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<blockquote data-quote="keterys" data-source="post: 4951830" data-attributes="member: 43019"><p>It would likely have just as much effect as any other weak hand at moving earth. It couldn't handle any clump or piece that was more than 20 lbs (20, not 25, btw) on its own or required exerting force to free. You might also notice you can only do one mage hand at a time - you can sustain it or move it from there, so you could, say, conjure it and have it pick up and move some earth... then as a minor action drop the earth, move action move back to the spot for the next earth, etc... but if you need to wait for the sustain to end it'll actually hang out until end of next turn before disappearing, so it's really more like one hand's worth of actions every 6 seconds at best.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow if people took pickaxes and shovels to the ground, the wizard could help out with mage hand. Or a shovel. All about the same really. Less stress on the arms, maybe, but perhaps more stress on the noggin. Wouldn't be surprised if it's just as exhausting in that respect.</p><p></p><p>Course, thunderwave might actually be pretty effective at excavating depending on the DM <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keterys, post: 4951830, member: 43019"] It would likely have just as much effect as any other weak hand at moving earth. It couldn't handle any clump or piece that was more than 20 lbs (20, not 25, btw) on its own or required exerting force to free. You might also notice you can only do one mage hand at a time - you can sustain it or move it from there, so you could, say, conjure it and have it pick up and move some earth... then as a minor action drop the earth, move action move back to the spot for the next earth, etc... but if you need to wait for the sustain to end it'll actually hang out until end of next turn before disappearing, so it's really more like one hand's worth of actions every 6 seconds at best. Anyhow if people took pickaxes and shovels to the ground, the wizard could help out with mage hand. Or a shovel. All about the same really. Less stress on the arms, maybe, but perhaps more stress on the noggin. Wouldn't be surprised if it's just as exhausting in that respect. Course, thunderwave might actually be pretty effective at excavating depending on the DM ;) [/QUOTE]
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