Level
1st
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
60 ft
(5 ft *)
Components
S, M *
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Conjuration
Attack/Save
DEX Save
Damage/Effect
Piercing (...)
You create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 cold damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the cold damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.
* - (a drop of water or a piece of ice)
Nerf???? cantrips alone make casters way more powerful than any 2E spell caster
The greatest benefit of this spell is it doesn't require a verbal componets, allowing you to suprise shank the guy who just cast silence on you
Don’t forget to multiclass into Way of the Four Elements monk for the classic Water Whip!
Wish this spell scaled better; d6 extra damage on the 5 foot radius isn't amazing when compared to +d8 on the larger area thunderwave (or 2nd-level shatter).
For low-level characters, this is just simply broken.
OP for a first level spell. :]
Definitely!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OP. :]
if you critically hit with the piercing damage part of the spell, does that affect the cold damage part of the spell in any way?
how is this spell broken for first level? it doesn't scale well. it does less average damage than chaos bolt or chromatic orb... I mean its a decent first level spell but that's it. the aoe is pretty cool but only works if you hit and they still get a save and the range isnt great.
the percing works even when you miss
@mrbirdy48084 no it doesn't. you have to make a spell attack. on a hit the enemy takes piercing damage. then the dagger explodes where everyone must make a Dex save
At low levels Magic Users are more equal with other classes. At higher level they used to be much more powerful than they are now.
This spell became a meme in my group after my character killed a dragon with it. the dragon was already heavily damaged but still.
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