# 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)*