allies until the spell ends or until you or your companions do something harmful to it.

If it isn't charmed, it must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is frightened of you and you have advantage on melee attack rolls against it. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Wisdom saving throw. On a success, the spell ends on the target.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the spell does not require concentration.

Level 3 spells

Lance of Light

3rd-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp)
• Duration: instantaneous

Light condenses on your weapon, elongating it into a lance of dazzling light. You point this weapon in a direction of your choice, and then near instantly travel along a line 30 feet long in that direction. If you point at a creature within range, it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of your turn.

If you would impact a creature along the way, your movement stops early and you must immediately make a melee weapon attack against that creature, using the weapon used in the casting. On a hit, the target takes an additional 3d6 radiant damage plus 1d6 radiant damage for every ten feet traveled along the line. If you impact a solid surface, you stop and can choose to not make the attack.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the spell's range increases by 30 for each slot level above the third.

Meteor Drop

3rd-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: V
• Duration: instantaneous

You leap 10 feet into the air and slam down in an unoccupied location within range. You don't provoke opportunity attacks with this movement, and you can't use this spell if there isn't at least 10 feet of open space directly above you. Creatures within 10 feet of the target location must make a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d10 bludgeoning damage.

A creature you are grappling when you cast this spell travels with you, making the saving throw at disadvantage .

If you cast this spell while airborne, the radius of the area of effect increases by 5 feet for each 10 feet you are above your target location, up to a maximum of 30 feet. You still take fall damage.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage of the spell increases by 1d10 for each slot level above the third. At 5th level creatures who fail the saving throw are also knocked prone.

Nystal's Crystal Dagger

3rd-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 90 feet.
• Components: V, M (a small stone)
• Duration: Instantaneous

You conjure a splendid shard of light and hurl it at a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. If you hit, you deal 4d12 force damage. If you miss, the shard reassembles and returns to you. You regain an expended spell slot of level 2 or lower.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage of the spell increases by 1d12 for each slot level above the third. You can regain a spell slot below the spell slot used to cast it.

Projected Attack

3rd-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, M (any weapon)
• Duration: Instantaneous

As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee weapon attack against one creature or location within the spell's range. Depending on the damage the weapon deals, the spell has a different effect:

• Slashing. A crescent of energy races from the attack, and each creature in a 30-foot cone (oriented as you choose) in the direction of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw.
• Piercing. A pure beam of energy streams from the attack, and each creature in a 60-foot line, 5 foot wide line must make a Dexterity saving throw.
• Bludgeoning. Explosive energy emanates from the attack, and each creature other than you within 10 feet of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw.

On a failed save, creatures take 2d12 radiant damage, are pushed back 10 feet from the target of your attack, and fall prone. A creature that is hit with your attack has disadvantage on the save, and on fail takes 2d12 radiant damage, is pushed back 10 feet from you and falls prone.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage of the spell increases by 1d12 for each slot level above the third.

Splinterburst

3rd-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: 60 ft.
• Components: V, S
• Duration: instantaneous

You energize a section of once living material and cause it to explode outwards launching splintering shrapnel. Pick one of the following options when you cast the spell:

• You can gesture towards a 5 foot by 5 foot section of wall or flooring, or a nonmagical wooden object, which is destroyed. Each creature within 20 feet of the target must make a dexterity saving throw. A creature standing next to the section of wood, or holding the object makes the save at disadvantage.
• As part of the action used to cast this spell, you lob a pinecone (or similar object) at a location within range. Each creature within 20 feet of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw.

A creature takes 6d6 piercing damage on a failed Dexterity save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th or higher, you can also target a creature. If you do so, and the target is a plant creature or a creature comprised of wood, the radius of the area of effect increases to 40 feet. The creature makes the saving throw with disadvantage, and the spell deals maximum damage to it. If you target a nonmagical plant that isn't a creature, such as a tree or shrub, it is destroyed.

Thunderwreathed Fists

3rd-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: self
• Components: V, M (gunpowder)
• Duration: Concentration, up to one minute

Energy lances up your arms as you imbue your blows with booming energy of the thunder demiplane, accelerating them to supersonic speeds. You use your spellcasting ability modifier for the attack and damage rolls of unarmed strikes. When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action. Your unarmed strikes deal an additional 1d8 thunder damage and push back the target 5 feet on a hit.

