Darkness

See also: Shadow Arts: Darkness and Darkness (cloud)

Darkness is a level 2 evocation spell. This spell allows spellcasters to conjure a cloud of darkness in an area within range that obscures and inflicts blind to those within it.

Description

Create a cloud of magical darkness that Heavily Obscures and inflicts Blind to creatures within. Creatures cannot make ranged attacks into or out of it.

Properties

Cost: Action + Level 2 Spell Slot
Details: Range: 18 m / 60 ft; Creates Area: Darkness; Concentration

At higher levels

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

Area: Darkness

Darkness

Duration: 10 turns

AoE: 5 m / 17 ft (UNKNOWN SHAPE)

A shroud of magical darkness that Heavily Obscures and Blinds creatures within. Creatures cannot make ranged attacks into or out of the darkness.

Type: Cloud

Condition: Blinded

Blinded

Ranged attacks and spells have a range of 3 m / 10 ft and Attack Rolls suffer Disadvantage.
Attack Rolls against Blinded creatures have Advantage.

Blinded

How to learn

Classes:

Class Level 3: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, and Circle of the Land (Swamp)

Class Level 5: Oathbreaker (Oath Spell)

Class Level 6: College of Lore (via Magical Secrets)

Class Level 7: Eldritch Knight

Class Level 8: Arcane Trickster

Class Level 10: Bard (via Magical Secrets)

Races:

Character level 5: Drow, Drow Half-Elf, and Asmodeus Tiefling

(Character level is the sum of all class levels for a multi-classed character.)

Notes

Drow, Drow Half-Elves, and Asmodeus Tieflings can only cast the spell once per Long Rest.
Effects that grant sight in magical darkness, such as the Warlock Eldritch Invocation Devil's Sight, Eversight Ring from act 2, Shar's Spear of Evening from act 2, and Steelwatcher Helmet or Helldusk Helmet from act 3, allow ranged attacks into and out of this spell's area.
Ranged attacks made from the spell's area will have Advantage with the tag "Attacking from shadows", provided that the target does not have Darkvision or the attacker is outside its range. Note that this effect is in spite of Darkvision not allowing attacks into or seeing in Darkness.
The incantation for Darkness is Umbra, Latin for "shadow" or "shade".