# Power Word Kill
*9th-level, Enchantment*
- **Casting time:** 1 Action
- **Range:** 60 feet
- **Components:** V
- **Duration:** Instantaneous
You compel one creature you can see within range to die. If the target has 100 [Hit Points](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/hit-points-xphb.md) or fewer, it dies. Otherwise, it takes `12d12` Psychic damage.
**Classes**: [Sorcerer](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Bard](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Warlock](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-warlock.md); [Wizard](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md)
*Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 306. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*