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• Rusting Grasp
  created: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.029-04:00
  modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.029-04:00
  published: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.029-04:00
  tags:
• ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/valdaspire24
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/druid
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/necromancer
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/sorcerer
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/witch
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/wizard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/level/3rd-level
• ttrpg-cli/spell/school/transmutation
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/arcane-trickster
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/college-of-lore
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/drake-blooded
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/eldritch-knight
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/house-of-bishops
  cssclasses:
• json5e-spell
  obsidianUIMode: preview
  classes:
• Bard
• Bard (College of Lore)
• Druid
• Fighter (Eldritch Knight)
• Necromancer
• Rogue (Arcane Trickster)
• Sorcerer
• Warden (Drake-Blooded)
• Warmage (House of Bishops)
• Witch
• Wizard

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Rusting Grasp

3rd-level, Transmutation

• Casting time: 1 Action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You conjure a potent acid at your fingertips, which can corrode metal and burn flesh. Make a melee spell attack against a creature or object within your reach. On a hit, a creature takes 6d4 Acid damage and it has a -3 penalty to its AC, to a minimum of 10, for 1 hour.

If you target a nonmagical metal object with this spell that isn’t being worn or carried, you corrode and destroy parts of the object you choose that can fit within a 1-foot Cube.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 2d4 for each spell slot level above 3. If you target a nonmagical object, you can destroy an additional cubic foot for each slot level above 3.

Classes: Bard (College of Lore); Bard; Druid; Fighter (Eldritch Knight); Necromancer; Rogue (Arcane Trickster); Sorcerer; Warden (Drake-Blooded); Warmage (House of Bishops); Witch; Wizard

Source: Valda’s Spire of Secrets (2024) p. 0