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Iron Bands D&D 2024

New in 2024 This magic item was added in the 2024 rules. There is no D&D 2014 entry for it. Browse D&D 2014 magic items.

Rarity
Rare

Wondrous Item, Rare

This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter and weighs 1 pound. You can take a Magic action to throw the sphere at a Huge or smaller creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself. As the sphere moves through the air, it opens into a tangle of metal bands.

Make a ranged attack roll with an attack bonus equal to your Dexterity modifier plus your Proficiency Bonus. On a hit, the target has the Restrained condition until you take a Bonus Action to issue a command that releases it. Doing so or missing with the attack causes the bands to contract and become a sphere once more.

A creature that can touch the bands, including the one Restrained, can take an action to make a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check to break the iron bands. On a successful check, the item is destroyed, and the Restrained creature is freed. On a failed check, any further attempts made by that creature automatically fail until 24 hours have elapsed.

Once the bands are used, they can’t be used again until the next dawn.

RollQuest summary Magic action: throw at a HUGE or smaller creature within 60 ft, a ranged attack roll using your DEX modifier plus your Proficiency Bonus. On a hit the target is Restrained until you take a Bonus Action to release it. DC 20 STR (Athletics) to break the bands, destroying them. Not usable again until the next dawn.

SRD 5.2.1, p.228 · CC BY 4.0

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