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Shadow Blade
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For the weapon created by this spell, see Shadow Blade (weapon). For the passive feature, see Shadow Blade (passive feature).
damage.
Description
Weave a shadowy shortsword in your hand that deals 2d8 damage. When you use the sword to attack a target that is in dim light or darkness, you make the Attack Roll with 
Advantage.
The shadow blade can be unequipped and equipped again, but must remain on the spellcaster's person.
Properties
- Cost
Bonus Action + 
Level 2 Spell Slot
- Damage: 2~16 + modifiers
- Details
Range: Self
At higher levels
- Upcasting: When you cast this spell using a 3rd or 4th-level spell slot, the damage increases to 3d8.
- Upcasting: When you cast this spell using a 5th or 6th-level spell slot, the damage increases to 4d8.
Technical details
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Spell flagsItem: Shadow Blade (weapon)
Shadow Blade – 
Duration: Until Long rest
2d8
Properties
Price: 65 gp 
Weight: 0.9 kg / 1.8 lb
Special properties
- Shadow Blade
- You have Advantage on
Attack rolls against Lightly or Heavily Obscured targets when using this blade.
How to learn
Classes:
- Class level 3: Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard
- Class level 7: Arcane Trickster
- Class level 8: Eldritch Knight
Granted by items:
Shadow Blade Ring (
Recharge: Short rest)
Other ways to learn:
Notes
- The caster has innate proficiency with the summoned weapon, so wizards and sorcerers who lack Shortsword proficiency can still use it to its fullest potential.
- Using any Hireling, levelling them up until they can cast the spell, then adding any item to their inventory, immediately recalling their soul, and hiring them again creates a permanent Shadow Blade in their inventory which anyone can use. It is then possible to do this again to have two Shadow Blades to
them. This weapon is not upcast afterwards; even if upcast, it only uses the base damage.
