Editing Scorching Ray

{{ up to date | 2023-08-20 }} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. -->

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| name = Scorching Ray
| image = Scorching Ray.webp
| level = 2
| school = Evocation
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| classes = Sorcerer, Wizard, Fiend, Light Domain, Eldritch Knight, Arcane Trickster
| class learns at level 3 = Sorcerer, Wizard, Fiend, Light Domain
| class learns at level 6 = {{Class|College of Lore}} via [[Magical Secrets]]
| class learns at level 7 = Eldritch Knight
| class learns at level 8 = Arcane Trickster
| class learns at level 10 = {{Class|Bard}} via [[Magical Secrets]]
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| summary = This spell allows spellcasters to hurl 3 rays of fire at targets within range. You can either target a single creature or multiple creatures with the rays. Each ray rolls a separate Attack Roll and deals Fire damage.
| description = Hurl '''3''' rays of fire. Each ray deals {{DamageText|2d6|Fire}} damage. 
| action type = action
| attack roll = yes
| damage = 2d6
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| damage type = Fire
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| higher levels = [[Spells#Upcasting|Upcast]]: Casting this spell at a higher level hurls an additional ray for each [[Spells#Spell_Slot_Levels|Spell Slot Level]] above 2nd.
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| notes = * Granted by {{RarityItem|Circlet of Blasting}}. {{Recharge|Long Rest}}
* Also granted by {{RarityItem|Gloves of Cinder and Sizzle}}. {{Recharge|Long Rest}}
* Also granted by {{RarityItem|Hellfire Hand Crossbow}} as a 3rd level spell. {{Recharge|Short Rest}}
* A target afflicted by {{SAI|Hex}} will take an additional {{DamageText|1d6|Necrotic}} damage from '''each''' ray.
* When interacting with effects like {{SAI|Death Ward}} and dealing multiple attacks to the same creature, assuming the 1st attack was sufficient to {{Cond|Downed|down}} the target the 2nd attack appears to apply before the {{SAI|Death Ward}} activates, which means that after 2 attacks the target would lose the {{SAI|Death Ward}} but remain with 1HP. If the initial attack would have 3 applications then the target would be {{Cond|Downed|downed}} on 1st attack and again on 3rd attack. In case of Avatars it means that, whilst having a {{SAI|Death Ward}} applied, they would need to receive 6 attack applications to fully die: 2 to break down the ward, 1 to get downed and 3 more to fail 3 Death Saves. This effect seems to apply to all multi-application attacks, like {{SAI|Magic Missile}} and {{SAI|Eldritch Blast}} (as of 4.1.1.3669438).
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== External Links ==
* {{FRWiki|Scorching ray|long}}