Primal Savagery

A
Damage

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

See all Damage spells →
 spell that twists your teeth or fingernails into a corrosive strike, letting you lash a nearby foe with primal acid.

2014 Rules
Level & School
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Druid
Source
Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You channel primal magic to cause your teeth or fingernails to sharpen, ready to deliver a corrosive attack. Make a melee spell attack against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 acid damage. After you make the attack, your teeth or fingernails return to normal.

Cantrip Upgrade. This spell's damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10) and 17th level (4d10).

Primal Savagery 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Primal Savagery is currently only available in the 2014 edition.

How popular is Primal Savagery in 5e?

Primal Savagery is the #47 most popular cantrip (of 49) and the #12 most picked Druid cantrip (of 22).

Among cantrips, Primal Savagery ranks just below Magic Stone and just above Sapping Sting in popularity.

Read about how this popularity data is calculated and see Primal Savagery visualized with all 5e spells.

Spells similar to Primal Savagery