Starry Wisp
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- Evocation cantrip
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Bard, Druid
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
You launch a mote of light at one creature or object within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 Radiant damage, and until the end of your next turn, it emits Dim Light in a 10-foot radius and can't benefit from the Invisible condition.
Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Starry Wisp 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Starry Wisp is a new spell for the 2024 edition.
Starry Wisp popularity
How popular is Starry Wisp? 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.
- Top 25% of all 5e spells
- Top 50% picked Druid cantrip
- Top 50% picked Bard cantrip
- Bottom 50% of all cantrips
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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Sacred Flame Evocation cantrip
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Players prefer Sacred Flame over Starry Wisp
Guiding Bolt 1st-level evocation
Both strike a distant creature with radiant energy and add a useful follow-up benefit beyond the initial damage.
Players prefer Guiding Bolt over Starry Wisp
Faerie Fire 1st-level evocation
It overlaps especially well with the spell's ability to expose hidden or invisible creatures, while also fitting the bard and druid lists.
Players prefer Faerie Fire over Starry Wisp
Fire Bolt Evocation cantrip
The two spells share a 60-foot-or-more ranged attack pattern, instantaneous duration, and scalable single-target cantrip damage.
Players prefer Fire Bolt over Starry Wisp
True Strike Divination cantrip
Like Starry Wisp, it is a radiant-damage cantrip with a single-target offensive focus and a minor accuracy-oriented rider.
Players prefer Starry Wisp over True Strike
Spellfire Flare 1st-level evocation
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Players prefer Starry Wisp over Spellfire Flare