The weapon can take whatever form you choose. Clerics of deities who are associated with a particular weapon (as St. Cuthbert is known for his mace and Thor for his hammer) make this spell’s Effect resemble that weapon.
Does Sentinel work with spiritual weapon?
No, spiritual weapon cannot be used to make opportunity attacks.
Can you hold a spiritual weapon attack?
The weapon isn’t swinging itself around, the caster is swinging it with magic power. That’s why it requires your bonus action. You just can’t physically hold it.
Can my spiritual weapon be an animal?
While it is “shaped” like an animal, it is still a weapon, not a creature. It would still have to behave like an animal shaped weapon. It cannot take any actions besides moving and attacking on your turn as a BA. It would not get Help/Dodge/etc, though at the DM’s discretion it can flank an enemy.
Does spiritual weapon disappear if you go unconscious?
Spells will specify if they stop or somehow don’t have an effect when you are unconscious. Spiritual weapon makes no such mention, so it hangs around doing nothing while you are out. Summoned creatures for example all say: disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
Are there weapons of God in the spiritual realm?
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. (2 Corinthians 10:3-4, New International Version) The spiritual realm is very real, and Christians must learn how to fight the battle taking place there.
How is spiritual warfare used in the military?
In military terms, they have been taken in by a feint. Here is the feint. Some Christians think of spiritual battle in terms of power encounters with the devil (or demons) where prayer of a certain sort is the principal weapon employed to defeat, or at least to neutralize (“bind”), the powers of darkness.
How to cut off the enemy’s spiritual weapons?
“Study to show yourself approved by God, a workman who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15).
What does the Sword of the spirit represent?
The sword of the Spirit represents God’s word, the Bible. This is the only piece of equipment designed for going on the offensive in spiritual warfare. A Roman soldier’s sword was among the most powerful weapons available for anyone involved in combat at that time. It was difficult to stop.
