Frostbite

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Damage

Frostbite is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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 spell that chills one creature with numbing frost, dealing cold and hindering its next strike with
a failed save

Frostbite is a Save or Suck spell. Save or Suck spells fall entirely flat if the target succeeds on a saving throw.

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2014 Rules
Level & School
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Artificer, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You cause numbing frost to form on one creature that you can see within range. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 1d6 cold damage, and it has disadvantage on the next weapon attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.

Cantrip Upgrade. This spell's damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6) and 17th level (4d6).

Frostbite 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Frostbite is currently only available in the 2014 edition.

How popular is Frostbite in 5e?

Frostbite is the #36 most popular cantrip (of 49) and the #23 most picked Wizard cantrip (of 32).

Among cantrips, Frostbite ranks just below Booming Blade and just above Shape Water in popularity.

Read about how this popularity data is calculated.

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