Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness is a weapon action granted by Shar's Spear of Evening.

Description

Create a cloud of Darkness while you attack. ^{[See Notes]}

Properties

Cost

Action

Damage

Normal weapon damage

Details

Attack roll

 Range: Normal weapon range

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

Creates Area: Darkness

Recharge: Short rest

Area: Darkness

 Darkness

Duration: 3 turns

AoE: 3 m / 19 ft (Radius)

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

Granted by the weapons:

• Dagger of Shar (inaccessible)
• Shar's Spear of Evening

Notes

• As of Hotfix #6, the ingame tooltip for this action is inaccurate and missing key information:
  • The tooltip does not mention the fact that once you strike the main target, an additional attack is made against every creature within the 3 m / 10 ft radius around that target, including allies.
    • These additional attacks also deal Weapon DamagePiercing damage, including all normal weapon damage bonuses, despite some inconsistencies in the combat log.
    • On-hit reactions such as  Divine Smite can be applied to each creature hit by this action (at the cost of multiple spell slots, in the case of Divine Smite).
  • The tooltip claims there is an associated Constitution saving throw, but this is not true.
  • All targets within the radius of the darkness cloud are automatically Blinded, regardless of whether the attack hits them, unless they are immune to being blinded.