Flame Blade

2nd-level, Evocation

  • Casting time: 1 Bonus Action
  • Range: Self
  • Components: V, S, M (leaf of sumac)
  • Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

You evoke a fiery blade in your free hand. The blade is similar in size and shape to a scimitar, and it lasts for the duration. If you let go of the blade, it disappears, but you can evoke the blade again as a bonus action.

You can use your action to make a melee spell attack with the fiery blade. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 fire damage.

The flaming blade sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for every two slot levels above 2nd.

Classes: Druid; Bard; Sorcerer

Source: Player’s Handbook p. 242. Available in the SRD