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Magic Missile.webp
Magic Missile is a level 1 evocation spell. It allows spellcasters to hit enemies with multiple projectiles that deal ForceForce damage.

Description

Create three darts of magical force, each dealing 1d4 + 1ForceForce damage to its target.

The darts always hit their target, and can each be targeted individually.

Properties

Cost
Action + Level 1 Spell Slot
Damage: 6~15
1d4 + 1ForceForce
+ 1d4 + 1ForceForce
+ 1d4 + 1ForceForce
Details
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

At higher levels

Upcasting: Creates one additional dart per level also dealing 1d4 + 1ForceForce.

How to learn

Classes: Granted by features:

Granted by items:

Other ways to learn:

Notes

  • Shield Shield renders its recipient immune to Magic Missile.
  • The level 10 Evocation School Wizard feature Empowered Evocation Empowered Evocation add the wizard's Intelligence modifier to each missile.
  • Psychic Spark adds an extra dart to each Magic Missile cast (e.g. four total at spell level 1).
  • When interacting with effects like Death Ward Death Ward and dealing multiple missile attacks to the same creature, assuming the 1st attack was sufficient to down down the creature with Death Ward active, the 2nd attack appears to apply before Death Ward activates. This means that after 2 missile attacks the creature loses Death Ward but remains with 1HP:
    • If the initial attack has 3 missiles the creature is downed on the 2nd attack and again for an actual kill on the 3rd attack.
    • In the case of party members with Death Ward applied, they need to receive 6 missile attacks to actually die: 2 to break down the ward, 1 to get downed and 3 more to fail 3 Death Saving Throws. This effect appears to apply to all multi-application attacks such Scorching Ray Scorching Ray and Eldritch Blast Eldritch Blast (as of 4.1.1.3669438).
  • The incantation for Magic Missile is Tormentum, Latin for "Catapult", "Missile", and "Torment".

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