Green-Flame Blade

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Damage

Green-Flame Blade is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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spell that wreathes your blade in green fire, striking one foe and lashing nearby enemies with burning arcane flames
multiple targets

Green-Flame Blade 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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2014 Rules

Level & School
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self (5-foot radius)
Components
S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Artificer, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Source
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

You brandish the weapon used in the spell's casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the weapon attack's normal effects, and you can cause green fire to leap from the target to a different creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of it. The second creature takes fire damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier.

Cantrip Upgrade. This spell's damage to secondary creature increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier), 11th level (2d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier) and 17th level (3d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier). This spell's damage on hit increases by 1d8 when you reach 11th level (2d8) and 17th level (3d8).

Green-Flame Blade 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Green-Flame Blade is currently only available in the 2014 edition.

Green-Flame Blade popularity

How popular is Green-Flame Blade? It is a commonly found spell in the game, but is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may be situational for many spellbooks.

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