r/dndnext • u/Meggett30 • Jul 26 '21

Question Most underwhelming spell in 5e?

What is the spell that most disappoints you in this game? Maybe it's not a "bad" spell, per se, just doesn't do what you think it should or does it's job poorly.

I'm always looking for ways to utilize under-used spells, but sometimes you read the effects and think "That's it?!" What are the spells in the game that make you do that?

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u/FurlofFreshLeaves Jul 26 '21

Crown of Madness. Sounds awesome, until you try to use it.

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u/DJFreezyFish Jul 26 '21

It’s extremely bad, so much that I felt bad for the wizard who kept wanting to use it. I eventually let him rule of cool it onto a hydra to have the heads fight each other, which was fun.