When Khelben's Warding Whip is cast on the target creature it will dispel one spell protection of up to 8th level, and another for the next two consecutive rounds.
Description[]
| “ | Khelben's Warding Whip When this spell is cast, it dispels one spell protection of up to 8th level affecting the target creature. Every round thereafter till the duration of the spell expires, another spell protection will be removed from the target. The spells affected by Khelben's Warding Whip are Minor Spell Turning, Minor Globe of Invulnerability, Spell Immunity, Globe of Invulnerability, Minor Spell Deflection, Spell Turning, Spell Deflection, and Spell Shield. This will always dispel the highest-level spell protection affecting the target; if more than one same-level protection is active on the target simultaneously, one of them will be randomly chosen and dispelled. The target's Magic Resistance, if any, does not affect this spell. |
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Gameplay[]
This spell is the third lowest level spell remover available in the game. It is mostly similar to Secret Word. In terms of its utility, it can remove one of the listed spell protections each round, for the duration of the spell - a total of three rounds and three spell protections.
When the spell is cast on a target, a spell removal animation graphic is played over the target, and a text message is displayed on the combat log reading: "Spell Protections Removed". This text appears even if the target had no spell protections present, and even if there were multiple spell protections active. Only one spell protection will be removed (from the list in the spell description above) each round.
A Spell Shield will block this spell, and then the shield will be consumed. Khelben's Warding Whip will end and not continue on if it breaks on a Spell Shield.
Spell Immunity: Abjuration will not block this spell, even though the whip is an abjuration school spell.
A Warding Whip may be cast on a target who is invisible, sanctuaried or hidden.
This spell will bypass an illusionary protection such as Reflected Image or Mirror Image, even though the internal spell effects are not flagged to do so.
The spell description is missing Shield of the Archons and Magic Resistance (spell) as spell protections that can be removed by Khelben's Warding Whip, but it can remove both.
Spell protections removed by Khelben's Warding Whip[]
- Globe of Invulnerability
- Magic Resistance (spell)
- Minor Globe of Invulnerability
- Minor Spell Deflection
- Minor Spell Turning
- Shield of the Archons
- Spell Deflection
- Spell Immunity
- Spell Turning
- Spell Shield
Spell removal order[]
When a creature is protected by multiple spell protections, the whip will remove one of those, each round, in the following order:
- Spell Shield (will consume both Khelben's Warding Whip and the shield)
- The spell protection with the highest level (example Spell Turning before Minor Globe of Invulnerability.}
- Spell Immunity is usually one of the last ones removed.
If two or more spell protections have equal spell levels, the warding whip will randomly determine which spell protection is removed.
Example 1: - An enemy mage is protected by Spell Shield, Minor Spell Deflection, and Spell Immunity. The party mage casts Khelben's Warding Whip which connects with the enemies Spell Shield. The shield is consumed, and the warding whip is finished as well. Only the Spell Shield was removed, and the Warding Whip spell is done with.
Example 2: - A creature protected by Spell Deflection, Minor Globe of Invulnerability, and Spell Immunity is struck by Khelben's Warding Whip. The initial hit removes the Spell Deflection. The next round it might be either Minor Globe or Spell immunity (random), and on the third round, whichever spell protection remains will be removed.
Where to obtain its scroll[]
Shadows of Amn[]
- The Planar Sphere (Welcome room)
Throne of Bhaal[]
See also[]
Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
Spell Revisions mod has changed this arcane spell, revising its Spell School, effects, and description. See below:
Khelben’s Warding Whip
Level: 7
School: Evocation
Range: Medium
Duration: 3 rounds
Casting Time: 7
Area of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: None
When this spell is cast on the target creature, it will dispel one spell protection of up to 8th level or lower. Every round thereafter, until the duration of the spell expires, another spell protection will be removed from the target. This will always dispel the highest level of spell protection on the target first. If the target has two or more protections tied for the highest level, the choice will be random. The target’s magic resistance, if any, does not affect this spell.
The spell protection spells dispelled by Khelben’s Warding Whip are: Minor Spell Deflection, Non-Detection, Minor Globe of Invulnerability, Spell Deflection, Dispelling Screen, Globe of Invulnerability, Greater Spell Deflection, Shield of the Archons, and Mind Blank.
With the Sword Coast Stratagems mod Khelben's Warding Whip can't target invisible or hidden creatures (with SCS or SR or both mods) without first exposing or revealing the target creature.