Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 300 ft (20 ft
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Components: V, S, M
Duration: Instantaneous
Damage Type: Multiple
Save: Dexterity
Hail falls in a 20-foot-radius, 40-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point within range. Each creature in the Cylinder makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 2d10 Bludgeoning damage and 4d6 Cold damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Hailstones turn ground in the Cylinder into Difficult Terrain until the end of your next turn.
The Bludgeoning damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 4.
Material Component:
a mitten
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: Combat, Damage
Source: Player's Handbook (2024) (page 287)
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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).
