Vitriolic Sphere

4th-level, Evocation

  • Casting time: 1 Action
  • Range: 150 feet
  • Components: V, S, M (a drop of bile)
  • Duration: Instantaneous

You point at a location within range, and a glowing, 1-foot-diameter ball of acid streaks there and explodes in a 20-foot-radius Sphere. Each creature in that area makes a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes dice:10d4|noform|noparens|avg (10d4) Acid damage and another dice:5d4|noform|noparens|avg (5d4) Acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half the initial damage only.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The initial damage increases by dice:2d4|noform|noparens|avg|text(2d4) for each spell slot level above 4.

Classes: Artificer (Alchemist); Bard; Fighter (Eldritch Knight); Rogue (Arcane Trickster); Sorcerer; Wizard (Evoker); Wizard

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 337. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)