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aliases:
- Insect Plague
created: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.060-04:00
modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.060-04:00
published: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.060-04:00
tags: - ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/xphb
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/cleric
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/druid
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/sorcerer
- ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/boon-of-siberys/sorcerer-spell
- ttrpg-cli/spell/level/5th-level
- ttrpg-cli/spell/school/conjuration
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/burden-of-calamity
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/circle-of-the-land/tropical-land
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/divine-soul/good
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/fiend-patron
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/pharaoh
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/swarmkeeper
cssclasses: - json5e-spell
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classes: - Bard
- Cleric
- Druid
- Druid (Circle of the Land, Tropical Land)
- Martyr (Burden of Calamity)
- Necromancer (Pharaoh)
- Ranger (Swarmkeeper)
- Sorcerer
- Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)
- Warlock (Fiend Patron)
Insect Plague
5th-level, Conjuration
- Casting time: 1 Action
- Range: 300 feet
- Components: V, S, M (a locust)
- Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
Swarming locusts fill a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point you choose within range. The Sphere remains for the duration, and its area is Lightly Obscured and Difficult Terrain.
When the swarm appears, each creature in it makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 4d10 Piercing damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature also makes this save when it enters the spell’s area for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there. A creature makes this save only once per turn.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 5.
Classes: Bard; Cleric; Druid (Circle of the Land, Tropical Land); Druid; Martyr (Burden of Calamity); Necromancer (Pharaoh); Ranger (Swarmkeeper); Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good); Sorcerer; Warlock (Fiend Patron)
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 289. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)