Power Word Kill
A single spoken syllable warps the air and can end a fight outright, dropping a weaker foe dead or a hardier one to the edge of death.
You utter the most powerful arcane word of power. Once targeted, the target is then temporarily immune for 10 minutes. The effect of the spell depends on the target's level.
14th or Lower The target dies instantly.
15th If the target has 50 Hit Points or fewer, it dies instantly; otherwise, it drops to 0 Hit Points and becomes Dying 1, or increases its Dying condition by 1 if it's already Dying.
16th or Higher The target takes 50 damage; if this brings the target to 0 Hit Points, the target dies instantly.
Rank 9 · Traditions Arcane
Cast 1 action
Range 30 feet
Duration varies
Heightened
- Heightened (10th) The levels at which each outcome applies increase by 2.
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