This is a big one because it lasts 8 hours, has a. 1st level spell, 8 hour duration, target can add 1d8 to initiative rolls. We’ve covered rest casting it in the example. 1st level spell, 8 hour duration, gives the target a 13+Dexterity Armor Class. Or four frog orchestra if you Wildshape into another one. Here’s a short list of spells that are great to rest cast: Mage armor. Serve as sacrifice in case something need blood/a death to work.Īnd basically everything that as for requirement 'a living creature' where you wouldn't want to spend spell slots.Īs a Druid you could use all the charges to create frogs and use your Druid mojo to make a three frogs orchestra. Past 5th-level spells, it becomes difficult to judge the best spells available to Bards, as context matters too much to give a meaningful opinion. Confuse further creatures who had their senses impaired or who are relying on imprecise detection methods. Bards get a lot of good 5th-level spells. Help figuring out by where to escape when stuck in a place. Test the effects of a substance, area or magic phenomenon. Serve as decoys/body doubles when you Wildshape. Explain the origin of a noise (Guard: 'it must be a rat. Components: V, S, M (an agate worth at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes) Duration: Instantaneous. Create a distraction or grab attention. Bait predatory animals, non-sapient aggressive creatures, undead, constructs or any being compelled to attack living creatures regardless of their threat level into wasting their actions/moving away from their spot. (The thing is this is a prank item that the party joker gave me, meta game I know it's pranked but my character doesn't, however I'm struggling to come up with reasons to use it and spring the prank)The Hat of Vermin is a Common magic item, and IMO a lvl 9 Druid should be able to tell it lacks raw power pretty quickly, but there is plenty of ways to make tiny critters seful. The only niche situation I can think of is 'when I need to send an animal messenger to someone nearby but I can't find a nearby animal' or 'to chew a frog for the taste'. I'm looking at the description as written and. So my druid character has a Hat of Vermin at level 9.

9th level awaken 5e