Spell reference · Updated September 2026
Mind Sliver
Cantrip Enchantment
Mind Sliver is an enchantment cantrip in D&D 5e (2024 rules), available to Psion, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard. Casting time: Action. Range: 60 feet. Duration: 1 round.
- Level
- Cantrip
- School
- Enchantment
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V
- Duration
- 1 round
Description
You try to disrupt a creature's thought processes within range. The target must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or take 1d6 Psychic damage and subtract 1d4 from the next saving throw it makes before the end of your next turn.
At Higher Levels
The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Classes that can cast Mind Sliver
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