Cone of Cold

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Damage

Cone of Cold is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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 spell that unleashes a freezing cone to strike
multiple creatures

Cone of Cold is a Multi Target spell. Multi Target spells have an area of effect or can explicitly target multiple allies or enemies.

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, turning the dead into icy statues.

2024 Rules
Level & School
5th-level evocation
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (a small crystal or glass cone)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard

You unleash a blast of cold air. Each creature in a 60-foot Cone originating from you makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 8d8 Cold damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue until it thaws.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 5.

2014 Rules
Level & School
5th-level evocation
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self (60-foot cone)
Components
V, S, M (a small crystal or glass cone)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard

A blast of cold air erupts from your hands. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue until it thaws.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.

Cone of Cold 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Effectively the same spell, but Cone of Cold is now also available to Druids.

Cone of Cold popularity

How popular is Cone of Cold? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell could be a valuable addition for spellbooks.

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