What kind of damage is spiritual weapon?

You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that lasts for the Duration or until you cast this spell again. When you cast the spell, you can make a melee spell Attack against a creature within 5 feet of the weapon. On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your Spellcasting ability modifier.

Does spiritual weapon count as an action?

2 Answers. A spiritual weapon (created by the spell of the same name) uses your bonus action for movement and attacking. It does not have its own actions, bonus actions or reactions. The Spiritual Weapon spell has a casting time of 1 bonus action and range of 60 feet.

Is spiritual weapon an object?

A pact weapon is a physical object that someone else can pick up. A spiritual weapon is a spell effect.

Does divine strike work with spiritual weapon?

Because you are using a spell attack rather than a weapon attack, Divine Strike can’t be used with Spiritual weapon.

What level spell is spiritual weapon?

2nd level spell
Spiritual Weapon is a 2nd level spell on the Cleric spell list. It takes a bonus action to cast and lasts for one minute. When you cast the spell, you create a spectral weapon within 60 feet of you and can make a melee spell attack against a creature within 5ft of that weapon.

Does spiritual weapon take a spell slot?

And even at higher levels, it scales with spell slot level, so it stays relevant and useful. Spiritual Weapon reads as follows: You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again.

Can you use spiritual weapon twice?

So each turn (if you want) you can use your bonus action to move and attack with the spiritual weapon and then do other things in your attack action. You can’t move or attack with the spiritual weapon during your attack action – only during the bonus action. You can never attack twice with it in one round/turn.

Does spiritual weapon use a spell slot?

Can you use spiritual weapon as a weapon?

No, you can’t use spiritual weapon as a melee weapon.

Can a paladin smite with spiritual weapon?

No, because thrown weapons are ranged attacks. Unfortunately, RAW opts for #1 – that is, a melee weapon attack is a melee attack made using a weapon (though some game features, like unarmed strikes, involve melee weapon attacks made with non-weapons).

How does divine strike work?

Calling forth from your deity you strike with the glory of the gods. As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell fails. On a hit, the target takes additional radiant damage equal to your spellcasting modifier.

What are the spiritual weapon?

Each element of God’s spiritual armor – the loin belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the sword of the Spirit, and the lance of prayer and supplication – are still vital, effective, and powerful weapons for the Body of Christ today.

What is a spiritual weapon 5e?

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) Spell – Spiritual Weapon – You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that lasts for the duration… You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again.

What is the AC of a spiritual weapon?

A spiritual weapon’s AC against touch attacks is 12 (10 + size bonus for Tiny object). If an attacked creature has spell resistance, you make a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) against that spell resistance the first time the spiritual weapon strikes it.

Does resistance work against magical forms in 5e?

In 5e, it is assumed that Resistance is effective against all forms of the damage being resisted, including Magical forms unless stated otherwise. This is in stark contrast to the RIFTS system where magical weapons or things like Magical Fire override immunity and resistance unless it specifically states otherwise.

What makes a spell resemble a specific weapon?

Clerics of deities who are associated with a particular weapon (as St. Cuthbert is known for his mace and Thor for his hammer) make this spell’s effect resemble that weapon. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above 2nd.