Spellfire Flare
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
You unleash a blast of brilliant fire. Make a ranged spell attack against a target within range; a target gains no benefit from Half Cover or Three-Quarters Cover for this attack roll. On a hit, the target takes 2d10 Radiant damage.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You create an additional blast for each spell slot level above 1. You can direct the blasts at the same target or at different ones. Make a separate attack roll for each blast.
Spellfire Flare 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Spellfire Flare is a new spell for the 2024 edition.
Spellfire Flare popularity
How popular is Spellfire Flare? It is a commonly found spell in the game, but is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may be situational for many spellbooks.
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 1 Wizard spell
- Bottom 25% of all level 1 spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 1 Sorcerer spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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Players prefer Eldritch Blast over Spellfire Flare
Scorching Ray 2nd-level evocation
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Players prefer Scorching Ray over Spellfire Flare
Guiding Bolt 1st-level evocation
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Magic Missile 1st-level evocation
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Players prefer Magic Missile over Spellfire Flare
Chromatic Orb 1st-level evocation
It shares the same level, school, classes, ranged attack format, and instant damage-focused use, while offering varied damage types.
Players prefer Chromatic Orb over Spellfire Flare
Spellfire Storm 4th-level evocation
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