Shillelagh

Shillelagh is a cantrip (Transmutation). It imbues the caster's weapon with nature power.

Description

Quarterstaff or Club Required.

Your staff or club becomes magical: it deals 1d8 + Wisdom ModifierBludgeoning damage, and uses your Spellcasting Ability for Attack rolls.

Properties

Cost

Bonus action

Details

 Range: Self

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Condition: Shillelagh

 Shillelagh

Duration: 10 turns

Creature's weapon is magical and deals 1d8Bludgeoning damage. Attack rolls use the wielder's Spellcasting Ability Modifier.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 1: Druid, and Nature Domain (Domain Spell)

Feats:

•  Magic Initiate: Druid

Notes

• If learned via Magic Initiate: Druid, despite listing Wisdom as its casting ability in the tooltip, it will use the casting ability of the class that acquired the feat for both damage and attack rolls. i.e., taking the feat at 4th level in Bard will cause it to use Charisma.
• Martial Arts: Dextrous Attacks will override Shillelagh, causing attacks to use the Dexterity modifier even when Wisdom is higher.
• The enchanted weapon can be unequiped but not thrown or otherwise removed from the inventory.
• Shillelagh has two incantations: Canto Te, Latin for "I enchant you", and Para Bellum, Latin for "prepare for war".

External Links

• Shillelagh on the Forgotten Realms Wiki