# Power Word Kill > [!info] Spell Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Level** | 9th | > | **School** | [[Enchantment]] | > | **Casting Time** | 1 Action | > | **Range** | 60 feet | > | **Components** | V | > | **Duration** | Instantaneous | > | **Classes** | Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard | --- ## Description You utter a word of power that can compel one creature you can see within range to die instantly. If the creature you choose has **100 hit points or fewer**, it dies. Otherwise, the spell has no effect. --- ## At Higher Levels This spell does not have an upcast effect.