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Returning 35 results for 'cantrip casting'.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
amulet as a Spellcasting Focus for your Warlock spells.
Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip must be on the Warlock spell list and have
a casting time of an action, and you make a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check. On a successful check, you cast the spell. On a failed check, the spell fails, and the action used to cast it is wasted. In either case, you can’t use this property again until you finish a Long Rest.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted
(Cantrip);Cantrip
Common
13
+5
Spell Scroll (Level 1);1st
Common
13
+5
Spell Scroll (Level 2);2nd
Uncommon
13
+5
Spell Scroll (Level 3);3rd
Uncommon
15
+7
Spell Scroll
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
spells.
Unknown Spell. As a Magic action, you can try to cast a cantrip that you don’t know. The cantrip must be on the Wizard spell list and have a casting time of an action, and you make a DC 10
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one attack with the weapon used in the spell’s casting. The attack uses your spellcasting ability for the attack and damage rolls instead of using
Strength or Dexterity. If the attack deals damage, it can be Radiant damage or the weapon’s normal damage type (your choice).
Cantrip Upgrade. Whether you deal Radiant damage or the weapon
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
instead.Multiattack. Jarad makes two attacks: one with his Noxious Touch and one with his Staff of Svogthir. He can cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action in place of one of these attacks.
Noxious Touch
creature's turn. Jarad regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Cantrip. Jarad casts one of his cantrips.
Noxious Touch (Costs 2 Actions). Jarad uses Noxious Touch.
Disrupt Life (Costs 3
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
+ the spell’s level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the gem with no other effect.
The obsidian spell gem is a uncommon item and can store a cantrip. The stored spell's saving throw
the gem instead of having any effect. Casting the spell must require either 1 action or 1 minute or longer, and the spell’s level must be no higher than the gem’s maximum. If the spell
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
. To do so, you cast the spell while holding the gem. The spell is stored in the gem instead of having any effect. Casting the spell must require either 1 action or 1 minute or longer, and the spell
.
Max. Spell Level
Gemstone
Rarity
Save DC
Attack Bonus
Cantrip
Spell Gem (Obsidian);Obsidian
Uncommon
13
+5
1st
Spell Gem (Lapis lazuli);Lapis lazuli
Uncommon
13
+5
2nd
Spell Scroll
Legacy
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
, the scroll is unintelligible. Casting the spell by reading the scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the scroll crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted
(0 - Cantrip);Cantrip
Common
13
+5
Spell Scroll (1st Level);1st
Common
13
+5
Spell Scroll (2nd Level);2nd
Uncommon
13
+5
Spell Scroll (3rd Level);3rd
Uncommon
15
+7
feats
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Ability Score Increase. Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Dual Target. When you cast a cantrip with a casting time of an action that targets a single
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature)
Your rapid-fire style of casting cantrips allows you to weave magic with uncanny speed. You gain the following benefits
Feats
The Book of Many Things
cantrip and can use it to create illusions that duplicate the effects of stage magic. When you use Prestidigitation in this way, you can conceal the verbal and somatic components of the spell as
casting time of 1 action, and it must be a level for which you have spell slots. The card remains imbued with this spell for 8 hours. While the card is imbued with the spell, you can use a bonus action to flourish the card and cast the spell within. The card then immediately loses its magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Poison Spray Necromancy Cantrip (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You spray toxic mist at a creature within range
. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d12 Poison damage. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d12 when you reach levels 5 (2d12), 11 (3d12), and 17 (4d12).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Poison Spray Necromancy Cantrip (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You spray toxic mist at a creature within range
. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d12 Poison damage. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d12 when you reach levels 5 (2d12), 11 (3d12), and 17 (4d12).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Spare the Dying Necromancy Cantrip (Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 15 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose a creature within range that has 0 Hit Points and isn’t
dead. The creature becomes Stable. Cantrip Upgrade. The range doubles when you reach levels 5 (30 feet), 11 (60 feet), and 17 (120 feet).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Word of Radiance Evocation Cantrip (Cleric) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, M (a sunburst token)
Duration: Instantaneous
Burning radiance erupts from you in a 5-foot Emanation
. Each creature of your choice that you can see in it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 Radiant damage. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Fire Bolt Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or an object within range
. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Fire damage. A flammable object hit by this spell starts burning if it isn’t being worn or carried. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d10 when you reach levels 5 (2d10), 11 (3d10), and 17 (4d10).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shocking Grasp Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Lightning springs from you to a creature that you try to touch
. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 Lightning damage, and it can’t make Opportunity Attacks until the start of its next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Shocking Grasp Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Lightning springs from you to a creature that you try to touch
. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 Lightning damage, and it can’t make Opportunity Attacks until the start of its next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Ray of Frost Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a creature
within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 Cold damage, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Sacred Flame Evocation Cantrip (Cleric) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Flame-like radiance descends on a creature that you can see within range
. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 Radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from Half Cover or Three-Quarters Cover for this save. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Spare the Dying Necromancy Cantrip (Cleric, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 15 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Choose a creature within range that has 0 Hit Points and isn’t
dead. The creature becomes Stable. Cantrip Upgrade. The range doubles when you reach levels 5 (30 feet), 11 (60 feet), and 17 (120 feet).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Acid Splash Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You create an acidic bubble at a point within range, where it
explodes in a 5-foot-radius Sphere. Each creature in that Sphere must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 Acid damage. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Fire Bolt Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or an object within range
. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Fire damage. A flammable object hit by this spell starts burning if it isn’t being worn or carried. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d10 when you reach levels 5 (2d10), 11 (3d10), and 17 (4d10).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Mind Sliver Enchantment Cantrip (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 round
You try to temporarily sliver the mind of one creature you can
see within range. The target must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or take 1d6 Psychic damage and subtract 1d4 from the next saving throw it makes before the end of your next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Sacred Flame Evocation Cantrip (Cleric) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Flame-like radiance descends on a creature that you can see within range
. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 Radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from Half Cover or Three-Quarters Cover for this save. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Fire Bolt Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or an object within range
. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Fire damage. A flammable object hit by this spell starts burning if it isn’t being worn or carried. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d10 when you reach levels 5 (2d10), 11 (3d10), and 17 (4d10).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Ray of Frost Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a creature
within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 Cold damage, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Sacred Flame Evocation Cantrip (Cleric) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Flame-like radiance descends on a creature that you can see within range
. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 Radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from Half Cover or Three-Quarters Cover for this save. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
True Strike Divination Cantrip (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: S, M (a weapon with which you have proficiency and that is worth 1+ CP)
Duration
: Instantaneous
Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one attack with the weapon used in the spell’s casting. The attack uses your spellcasting ability for the attack and damage rolls instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Chill Touch Necromancy Cantrip (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Channeling the chill of the grave, make a melee spell
attack against a target within reach. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Necrotic damage, and it can’t regain Hit Points until the end of your next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d10 when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Vicious Mockery Enchantment Cantrip (Bard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle enchantments at one
turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6). IGNATIUS BUDI A tiefling Sorcerer unleashes Vitriolic Sphere on nothics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Ray of Frost Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a creature
within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 Cold damage, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Thunderclap Evocation Cantrip (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous
Each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating
from you must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 Thunder damage. The spell’s thunderous sound can be heard up to 100 feet away. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Acid Splash Evocation Cantrip (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You create an acidic bubble at a point within range, where it
explodes in a 5-foot-radius Sphere. Each creature in that Sphere must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 Acid damage. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Chill Touch Necromancy Cantrip (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Channeling the chill of the grave, make a melee spell
attack against a target within reach. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Necrotic damage, and it can’t regain Hit Points until the end of your next turn. Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d10 when you reach levels 5 (2d10), 11 (3d10), and 17 (4d10).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
bonus action. For instance, if you cast a second spell using Action Surge, you aren’t limited to casting a cantrip with it. Does the rule on casting a bonus action spell apply when you take a bonus
minute. On the turn you cast it, you can’t cast another spell before or after it, unless that spell is a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action. Until spiritual weapon ends, it gives you the option of