Choose a manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of heavy or medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell.
Does heat metal hurt construction?
Heat Metal only targets objects. Construct is a creature type, a creature is not an object. You cannot cast Heat Metal on a creature. The metal that constructs are made out of is a part of them, same way your skin is part of you.
Would heat metal hurt a warforged?
Heat metal only targets objects, but warforged are creatures.
Does heat metal work on dragons?
Heat metal targets a manufactured metal object. A dragon’s scales are not manufactured, rather are entirely natural, so are not eligible to be targeted by heat metal.
How does metal heat work?
The heat metal spell description states: If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can.
Can Warforged use heat metal on themselves?
You can’t target a warforged with heat metal, because warforged are creatures and heat metal only effects objects.
What happens when you use the heat metal spell?
You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your subsequent turns to cause this damage again.
What happens when you cast heat metal on a weapon?
A creature in contact with a metal object you can see takes 2d8 fire damage. (I’m assuming the wielder doesn’t lose his grip). When you cast Heat Metal on an object you get the following effect, emphasis mine: Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell.
Can a caster see the armor in heat metal?
Heat metal REQUIRES that the caster SEE the suit of metal armor. If the armor is “incorporated” then there it would be a DM call as to whether the armor is visible at all. It could easily be incorporated into the structure of the warforged and not be visible.
Can You take Off Armor during heat metal?
With the duration of heat metal only being 1 minute anyway, taking off armor isn’t a defense against the spell anyway! Warforged: “You can don only armor with which you have proficiency. To don armor, you must incorporate it into your body over the course of 1 hour, during which you remain in contact with the armor.
