Faithful Hound (One)

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a.k.a. Mordenkainen's Faithful Hound

Faithful Hound[SRD5 OGL/CC-BY][1] [2] [3] (Spell)
Level: 4th-level spell
Class List: Artificer, Wizard
School: Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range:  30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny silver whistle, a piece of bone, and a thread)
Duration: 8 hours
Scales: False

You conjure a phantom watchdog in an unoccupied space that you can see within range, where it remains for the duration, until you dismiss it as an action, or until you move more than 100 feet away from it.

The hound is invisible to all creatures except you and can’t be harmed. When a Small or larger creature comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the password that you specify when you cast this spell, the hound starts barking loudly. The hound sees invisible creatures and can see into the Ethereal Plane. It ignores illusions.

At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts to bite one creature within 5 feet of it that is hostile to you. The hound’s attack bonus is equal to your spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a hit, it deals 4d8 piercing damage.


Sources and Notes[edit]

  1. SRD5:
  2. Mordenkainen is a copyrighted character name. © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause).
  3. class tags — WotC RPG Team (5 October 2023). UA 2023 Bastions and Cantrips. (Dungeons and Dragons One D&D) Wizards of the Coast.
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Level4 +
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