Level
Cantrip
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
120 ft.
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Evocation
Attack/Save
Ranged
Damage/Effect
Force
A beam of crackling energy streaks toward a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 force damage.
The spell creates more than one beam when you reach higher levels: two beams at 5th level, three beams at 11th level, and four beams at 17th level. You can direct the beams at the same target or at different ones. Make a separate attack roll for each beam.
biden blast
Was wondering. If a player were to double the maximum beams EB can produce starting at 2 at 1st level and 8 at 17th level. On average, would that be over powered? This includes the usual invocations.
Maybe make it once per action or turn to balance it out?
(I know about the multiclass warlock, Sorcerer, fighter multiclass combos)
I might yoink this onto my Artificer using the All-Purpose Tool feature. Could be useful
Can't legally be twinned above level 4, as after that it can hit multiple targets.
Question: Is there any official ruling on the timing of Eldritch Blast bolts after level 5? Does the Warlock have to declare the target of each bolt before rolling, or can they fire one bolt, see the result, then select the target for the second bolt? There's nothing in the spell description itself.
Ground to air or air to air combat
Yes, there is. You can choose each target consecutively, or do them all at once. This was addressed in the Sage Advice Compendium (scroll down to "Spell Attacks") which says:
A question for the DMs and experts please! If i am level 5+ and therefore using 2 beams per casting, if i were then to use sorcery points to the effect of quickened spell, do i gain an additional 2 blasts on the same target to reflect my level OR just a solitary bonus blast (ie 3 blasts in total) I need to know the extent of my battle spamming potential. Thanks!
this didn't occur to me so thank you - still think its worth holding onto twinned for other sells in the arsenal though otherwise i'd drop it altogether
Twinned spell only works on spells that don't have multiple targets I thought
U cant twin eldritch blast, since ur able to target multiples objetives, or it will just twin 1 beam. But as u said u can quick it, and u can always get haste, so u can throw 12 beams :D
Scroll a few comments down and you’ll see I specify you can, it’s just between levels 1-4 that you can twin it while it only shoots one beam.
Haste doesn’t let you use the extra action to cast a spell in 5e. You could get 3 casts for 12 blasts in one turn though if your character had quicken spell and Action Surge.
Dolor!
I once had a player that had a space hamster spellcaster sidekick and I let it have feats which equaled eldritch adept so at level 17 with a 20 in charisma it was like a Pokemon
same
Bro I know you can see a person 600ft away... Bow range in DND doesn't have any issues until 720ft as well.
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Eldritch Blast D&D Free Rules, pg. 267
Link to the 2024 version of this spell