Cone of Cold

5th level Evocation
Casting Time
1 Action
Range
Sel F (60-Foot Cone)
Duration
instantaneous
Components
V
S
M
Materials Required
A small crystal or glass cone
Class
Sorcerer
Wizard

Spell Description

A blast of cold air erupts from your hands. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue until it thaws.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Damage Dice 8d8 9d8 10d8 11d8 12d8
Min Damage 8 9 10 11 12
Average Damage 36 40.5 45 49.5 54
Max Damage 64 72 80 88 96
Lvl Dice Min Avg Max
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th 8d8 8 36 64
6th 9d8 9 40.5 72
7th 10d8 10 45 80
8th 11d8 11 49.5 88
9th 12d8 12 54 96

Is Cone of Cold Good?

Overall Rating: Green. This means that cone of cold is a good spell.

Overall Notes: Not quite as potent as fireball or lightning bolt for the resource of a 5th-level spell slot and it targets CON saves which are a common proficiency in monsters.