Whirling Blade

2nd-level transmutation (brandish) (Artificer,Sorcerer,Wizard)


  • Casting Time: 1 action
  • Range: 60-foot line
  • Components: V, S, M (a bladed weapon)
  • Duration: Concentration, 1 minute

You throw the weapon in your hand, which is then animated to strike on its own, attacking creatures in a line 60 feet long and 5 feet wide emanating from you. Choose up to four creatures you can see within the line. Make a melee spell attack against each target. On a hit, a target takes 3d8 magical damage of the same type that the weapon would inflict.

After these attacks, the weapon remains floating in mid-air in a space of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of whichever one of your chosen targets was farthest away from you, whether you hit that target or not.

After this spell is cast, until the end of your next turn, if the weapon is still on the same plane of existence as you, you can summon that weapon as a bonus action on your turn, causing it to teleport instantly to your hand.