Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 ft
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You utter a word of power that can compel one creature you can see within range to die instantly. If the creature you choose has 100 hit points or fewer, it dies. Otherwise, the spell has no effect.
Verbal Component:
Necokedavra
Verbal Component (Alternative):
(a single word. A word that relates to "kill". Words that may work: mortem, muerte, matar.)
Classes: Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Domain: War
Tags: Damage
Source: Player's Handbook [5th Edition] (page 266)
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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).
