Hellish Rebuke
- Casting Time
- 1 Reaction, which you take in response to being damaged by a creature within 60 feet of you that you can see 60 feet
- Range
- Duration
- instantaneous
- Components
- V
- S
- Class
- Warlock
Spell Description
You point your finger, and the creature that damaged you is momentarily surrounded by hellish flames. The creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. It takes 2d10 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 1st.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Dice | 2d10 | 3d10 | 4d10 | 5d10 | 6d10 | 7d10 | 8d10 | 9d10 | 10d10 |
| Min Damage | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Average Damage | 11 | 16.5 | 22 | 27.5 | 33 | 38.5 | 44 | 49.5 | 55 |
| Max Damage | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 |
| Lvl | Dice | Min | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2d10 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 2nd | 3d10 | 3 | 16.5 | 30 |
| 3rd | 4d10 | 4 | 22 | 40 |
| 4th | 5d10 | 5 | 27.5 | 50 |
| 5th | 6d10 | 6 | 33 | 60 |
| 6th | 7d10 | 7 | 38.5 | 70 |
| 7th | 8d10 | 8 | 44 | 80 |
| 8th | 9d10 | 9 | 49.5 | 90 |
| 9th | 10d10 | 10 | 55 | 100 |
Is Hellish Rebuke Good?
Overall Rating: Blue. This means that hellish rebuke is a great spell and you should strongly consider this spell for your character.
Overall Notes: Awesome use for your reaction. Scales with levels.
Class Specific Ratings for Hellish Rebuke
Oathbreaker paladin: This spell gets you some ranged damage and a good use for your reaction. If you're already using your reaction for things like Sentinel, don't bother wasting spell slots here.