There are 51 Constitution save spells in DnD 5e. Constitution save spells typically force the target to contend with something that affects their physical form. Many Con save spells deal damage (39/51) and/or cause debuffs to enemies (28/51). They are primarily found in the evocation, necromancy, and transmutation schools of magic.

Here are all the 5e spells that force a Constitution saving throw:

As you can see, Constitution saving throw spells don’t typically deal as much damage as some spells, but they do come with powerful rider effects. Spells that blind, poison, restrain, knock prone, and stun all can be found on Con save spells. The Frostbite cantrip is the perfect example of a Con save spell; lower damage (1d8) than most ranged cantrip spell attacks, but with an effective rider (disadvantage on the target’s next weapon attack).

Are Constitution Save Spells Good?

Constitution save spells will land less often than most spells, on average. However, this is purely based on the average ability modifiers among DnD 5e’s monsters in the game’s main monster sourcebooks. The average Constitution of monsters in 5e is 15.30 — the 1st-highest average ability score in the game.

For comparison, here are the average ability scores of the 802 monsters included in this data set: