Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 ft
Components: V
Duration: 1 minute
Save: Constitution
Conditions: Blinded
, Deafened
You can blind or deafen a foe. Choose one creature that you can see within range to make a Constitution saving throw. If it fails, the target is either blinded or deafened (your choice) for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make a Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell ends.
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 2nd.
Verbal Component:
Causa Exoculo / Causa Surduso
Verbal Component (Alternative):
Darkness falls, come forth the night! I curse thee eyes/ears with a withering blight.
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard, Rogue
Tags: Debuff
Source: Player's Handbook [5th Edition] (page 219)
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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).
