# 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](Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/hit-points-xphb.md) or fewer, it dies. Otherwise, it takes `12d12` Psychic damage. **Classes**: [Bard](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Sorcerer](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Wizard](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Warlock](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-warlock.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 306. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*