DnD 5e Warlock – Can Illusions Trigger the Warlock Invocation ‘One With Shadow’?

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Can you use an illusion to trigger the Warlock Invocation "One With Shadow"?

One with Shadow makes you invisible in dim light or darkness – so if you cast a Silent Image or Minor Image of dim light or darkness around you and stay still, will you activate the invisibility ability of the invocation?

Best Answer

Silent Image yes, Minor Illusion no

Minor Illusion reads:

If you create an image of an object—such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest—it must be no larger than a 5-foot cube. The image can't create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect.

This inability to create light or any sensory effect implies that it cannot create dim light or darkness.

Silent image states:

You create the image of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 15-foot cube.

Dim light and darkness are visible (sort of) phenomenon, and this spell should be able to make these effects.