Incendiary Cloud
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 8th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 150 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 minute
- Classes
- Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
A swirling cloud of embers and smoke fills a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range. The cloud's area is Heavily Obscured. It lasts for the duration or until a strong wind (like that created by Gust of Wind) disperses it.
When the cloud appears, each creature in it makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 10d8 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature must also make this save when the Sphere moves into its space and when it enters the Sphere or ends its turn there. A creature makes this save only once per turn.
The cloud moves 10 feet away from you in a direction you choose at the start of each of your turns.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 8th-level conjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 150 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 minute
- Classes
- Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
A swirling cloud of smoke shot through with white-hot embers appears in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within range. The cloud spreads around corners and is heavily obscured. It lasts for the duration or until a wind of moderate or greater speed (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses it.
When the cloud appears, each creature in it must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 10d8 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature must also make this saving throw when it enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there.
The cloud moves 10 feet directly away from you in a direction that you choose at the start of each of your turns.
Incendiary Cloud 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
How popular is Incendiary Cloud in 5e?
Incendiary Cloud is the #17 most popular level 8 spell (of 27) and the #18 most picked level 8 Wizard spell (of 22).
Among level 8 spells, Incendiary Cloud ranks just below Demiplane and just above Holy Star of Mystra in popularity.
- #487 (of 567) most popular 5e spell
- #17 (of 27) most popular level 8 spell
- #18 (of 22) most picked level 8 Wizard spell
- #9 (of 9) most picked level 8 Druid spell
- #9 (of 9) most picked level 8 Sorcerer spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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