On a hit, you can channel the spell's energy into a final blow, ending the spell. Each creature within a 20 foot cone in the direction of your attack must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take 4d8 thunder damage and fall prone. On a success, they take half damage and suffer no other effects.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage of the spell increases by 1d8 for each slot level above the third. The damage of the final attack also increases by 1d8.

Transfixing Daggers

3rd-level transmutation

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 20 feet
• Components: V, M (a belt of at least 6 daggers)
• Duration: Concentration, up to one minute

You cast a flurry of shimmering daggers forward. Each creature in a 20-foot cone must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 6d4 slashing damage on a failed save, or half damage on a success.

Immediately after casting this spell, you can use your bonus action to call the daggers back. After reaching the end of the range of the spell, the daggers slow to a stop, reverse, and speed back towards you. Creatures in the area of effect who failed the first save must make another Dexterity saving throw or take the damage again.

A creature within 5 feet of you has disadvantage on these saves.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage of the spell increases by 2d4 for each slot level above the third.

Level 4 spells

Shadow Clone

4th-level illusion

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self
• Components: S
• Duration: 1 minute

You disappear from the path of an imminent attack, leaving behind a wispy shadow, before launching a powerful counterattack. Choose a prepared spell of 3rd level or lower, that targets only one creature, and doesn’t have a range of self. This is your counterattack spell.

The next time you are targeted by a melee attack, you teleport away, leaving a shadowy clone to take the blunt of the blow. The attack automatically misses you and you teleport to a location within line of sight of that creature and within range of your counterattack spell. You cast that spell at the lowest level it can be cast, without expending a Spell Slot, targeting the triggering creature. If that spell requires an attack roll, you have advantage on the first attack.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th or higher, your counterattack spell can be of a level lower than that used to cast Shadow Clone.

Spirit Warriors

4th-level conjuration

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: V, M (a weapon)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You summon two humanoid creatures in unoccupied spaces within range. They have your ability scores, proficencies, AC, and wield the weapon you used to cast this spell. When a spirit warrior takes damage, you must succeed on a saving throw using your spellcasting ability against a DC equal to half the damage dealt to it or it disappears. They deal an additional 2d6 psychic damage on a hit and can make attacks of opportunity.

Each spirit warrior take their turn on your initiative, though they don't take an action unless you telepathically command them to. On your turn, you can telepathically command each spirit warrior to move to a location within range of you (no action required by you). You can use the Attack action to telepathically command a spirit warrior to make a melee weapon attack at a creature within its reach. If you’re able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th or higher, you summon one additional spirit warrior for each slot level above the third.

Spike of Dis

4th-level conjuration

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, M (any piercing weapon)
• Duration: Instantaneous

You imbue your weapon with the curse of Dis's kiss and make an overhead strike. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within range, dealing 2d12 piercing damage on a hit.

On a hit or a miss, you can use your bonus action to summon thin barbed spikes that rupture from the 5-foot square attacked. The creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d12 piercing damage and be restrained until it uses its action to free itself.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage of the spell attack and area of effect increases by 1d12 for each slot level above the third.

Temporal Thrust

4th-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: 15 feet.
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You brace yourself and briefly thrust yourself through the ethereal plane, teleporting to a location within range. Immediately after this teleport, you can attempt to shove a creature through time as part of the spell. The creature must instead make a Charisma saving throw.

On a failed save one of the effects below occurs (your choice):

• Temporal Jump. The target is banished to a harmless demiplane until the end of its next turn. While there, the target is Incapacitated. No time passes for the target while it is banished.
• Temporal Acceleration. The target is banished to a harmless demiplane until the start of its next turn. Any spells affecting the target with a duration less than one hour end, as well as any such spells the target is concentrating on.

After the effect, the target appears 15 feet away from the location you teleported to, in a straight line. If there isn't a clear path to the destination, the creature appears in front of the obstruction.

Rimestrike

5th-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: self
• Components: V, M (an empty two-handed hilt)
• Duration: Concentration, up to one minute

You evoke the chill of the demiplane of ice blade in your hilt. The blade that extrudes from it is similar in size and shape to a greatsword, and it lasts for the Duration.

