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• Power Word Kill
  created: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.992-04:00
  modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.992-04:00
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• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/sorcerer
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/warlock
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/wizard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/level/9th-level
• ttrpg-cli/spell/school/enchantment
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Power Word Kill

9th-level, Enchantment

• Casting time: 1 Action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V
• Duration: Instantaneous

You compel one creature you can see within range to die. If the target has 100 Hit Points or fewer, it dies. Otherwise, it takes 12d12 Psychic damage.

Classes: Bard; Sorcerer; Warlock; Wizard

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 306. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)