When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the challenge rating increases by 1 for each slot level above 4th. Using the material component in this manner consumes it when the spell ends.Īt Higher Levels. While the spell lasts, the summoned demon can’t cross the circle or harm it, and it can’t target anyone within it. The circle is large enough to encompass your space.
If you stop concentrating on the spell before it reaches its full duration, an uncontrolled demon doesn’t disappear for 1d6 rounds if it still has hit points.Īs part of casting the spell, you can form a circle on the ground with the blood used as a material component. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns pursuing and attacking the nearest non-demons to the best of its ability. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. The demon has disadvantage on this saving throw if you say its true name. If you issue no command, it spends its turn attacking any creature within reach that has attacked it.Īt the end of each of the demon’s turns, it makes a Charisma saving throw. When you summon it and on each of your turns thereafter, you can issue a verbal command to it (requiring no action on your part), telling it what it must do on its next turn. Roll initiative for the demon, which has its own turns. The demon appears in an unoccupied space you can see within range, and the demon disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. Using a combination of unholy words, gestures, and a vial of blood from a humanoid who died in the last 24 hours, you call forth a demon from the Abyssal Plane and temporarily bind it to your will.Ĭomponents: V, S, M * (a vial of blood belonging to a humanoid that died within the past 24 hours) Summon Greater Demon is a 4th level spell that was added to the warlock and wizard spell lists as part of Xanathar’s Guide to Everything.
We’ll be going over what this spell does, how it works, what kinds of demons you can summon, and how to get the most out of this thoroughly risky ability. Welcome to our guide to using the Summon Greater Demon spell in Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Heralded by the blaring of ancient bronze horns and the stink of sulphur, crawling and clawing and slithering its way between the dimensions, the entity worms its way into our world. The air fills with half-discernible screams, and the shadows writhe with momentary life of their own. The ground shudders, as though fighting in vain against the urge to vomit. Far away, far below her feet in a nightmare dimension of blood, bone, and darkness, something hears her call. The warlock’s hands extend, twisting into a forbidden shape as her mouth utters foul words that ring out across the planes.