Bigby's Hand

5th-Level Evocation Spell (Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard)

Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (an eggshell and a glove)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You create a Large hand of shimmering magical energy in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The hand lasts for the duration, and it moves at your command, mimicking the movements of your own hand.

The hand is an object that has AC 20 and

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equal to your

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maximum. If it drops to 0

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, the spell ends. The hand doesn't occupy its space.

When you cast the spell and as a

A Bonus Action is a special action that you can take on the same turn that you take an action. You can't take more than one Bonus Action on a turn, and you have a Bonus Action to take only if a rule explicitly says so. See also Actions.

on your later turns, you can move the hand up to 60 feet and then cause one of the following effects:

• Clenched Fist. The hand strikes a target within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 5d8 Force damage.
• Forceful Hand. The hand attempts to push a Huge or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw, or the hand pushes the target up to 5 feet plus a number of feet equal to five times your spellcasting ability modifier. The hand moves with the target, remaining within 5 feet of it.
• Grasping Hand. The hand attempts to grapple a Huge or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw, or the target has the

  While you have the Grappled condition, you experience the following effects.

  Speed 0. Your Speed is 0 and can't increase.

  Attacks Affected. You have Disadvantage on attack rolls against any target other than the grappler.

  Movable. The grappler can drag or carry you when it moves, but every foot of movement costs it 1 extra foot unless you are Tiny or two or more sizes smaller than it.

  condition, with an escape DC equal to your spell save DC. While the hand grapples the target, you can take a

  A Bonus Action is a special action that you can take on the same turn that you take an action. You can't take more than one Bonus Action on a turn, and you have a Bonus Action to take only if a rule explicitly says so. See also Actions.

  to cause the hand to crush it, dealing Bludgeoning damage to the target equal to 4d6 plus your spellcasting ability modifier.
• Interposing Hand. The hand grants you Half

  Cover provides a degree of protection to a target behind it. There are three degrees of cover, each of which provides a different benefit to a target: Half Cover (+2 bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws), Three-Quarters Cover (+5 bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws), and Total Cover (can't be targeted directly). If behind more than one degree of cover, a target benefits only from the most protective degree. See also Combat.

  against attacks and other effects that originate from its space or that pass through it. In addition, its space counts as

  If a space is Difficult Terrain, every foot of movement in that space costs 1 extra foot. For example, moving 5 feet through Difficult Terrain costs 10 feet of movement. Difficult Terrain isn't cumulative; either a space is Difficult Terrain or it isn't.

  A space is Difficult Terrain if the space contains any of the following or something similar:

  • A creature that isn't Tiny or your ally
  • Furniture that is sized for creatures of your size or larger
  • Heavy snow, ice, rubble, or undergrowth
  • Liquid that's between shin- and waist-deep
  • A narrow opening sized for a creature one size smaller than you
  • A slope of 20 degrees or more
  for your enemies.

At Higher Levels: The damage of the Clenched Fist increases by 2d8 and the damage of the Grasping Hand increases by 2d6 for each spell slot level above 5.

Source: Player's Handbook, p. 246