Blinded Condition (5E)

In plain English: Can't see; automatically fails checks that need sight. Attacks against it have Advantage; its attacks have Disadvantage.

The rule (SRD 5.2.1)

While you have the Blinded condition, you experience the following effects.

• Can’t See. You can’t see and automatically fail any ability check that requires sight.
• Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Advantage, and your attack rolls have Disadvantage.

Rules text reproduced from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 Rules Glossary, CC-BY-4.0 (attribution).

SRD spells that mention the Blinded condition (7)

• Color Spray
• Holy Aura
• Mirror Image
• Prismatic Spray
• Prismatic Wall
• Sunbeam
• Sunburst

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