Acid Arrow

2nd level Evocation
Casting Time
1 Action
Range
90 Feet
Duration
instantaneous
Components
V
S
M
Materials Required
Powdered rhubarb leaf and an adder’s stomach
Class
Wizard

Spell Description

A shimmering green arrow streaks toward a target within range and bursts in a spray of acid. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 4d4 acid damage immediately and 2d4 acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a miss, the arrow splashes the target with acid for half as much of the initial damage and no damage at the end of its next turn.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage (both initial and later) increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 2nd.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Damage Dice 4d4 + 2d4 5d4 + 3d4 6d4 + 4d4 7d4 + 5d4 8d4 + 6d4 9d4 + 7d4 10d4 + 8d4 11d4 9d4 12d4 + 10d4
Min Damage 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 11 22
Average Damage 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 27.5 55
Max Damage 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 44 88
Lvl Dice Min Avg Max
1st 4d4 + 2d4 6 15 24
2nd 5d4 + 3d4 8 20 32
3rd 6d4 + 4d4 10 25 40
4th 7d4 + 5d4 12 30 48
5th 8d4 + 6d4 14 35 56
6th 9d4 + 7d4 16 40 64
7th 10d4 + 8d4 18 45 72
8th 11d4 9d4 11 27.5 44
9th 12d4 + 10d4 22 55 88

Is Acid Arrow Good?

Overall Rating: Red. This means that acid arrow isn’t going to contribute to the effectiveness of your character build at all.

Overall Notes: Just use magic missile instead.