Hello, I would like to take the feat Magic Initiate on my Cleric and learn the spells from the Wizard spell list.
I'm relatively new to d&d and I'm a bit lost.
Once I've learn the 2 cantrips et the 1st level spell from the wizard list, how do I use them ? For the cantrips, do I need to have them in my daily spell list ? And the 1st level spell, if I understand I can use it only once ? But do I need to have it in my daily list, do I use a spell slot when I cast it ?
I really need someone experimented to explain to me how this works please ^^
So with the magic initiate feat, the spells become "known" by you.
Known cantrips can be cast at will.
Leveled spells are a little more complicated (in a way not immediately evident). Short answer: you can cast the leveled spell once per long rest without using a slot.
Long answer: you can only cast the leveled spell with a slot if the magic initiate is for your spellcasting class and it is not a class that has to "prepare" leveled spells to cast them (bard, eldritch knight, arcane trickster, ranger, sorcerer, warlock: yes. Artificer, cleric, druid, paladin, wizard: no). The known spell can be prepared by spellcasters that prepare spells as normal to cast it with a slot in addition to the free casting with the feat.
Hello, I would like to take the feat Magic Initiate on my Cleric and learn the spells from the Wizard spell list.
I'm relatively new to d&d and I'm a bit lost.
Once I've learn the 2 cantrips et the 1st level spell from the wizard list, how do I use them ? For the cantrips, do I need to have them in my daily spell list ? And the 1st level spell, if I understand I can use it only once ? But do I need to have it in my daily list, do I use a spell slot when I cast it ?
I really need someone to explain to me how this works please ^^
The cantrips that you learn are used just like your Cleric cantrips, that is, you can cast them at will. However, they will use your INT instead of your WIS as their spell casting modifier. They are in addition to the clerical cantrips you already know, ie, your character will know two more cantrips than otherwise. Remember that the effects of some cantrips, like Fire Bolt, depend on your character level and not your caster level.
You learn only one spell from the list of first level Wizard spells. You do not have to prepare it, and it does not use a spell slot, but it can only be used once per long rest. Like the cantrips, you use your INT and not your WIS for the spell casting modifier, and it is in addition to the spells you prepare as a cleric.
One thing to keep in mind, you cannot cast the spell using a spell slot even if you want to. If you choose a spell from the wizard's list that also appears on the cleric's list, you would still need to prepare it as a clerical spell to be also to use spell slots to cast it more than once, or to up cast it.
In D&D Beyond terms, if you choose the feat and the corresponding spells, they will appear on your character sheet appropriately.
I hope this helps.
Edited to add: If your CHR is higher than your INT, and all the spells you are interested in appear on one of the Sorcerer's, Warlock's or Bard's lists, you might consider taking that version of Magic Initiate instead of Wizard.
Hello, I would like to take the feat Magic Initiate on my Cleric and learn the spells from the Wizard spell list.
I'm relatively new to d&d and I'm a bit lost.
Once I've learn the 2 cantrips et the 1st level spell from the wizard list, how do I use them ?
For the cantrips, do I need to have them in my daily spell list ? And the 1st level spell, if I understand I can use it only once ? But do I need to have it in my daily list, do I use a spell slot when I cast it ?
I really need someone experimented to explain to me how this works please ^^
So with the magic initiate feat, the spells become "known" by you.
Known cantrips can be cast at will.
Leveled spells are a little more complicated (in a way not immediately evident). Short answer: you can cast the leveled spell once per long rest without using a slot.
Long answer: you can only cast the leveled spell with a slot if the magic initiate is for your spellcasting class and it is not a class that has to "prepare" leveled spells to cast them (bard, eldritch knight, arcane trickster, ranger, sorcerer, warlock: yes. Artificer, cleric, druid, paladin, wizard: no). The known spell can be prepared by spellcasters that prepare spells as normal to cast it with a slot in addition to the free casting with the feat.
The cantrips that you learn are used just like your Cleric cantrips, that is, you can cast them at will. However, they will use your INT instead of your WIS as their spell casting modifier. They are in addition to the clerical cantrips you already know, ie, your character will know two more cantrips than otherwise. Remember that the effects of some cantrips, like Fire Bolt, depend on your character level and not your caster level.
You learn only one spell from the list of first level Wizard spells. You do not have to prepare it, and it does not use a spell slot, but it can only be used once per long rest. Like the cantrips, you use your INT and not your WIS for the spell casting modifier, and it is in addition to the spells you prepare as a cleric.
One thing to keep in mind, you cannot cast the spell using a spell slot even if you want to. If you choose a spell from the wizard's list that also appears on the cleric's list, you would still need to prepare it as a clerical spell to be also to use spell slots to cast it more than once, or to up cast it.
In D&D Beyond terms, if you choose the feat and the corresponding spells, they will appear on your character sheet appropriately.
I hope this helps.
Edited to add: If your CHR is higher than your INT, and all the spells you are interested in appear on one of the Sorcerer's, Warlock's or Bard's lists, you might consider taking that version of Magic Initiate instead of Wizard.
Thanks for your answers !! <3
They need to errata magic initiate to use similar wording to fey touched/shadow touched/strixhaven initiate.
I recommend letting it use slots like this as a house rule.