Fireball
- Casting Time
- 1 Action
- Range
- 150 Feet
- Duration
- instantaneous
- Components
- V
- S
- M
- Materials Required
- A tiny ball of bat guano and sulfur
Spell Description
A bright streak flashes from your pointing finger to a point you choose within range and then blossoms with a low roar into an explosion of flame. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A target takes 8d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
The fire spreads around corners. It ignites flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
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Damage Dice | 8d6 | 9d6 | 10d6 | 11d6 | 12d6 | 13d6 | 14d6 | ||
Min Damage | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
Average Damage | 28 | 31.5 | 35 | 38.5 | 42 | 45.5 | 49 | ||
Max Damage | 48 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 84 |
Lvl | Dice | Min | Avg | Max |
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1st | ||||
2nd | ||||
3rd | 8d6 | 8 | 28 | 48 |
4th | 9d6 | 9 | 31.5 | 54 |
5th | 10d6 | 10 | 35 | 60 |
6th | 11d6 | 11 | 38.5 | 66 |
7th | 12d6 | 12 | 42 | 72 |
8th | 13d6 | 13 | 45.5 | 78 |
9th | 14d6 | 14 | 49 | 84 |
Is Fireball Good?
Overall Rating: Sky Blue. This means that Fireball is an amazing spell. If you do not take this spell your character would not be optimized.
Overall Notes: The gold standard for damage spells in 5e. This spell was intentionally designed to be overpowered for a 3rd-level slot, making it the most optimal choice when looking to lay the hurt down.
Class Specific Ratings for Fireball
Eldritch Knight fighter: Your low INT modifier might make this a bit of a less attractive option, but with 8d6 damage and a large AoE, fireball is a solid use of a 3rd-level spell slot whenever you can target a group of enemies.
Arcane Trickster rogue: * If you're going for more of a ranged build and have invested in INT, fireball is too sweet not to pick up.