Meteor Swarm

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Damage

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

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 spell that rains apocalyptic fire across
multiple impact points

Meteor Swarm 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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, scorching wide zones and crushing everything caught in its blazing fall.

2024 Rules
Level & School
9th-level evocation
Casting Time
Action
Range
1 mile
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

Blazing orbs of fire plummet to the ground at four different points you can see within range. Each creature in a 40-foot-radius Sphere centered on each of those points makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 20d6 Fire damage and 20d6 Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature in the area of more than one fiery Sphere is affected only once.

A nonmagical object that isn't being worn or carried also takes the damage if it's in the spell's area, and the object starts burning if it's flammable.

2014 Rules
Level & School
9th-level evocation
Casting Time
Action
Range
1 mile
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

Blazing orbs of fire plummet to the ground at four different points you can see within range. Each creature in a 40-foot-radius sphere centered on each point you choose must make a Dexterity saving throw. The sphere spreads around corners. A creature takes 20d6 fire damage and 20d6 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature in the area of more than one fiery burst is affected only once.

The spell damages objects in the area and ignites flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried.

Meteor Swarm 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version now only damages nonmagical objects in the area; magical objects aren’t explicitly affected. It also says flammable objects start burning instead of being “ignited.”

How popular is Meteor Swarm in 5e?

Meteor Swarm is the #7 most popular level 9 spell (of 23) and the #3 most picked level 9 Wizard spell (of 19).

Among level 9 spells, Meteor Swarm ranks just below Detonate and just above True Resurrection in popularity.

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