I started this blog as a way to force myself to learn the D&D 5e Spells and then other things got added and it started to seem useful. I'm still adding spells, but It's not my day job, so I might be a bit slow about it. ~Dave
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Detect Magic
Classes: Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
level: 1
School: Divination
Casting Time: 1 Action
Concentration, Ritual
Detect Magic – Can it be used to see invisible objects or creatures? Let’s review!
Faerie Fire
Classes: Artificer, Bard, Druid
level: 1
School: Evocation
Casting Time: 1 Action
Concentration
Faerie Fire – It can light up your enemies, even invisible ones, but can it overcome magical darkness? Let’s review!
Bane
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Warlock
level: 1
School: Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 Action
Concentration
Bane Spell- Is it as good as Bless? Let’s review.
Produce Flame
Classes: Druid
level: Cantrip
School: Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 Action
5E Cantrip Produce Flame. Handy torch, pipe lighter, or missile weapon, but can it also be used in a brawling attack?
Ceremony
Classes: Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard
level: 1
School: Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 Hour
Ritual
Ceremony – An odd spell that has got to be useful somehow, right? Let’s review.
Gust
Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 Action
Looking at 5E cantrip Gust. I’ll huff and I’ll puff and… meh. Don’t worry about your house, little piggy, not even the straw house is in danger.
Sapping Sting
Classes: Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Necromancy
Casting Time: 1 Action
Sapping Sting – Let’s review Sapping Sting. D4 damage is okay, knocking someone prone is better than okay!
Beast Bond
Classes: Druid, Ranger
level: 1
School: Divination
Casting Time: 1 Action
Concentration
Beast Bond- if your Ranger or Druid is jealous of your Warlock’s familiar, keep this spell handy.
Alarm
Classes: Artificer, Ranger, Wizard
level: 1
School: Abjuration
Casting Time: 1 Minute
Ritual
Alarm – A simple spell with a lot of interesting intricacies. Creature size, non-creatures, and designations are all important.
Beast Sense
Classes: Druid, Ranger
level: 2
School: Divination
Casting Time: 1 Action
Concentration, Ritual
Beast Sense – Is it worth it? Let’s combo with some other Druid/Ranger spells and dive in to this ritual spell!
Poison Spray
Classes: Artificer, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 Action
5E cantrip spell Poison Spray- “Puff of gas”? That’s sounds… farty.
Come on D&D, make it a spray of poison!
Shocking Grasp
Classes: Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Evocation
Casting Time: 1 Action
Shocking Grasp – Like a joy buzzer except with less joy and more ouch. Get creative with it.
Encode Thoughts
Classes: Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 Action
Encode Thoughts – Psychic security measures, save encode bits of information straight from your psyche.
Searing Smite
Classes: Paladin
level: 1
School: Evocation
Casting Time: 1 Bonus Action
Concentration
Searing Smite – Set foes on fire with a strike of your blade! Awesome! But… is it, really? Let’s review.
Ray of Frost
Classes: Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Evocation
Casting Time: 1 Action
D&D 5E Ray of Frost – Yeah, it’s cool, but are you using it strategically?
Booming Blade
Classes: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Evocation
Casting Time: 1 Action
Booming blade, who wore it better? Eldritch Knight? Warlock? Sorcerer? or… The Arcane Trickster? Let’s take a look at this 5e Cantrip from SCAG.
Infestation
Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Conjuration
Casting Time: 1 Action
5E cantrip spell Infestation – It’s not a feature, it’s a bug, it’s a LOT of bugs.
Shape Water
Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
level: Cantrip
School: Transmutation
Casting Time: 1 Action
Shape Water D&D 5E – it’s a cantrip, not waterbending.
