Fire Bolt

Fire Bolt is a cantrip (Evocation). It allows the caster to hurl a bolt of ⁠fire at an enemy.

Description

Hurl a mote of fire.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Damage: 1~10

1d10⁠Fire

Details

⁠Attack roll

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

At higher levels

• At character level 5, the damage increases to 2d10⁠⁠Fire.
• At character level 10, the damage increases to 3d10⁠⁠Fire.

Technical details

UID

Projectile_FireBolt

Spell flags

HasHighGroundRangeExtension, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsHarmful, IsSpell, RangeIgnoreVerticalThreshold

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 1: Sorcerer, and Wizard
• Class level 3: Arcane Trickster, and Eldritch Knight
• Class level 6: College of Lore (via Magical Secrets)
• Class level 10: Bard (via Magical Secrets)

Races:

• Character level 1: High Elf, and High Half-Elf

(Character level is the sum of all class levels for a multi-classed character.)

Granted by features:

•  Magic Initiate: Sorcerer
•  Magic Initiate: Wizard
•  Spell Sniper

Granted by items:

•  Gold Wyrmling Staff
•  Incandescent Staff

Other ways to learn:

• Wizards can scribe a  Scroll of Fire Bolt to their spellbooks.

Notes

• The High Elf and High Half-Elf racial versions of this cantrip are from the Wizard spell list and use Intelligence as the spellcasting ability, regardless of the character's class.
• Objects such as torches, campfires, and braziers ignite when taking fire damage; this spell provides an easy way to ignite them from a distance.
• The incantation for Fire Bolt is Ignis, Latin for "fire."

Visuals

External links

⁠Fire bolt on the Forgotten Realms Wiki