Vampiric Touch
- Casting Time
- 1 Action
- Range
- Self
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Components
- V
- S
Spell Description
The touch of your shadow-wreathed hand can siphon life force from others to heal your wounds. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within your reach. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 necrotic damage, and you regain hit points equal to half the amount of necrotic damage dealt. Until the spell ends, you can make the attack again on each of your turns as an action.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Dice | 3d6 | 4d6 | 5d6 | 6d6 | 7d6 | 8d6 | 9d6 | ||
| Min Damage | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Average Damage | 10.5 | 14 | 17.5 | 21 | 24.5 | 28 | 31.5 | ||
| Max Damage | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 54 |
| Lvl | Dice | Min | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ||||
| 2nd | ||||
| 3rd | 3d6 | 3 | 10.5 | 18 |
| 4th | 4d6 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 5th | 5d6 | 5 | 17.5 | 30 |
| 6th | 6d6 | 6 | 21 | 36 |
| 7th | 7d6 | 7 | 24.5 | 42 |
| 8th | 8d6 | 8 | 28 | 48 |
| 9th | 9d6 | 9 | 31.5 | 54 |
Is Vampiric Touch Good?
Overall Rating: Orange. This means that vampiric touch is an OK spell.
Overall Notes: Gives you a 3d6 melee weapon with life drain as long as you can concentrate but those concentration checks are going to kill you. You essentially need War Caster to make this worth it.