Sunbeam

A
Damage

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

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 spell that burns
multiple foes

Sunbeam is a Multi Target spell. Multi Target spells have an area of effect or can explicitly target multiple allies or enemies.

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 with sunlight, then uses a
Magic action

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

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 to renew the beam.

2024 Rules
Level & School
6th-level evocation
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self (60-foot line)
Components
V, S, M (a magnifying glass)
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

You launch a sunbeam in a 5-foot-wide, 60-foot-long Line. Each creature in the Line makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 6d8 Radiant damage and has the Blinded condition until the start of your next turn. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage only.

Until the spell ends, you can take a Magic action to create a new Line of radiance.

For the duration, a mote of brilliant radiance shines above you. It sheds Bright Light in a 30-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 30 feet. This light is sunlight.

2014 Rules
Level & School
6th-level evocation
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self (60-foot line)
Components
V, S, M (a magnifying glass)
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

A beam of brilliant light flashes out from your hand in a 5-foot-wide, 60-foot-long line. Each creature in the line must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 6d8 radiant damage and is blinded until your next turn. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage and isn't blinded by this spell. Undead and oozes have disadvantage on this saving throw.

You can create a new line of radiance as your action on any turn until the spell ends.

For the duration, a mote of brilliant radiance shines in your hand. It sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. This light is sunlight.

Sunbeam 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The only real table change is the blindness duration: in 2024, a failed save blinds the target until the start of your next turn instead of until your next turn. The spell’s other mechanics are the same.

How popular is Sunbeam in 5e?

Sunbeam is the #6 most popular level 6 spell (of 51) and the #11 most picked level 6 Wizard spell (of 35).

Among level 6 spells, Sunbeam ranks just below Heal and just above Eyebite in popularity.

Read about how this popularity data is calculated.

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