To my understanding Eldritch Strike refers to a spell you cast before the end of your next turn, not one you have cast already. The verb cast here is present tense to me.
So we're stuck on a bit because English sucks. "I'm going to cast a spell" "I already cast that spell" "I begin to cast the spell."
Future, past and present....all the same verb. Dammit.
My ruling, reading it, the next spell effect of yours that hits it after the strike get disadvantage on the save. Ongoing or new, the strike has breached a point of weakness to your magic, kind of poked a little hole in the shell of resistance you wear.
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To my understanding Eldritch Strike refers to a spell you cast before the end of your next turn, not one you have cast already. The verb cast here is present tense to me.
So we're stuck on a bit because English sucks.
"I'm going to cast a spell"
"I already cast that spell"
"I begin to cast the spell."
Future, past and present....all the same verb. Dammit.
My ruling, reading it, the next spell effect of yours that hits it after the strike get disadvantage on the save. Ongoing or new, the strike has breached a point of weakness to your magic, kind of poked a little hole in the shell of resistance you wear.
Talk to your Players. Talk to your DM. If more people used this advice, there would be 24.74% fewer threads on Tactics, Rules and DM discussions.