There are 14 force spells in DnD 5e. The classes with the most force spells include Wizards (8), Sorcerers (6), and Warlocks (3).
Here is a list of all the force spells in DnD 5e from the game’s three main sourcebooks for spells (Player’s Handbook, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything).
Force Spells in 5e
Spell Name | Level | Save | Classes |
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Eldritch Blast | 0 (cantrip) |
Warlock |
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Sword Burst | 0 (cantrip) | Dexterity |
Sorcerer Warlock Wizard |
Chaos Bolt* | 1st-level |
Sorcerer |
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Magic Missile | 1st-level |
Sorcerer Wizard |
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Zephyr Strike | 1st-level |
Ranger |
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Spiritual Weapon | 2nd-level |
Cleric |
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Banishing Smite | 5th-level | ||
Bigby’s Hand | 5th-level |
Sorcerer Wizard Artificer |
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Steel Wind Strike | 5th-level |
Ranger Wizard |
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Disintegrate | 6th-level | Dexterity |
Sorcerer Wizard |
Tenser’s Transformation | 6th-level |
Wizard |
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Mordenkainen’s Sword | 7th-level |
Bard Wizard |
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Blade Of Disaster | 9th-level |
Sorcerer Warlock Wizard |
*Chaos Bolt can also deal acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, psychic, or thunder damage.
The two force spells that require a saving throw require a Dexterity save.
Monster Interactions with Force Spells
2 creatures are immune to force damage, 5 are resistant to it, and 0 are vulnerable to it. This is based on the 818 creatures in DnD 5e’s main monster sourcebooks (Monster Manual, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons).
Force damage is the least resisted/immune damage type in the game.
Monster Interactions with Damage Types
Type | Immune | Resistant | Vulnerable |
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Acid | 29 | 34 | 0 |
Cold | 38 | 123 | 4 |
Fire | 73 | 94 | 13 |
Force | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Lightning | 29 | 92 | 0 |
Necrotic | 26 | 34 | 0 |
Poison | 207 | 21 | 0 |
Psychic | 21 | 19 | 1 |
Radiant | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Thunder | 5 | 29 | 2 |