Green-Flame Blade
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.
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked Wizard cantrip
- Bottom 25% picked Sorcerer cantrip
- Bottom 25% picked Warlock cantrip
- Bottom 25% of all cantrips
- Bottom 10% picked Artificer cantrip
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
Spells similar to Green-Flame Blade
Fire Bolt Evocation cantrip
The spell uses the same fire damage type and overlaps closely in class availability as a direct-damage cantrip.
Players prefer Fire Bolt over Green-Flame Blade
Shocking Grasp Evocation cantrip
It shares the melee-range cantrip role, evocation school, and substantial class-list overlap.
Players prefer Shocking Grasp over Green-Flame Blade
True Strike Divination cantrip
Like Green-Flame Blade, it enhances a weapon attack as a cantrip for several of the same classes.
Players prefer True Strike over Green-Flame Blade
Thunderclap Evocation cantrip
Both are instantaneous evocation cantrips centered on the caster that can damage multiple close enemies.
Players prefer Thunderclap over Green-Flame Blade
Booming Blade Evocation cantrip
Both are evocation cantrips that combine a melee weapon attack with extra magical damage.
Players prefer Booming Blade over Green-Flame Blade
Sword Burst Conjuration cantrip
This cantrip also affects nearby creatures around the caster with instantaneous magical damage.
Players prefer Green-Flame Blade over Sword Burst