Produce Flame

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Damage

Produce Flame is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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 spell that lets you hurl a flickering flame with a
Magic action

Produce Flame is a Action Economy spell. Action Economy spells grant you more choices on future turns.

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, shedding light while striking foes from afar.

2024 Rules
Level & School
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time
Bonus action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
10 minutes
Classes
Druid
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

A flickering flame appears in your hand and remains there for the duration. While there, the flame emits no heat and ignites nothing, and it sheds Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 20 feet. The spell ends if you cast it again.

Until the spell ends, you can take a Magic action to hurl fire at a creature or an object within 60 feet of you. Make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 Fire damage.

Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).

2014 Rules
Level & School
Conjuration cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
10 minutes
Classes
Druid
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

A flickering flame appears in your hand. The flame remains there for the duration and harms neither you nor your equipment. The flame sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. The spell ends if you dismiss it as an action or if you cast it again.

You can also attack with the flame, although doing so ends the spell. When you cast this spell, or as an action on a later turn, you can hurl the flame at a creature within 30 feet of you. Make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 fire damage.

Cantrip Upgrade. This spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8) and 17th level (4d8).

Produce Flame 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The flame now sheds light in a 20-foot radius plus 20 feet dim instead of 10/10, and it explicitly doesn’t heat or ignite things. The attack now has 60-foot range and can target objects, and using it no longer ends the spell.

Produce Flame popularity

How popular is Produce Flame? It is a commonly found spell in the game, and is often chosen over other options when available. This spell is a reliable addition to any spellbook.

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