Spell reference · Updated September 2026
Thorn Whip
Cantrip Transmutation
Thorn Whip is a transmutation cantrip in D&D 5e (2024 rules), available to Artificer, Druid. Casting time: Action. Range: 30 feet. Duration: Instantaneous.
- Level
- Cantrip
- School
- Transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S, M
- Duration
- Instantaneous
M (the stem of a prickly plant)
Description
You create a long, vine-like whip covered in thorns that lashes out at your command toward a creature in range. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the creature takes 1d6 Piercing damage, and if the creature is Large or smaller, you pull the creature up to 10 feet closer to you.
At Higher Levels
The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Classes that can cast Thorn Whip
ArtificerDruid
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