While you are wielding this blade you can use an action to make a melee spell attack at a creature within 5 feet, dealing 6d6 damage on a hit and chilling them. Until the spell ends or another creature is chilled, their speed is halved. If you miss or aim at the area in front of you, you cause ice to splay outwards. Each creature in a 15 feet long 5 feet wide line emanating from you must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d6 cold damage.

When the spell ends, a chilled creature starts to freeze over. The creature takes an additional 4d6 cold damage and must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Constitution saving throw. On a success, the effect ends on the target.

Rimestrike

5th-level evocation

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: self
• Components: V, M (an empty two-handed hilt)
• Duration: Concentration, up to one minute

You evoke the chill of the demiplane of ice blade in your hilt. The blade that extrudes from it is similar in size and shape to a greatsword, and it lasts for the Duration.

While you are wielding this blade you can use an action to make a melee spell attack at a creature within 5 feet, dealing 6d6 damage on a hit and chilling them. Until the spell ends their speed is halved. If you miss or aim at the area in front of you, you cause ice to splay outwards. Each creature in a 15 feet long 5 feet wide line emanating from make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, they take 4d6 cold damage, or half on a success.

When the spell ends, a chilled creature starts to freeze over. The creature takes an additional 4d6 cold damage and must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Constitution saving throw. On a success, the effect ends on the target.

Flashpalm

evocation cantrip

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 turn

You open your clenched hand and a glaring light pulses out, disorienting a creature within range that can see you. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 1d4 radiant damage, and it blinded until the end of the turn.

The spell's damage increases by 1d4 when you reach 5th level (2d4), 11th level (3d4), and 17th level (4d4).

Sending Blade

evocation cantrip

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, M (a weapon)
• Duration: instantaneous

As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a ranged attack with a melee weapon against one creature within the spell's range, otherwise the spell fails. Your magic accelerates your weapon to uncannny speeds over the course of its trajectory. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects. If the target was in the second range of your thrown weapon, it takes an additional 1d8 piercing damage.

This spell's damage increases when you reach higher levels. At 5th level, the attack deals an extra 1d8 piercing damage to the target, and the damage the target if it is beyond the first range of the spell increases to 1d8. Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level and 17th level.

Alternatively, you can cast this cantrip on a weapon that doesn't have the thrown property. It gains a thrown range of 20/60 until the end of your next turn, and floats in the air, close at hand, vibrating softly.

Siphoning Strike

necromancy cantrip

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, M (a weapon)
• Duration: 1 round

As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell's range, otherwise the spell fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects and if you reduce a hostile creature to 0 hit points, you siphon off a bit of its soul. Your next attack with that weapon before the end of your next turn deals additional damage equal to your spellcasting modifier.

This spell's damage increases when you reach higher levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the target, and the necrotic damage to the following attack increases to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level and 17th level.

Rimeshard

conjuration cantrip

• Casting Time: 1 bonus action.
• Range: 10 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: concentration, up to 1 minute.

From thin air, you use your magic to crystalize a pristine glass-like weapon. The weapon can take on the form of any melee weapon, which sublimates into nothingness at the end of your turn unless you are wielding it. An attack with the weapon does cold damage instead of its normal type, and if you score a critical hit with it, it shatters and deals an additional 1d12 cold damage. When you cast this spell, you can conjure two weapons, one in each hand, as long as both weapons are light weapons.

The spell's damage on a critical hit increases by 1d12 when you reach 5th level (2d12), 11th level (3d12), and 17th level (4d12).

Vexatious Blade

enchantment cantrip

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, M (a weapon)
• Duration: 1 round

As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell's range, otherwise the spell fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects, and their mind is shrouded in dark intent until the start of your next turn. If the target doesn't target you with an attack or spell before then, they take 1d10 psychic damage, and the spell ends.

This spell's damage increases when you reach higher levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d10 psychic damage to the target, and the damage the target takes for not targeting you increases to 2d10. Both damage rolls increase by 1d10 at 11th level and 17th level.

Witchblade

conjuration cantrip

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 round

You summon a shard of vile energy and plunge it into a nearby foe. You teleport to an unoccupied location in range and make a melee spell attack at a creature within in reach, dealing 1d8 poison damage on a hit. After your attack you immediately teleport back to your original location.

The spell's damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).