Tasha's Caustic Brew
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Self (30-foot line)
- Components
- V, S, M (a bit of rotten food)
- Duration
- Concentration, 1 minute
- Classes
- Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Source
- Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
A stream of acid emanates from you in a line 30 feet long and 5 feet wide in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be covered in acid for the spell's duration or until a creature uses its action to scrape or wash the acid off itself or another creature. A creature covered in the acid takes 2d4 acid damage at start of each of its turns.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 2d4 for each slot level above 1st.
Tasha's Caustic Brew 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Tasha's Caustic Brew is currently only available in the 2014 edition.
Tasha's Caustic Brew popularity
How popular is Tasha's Caustic Brew? It is a commonly found spell in the game, but it is almost never chosen when available. This spell is not highly valued.
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 1 Wizard spell
- Bottom 10% of all level 1 spells
- Bottom 10% picked level 1 Sorcerer spell
- Bottom 10% picked level 1 Artificer spell
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