Dissonant whispers was an enchantment spell that created a cacophonous whisper that damaged a target and could make it run away.

How does Dissonant Whispers work?

You whisper a discordant melody that only one creature of your choice within range can hear, wracking it with terrible pain. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 3d6 psychic damage and must immediately use its reaction, if available, to move as far as its speed allows away from you.

Does dissonant whispers trigger booming blade?

NO, it does not. “As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell’s range, otherwise the spell fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal effects, and it becomes sheathed in booming energy until the start of your next turn.

Is Dissonant Whispers good 5e?

As others have said, Dissonant Whispers is one of the best spells in the game. This 5e dnd spell in the Player’s Handbook is an example of an effect. It moves you from the will and can cause you to activate an opportunity attack because it uses your response to maneuver you.

Is dissonant whispers a fear?

Dissonant whispers does not mention being frightened, and so Brave does not apply. (Narratively, the movement is framed as a result of the “discordant melody” causing “terrible pain”, not fear.) Of note is that no spell combines damage with inflicting the frightened condition in a single effect.

What does dissonant whispers do in D&D?

Is Tasha’s hideous laughter good?

Tasha’s Hideous Laughter inflicts incapacitation, which specifically breaks concentration. (Addresses in this answer and also this one). That can be potentially quite valuable at any level if you are up against spell casters a lot.

Does infestation trigger booming blade?

Thus, booming blade’s extra damage would not trigger. (Sidenote: infestation does not trigger opportunity attacks either, because it moves the creature without using its action, reaction, or movement.)

Does dissonant whispers cause Opportunity attacks?

Similarly, dissonant whispers requires the target to move using its reaction (if available), so that activity also provokes opportunity attacks. In contrast, a creature that’s pushed by a gust of wind spell does not provoke opportunity attacks.

Does dissonant whispers work on constructs?

Does a construct that is immune to physic damage that fails the save still need to move away from the caster. RAW, yes. A DM could decide that it doesn’t though.

Does forced movement provoke opportunity attacks?

Forced movement does not provoke an attack of opportunity. An effect that moves a creature without using their movement, action, or reaction does not provoke an opportunity attack.