Vicious Mockery

  • Level & School
    Enchantment cantrip
  • Casting Time
    Action
  • Range
    60 feet
  • Components
    V
  • Duration
    Instantaneous
  • Classes
    Bard

You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle enchantments at one creature you can see or hear within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 1d6 Psychic damage and have Disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.

Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach level 5 (2d6), level 11 (3d6), and level 17 (4d6).

Vicious Mockery 5e 2024 vs. 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version increases damage from 1d4 to 1d6, with upgrades at levels 5, 11, and 17 (adding 1d6 each time). It allows targeting a creature that can hear or see, whereas the 2014 version only specifies see. Damage scaling and target conditions are the main mechanical differences.