So as DM, I would generally maintain that a Shadow Blade must have a value that at least exceeds 1sp.įollowing the Rules as Written, no, the spells do not work together. Even an 18th level Wizard who has chosen Shadow Blade as one of their 'Mastered Spells' (PHB, 112) still places value on A) their time spent casting the spell, and B) the concentration spent maintaining the spell instead of any other spell they'd rather be maintaining.Īnd if the spell isn't being provided by an 18th level wizard who can produce it at will, then it must be provided by either a character who does have a limit on how many times they can cast it in a day or a spell scroll, which (for a 2nd level spell) has a value between 100gp and 500gp (depending on whether you use the table in the PHB or the table in Xanathar's Guide to Everything). As DM, I would rule that the blade must have a non-insignificant valueįor starters, spells aren't free. Unfortunately, Xanathar's Guide to Everything doesn't have a section that stipulates the value of 'Gloom' as a raw material, nor does any other 5e sourcebook (that I'm aware of), so the value of the created blade is indeterminable except by DM ruling. Only if your DM agrees that the value of the created temporary blade is at least 1sp

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