Snilloc's Snowball Swarm
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 90 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (a piece of ice or a small white rock chip)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A flurry of magic snowballs erupts from a point you choose within range. Each creature in a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d6 cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.
Snilloc's Snowball Swarm 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Snilloc's Snowball Swarm is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Snilloc's Snowball Swarm popularity
How popular is Snilloc's Snowball Swarm? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may fill a specific niche for a spellbook.
- Bottom 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 2 Wizard spell
- Bottom 25% picked level 2 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 10% of all level 2 spells
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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