Bead of Force

Rare Wondrous Items

System Reference Document 5.2 (D&D 2024) · Content reviewed 2026-07-11

Bead of Force: Rare Wondrous Items. Wondrous Item This small black sphere measures 3/4 of an inch in diameter and weighs an ounce. Typically, 1d4 + 4 Beads of Force are found together. You can take a Magic action to throw the bead up to 60 feet. The bead explodes in a 10-foot-radius Sphere on impact and is destroyed…

Rarity
Rare
Type
Wondrous Items
Attunement
Not required

Wondrous Item

This small black sphere measures 3/4 of an inch in diameter and weighs an ounce. Typically, 1d4 + 4 Beads of Force are found together.

You can take a Magic action to throw the bead up to 60 feet. The bead explodes in a 10-foot-radius Sphere on impact and is destroyed. Each creature in the Sphere must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 5d4 Force damage. A sphere of transparent force then encloses the area for 1 minute. Any creature that failed the save and is completely within the area is trapped inside this sphere. Creatures that succeeded on the save or are partially within the area are pushed away from the center of the sphere until they are no longer inside it. Only breathable air can pass through the sphere's wall. No attack or other effect can pass through.

An enclosed creature can take a Utilize action to push against the sphere's wall, moving the sphere up to half the creature's Speed. The sphere can be picked up, and its magic causes it to weigh only 1 pound, regardless of the weight of creatures inside.

Common questions

Does Bead of Force require attunement?

No. Bead of Force works without attunement.

How rare is Bead of Force?

Bead of Force is a rare wondrous item in the 2024 D&D rules.

Drop Bead of Force into a character's inventory in The DM Screen.

Open The DM Screen

Free in your browser. No account needed to start.

Portions of this product include material from the Systems Reference Document 5.2 and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0).