Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 ft (20 ft
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Components: V, S, M
Duration: Instantaneous
Damage Type: Multiple
Save: Dexterity
A hail of rock-hard ice pounds to the ground in a 20-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within range. Each creature in the cylinder must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage and 4d6 cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Hailstones turn the storm's area of effect into difficult terrain until the end of your next turn.
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the bludgeoning damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 4th.
Material Component:
a pinch of dust and a few drops of water
Verbal Component:
Tempestas di Glacius
Verbal Component (Alternative):
Powers of air, now bludgeon and slice; blistering cold, this storm of ice.
Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard, Rogue
Domain: Cold, Tempest
Tags: Damage
Source: Player's Handbook [5th Edition] (page 252)
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Other Planes and Effects
Below is information about this spell as it relates to other planes and area of effects (i.e. underwater). Some of the information is pulled official D&D sources (such as books and the twitter feeds of D&D officials), but other information is derived from forums and online discussions. As always, it is up to the DM to decide how they wish to handle spell effects.
Underwater - Verbal Component
Official rules have been verified by Jeremy Crawford - "No rule prohibits verbal components from working underwater. Keep in mind that if you're talking, you're not holding your breath." Hence, while submerged underwater and holding its breath, a creature can cast a spell that requires a verbal component. After casting the spell, if the creature can't breathe underwater, it immediately runs out of breath. The creature can survive for a number of rounds equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 round).
