In the DMG 2024 the sphere of annihilation got some massive buffs that went pretty much unnoticed. The dexterity saving throw went from 13 to 19 and it’s damage has been doubled from 4d10 to 8d10. In the new version it’s also specifically stated that you make the arcana check to take control of the sphere, not move it. Acererak’s stat block says that “he has a sphere of annihilation under his control” which can be interpreted as him not having to make the arcana check every turn to control it (unless contested). That would mean that he can use his bonus action every turn to touch most of the party with the sphere (due to his insane intelligence modifier). Furthermore the new talisman of the sphere states that the movement of the sphere when you use the talisman doesn’t have to be in a straight line. This means that acererak (or anyone else) could move the sphere back and forth through the space of an enemy, potentially dealing upwards of 72d10 with a single bonus action (assuming an intelligence modifier of 8).
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r/DnD In the DMG 2024 the sphere of annihilation got some massive buffs that went pretty much unnoticed. The dexterity saving throw went from 13 to 19 and it’s damage has been doubled from 4d10 to 8d10. In the new version it’s also specifically stated that you make the arcana check to take control of the sphere, not move it. Acererak’s stat block says that “he has a sphere of annihilation under his control” which can be interpreted as him not having to make the arcana check every turn to control it (unless contested). That would mean that he can use his bonus action every turn to touch most of the party with the sphere (due to his insane intelligence modifier). Furthermore the new talisman of the sphere states that the movement of the sphere when you use the talisman doesn’t have to be in a straight line. This means that acererak (or anyone else) could move the sphere back and forth through the space of an enemy, potentially dealing upwards of 72d10 with a single bonus action (assuming an intelligence modifier of 8). submitted by /u/Allto_soul [link] [comments]
In the DMG 2024 the sphere of annihilation got some massive buffs that went pretty much unnoticed. The dexterity saving throw went from 13 to 19 and it’s damage has been doubled from 4d10 to 8d10. In the new version it’s also specifically stated that you make the arcana check to take control of the sphere, not move it. Acererak’s stat block says that “he has a sphere of annihilation under his control” which can be interpreted as him not having to make the arcana check every turn to control it (unless contested). That would mean that he can use his bonus action every turn to touch most of the party with the sphere (due to his insane intelligence modifier). Furthermore the new talisman of the sphere states that the movement of the sphere when you use the talisman doesn’t have to be in a straight line. This means that acererak (or anyone else) could move the sphere back and forth through the space of an enemy, potentially dealing upwards of 72d10 with a single bonus action (assuming an intelligence modifier of 8).
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