Unshakable Bond

4th-level divination (Bard,Sorcerer,Wizard)


  • Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when a hostile creature you can see within 30 feet of you hits with an attack that damages you or one of your allies
  • Range: 30 feet
  • Components: V
  • Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

In the split-second a creature lets its guard down after it makes a successful attack, you batter your way into its mind. The creature that inflicted the triggering damage must make a Wisdom saving throw. It takes 4d10 psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. On a failed save, until the spell ends, you also gain all of the following benefits against the target: * As long as you and the target are on the same plane, you always know its location, and if you share a language you can communicate with it telepathically. * The target can't become hidden from you, and if it's invisible, it gains no benefits from this condition against you. * The target provokes opportunity attacks from you even if it takes the Disengage action before leaving your reach. * While you are on the same plane as the target, you always know its surface thoughts what is most on its mind in that moment and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can attempt to probe deeper into the creature's mind, as if with the detect thoughts spell. If you or the target are knocked unconscious or killed, the spell ends early.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the psychic damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 4th.