Sorcerous Burst

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Damage

Sorcerous Burst is a Damage spell. Damage spells focus on dealing harm to enemies.

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spell that hurls chosen elemental power, and can surge with extra dice when luck favors you.

2024 Rules

Level & School
Evocation cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
120 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Sorcerer
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

You cast sorcerous energy at one creature or object within range. Make a ranged attack roll against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 damage of a type you choose: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, Psychic, or Thunder.

If you roll an 8 on a d8 for this spell, you can roll another d8, and add it to the damage. When you cast this spell, the maximum number of these d8s you can add to the spell's damage equals your spellcasting ability modifier.

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

Sorcerous Burst 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Sorcerous Burst is a new spell for the 2024 edition.

How popular is Sorcerous Burst in 5e?

Sorcerous Burst is the #31 most popular cantrip (of 49) and the #1 most picked Sorcerer cantrip (of 31).

Among cantrips, Sorcerous Burst ranks just below Thorn Whip and just above Word of Radiance in popularity.

Read about how this popularity data is calculated.

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