Pillar of Darkness
6th-level evocation (Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard)
- Casting Time: 1 action
- Range: 60 feet
- Components: V, S, M (a pinch of coal dust)
- Duration: Instantaneous
A brightly glowing image of two rotating circles of glyphs appears, then a vertical column of pitch-black darkness erupts from one circle to the other. Each creature in a 10-ft. radius, 40-foot cylinder centered on a point within range must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 9d8 necrotic damage and is necrotized until the end of your next turn on a failed save. A creature takes half damage on a successful save. A creature that is killed by this spell can not be resurrected for 24 hours, and it corpse takes half as long to turn into an undead.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 6th.