Acid Splash spell icon: a bubbling blob of acid
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Acid Splash 5e spell

Conjuration cantrip · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Conjuration
Level
Cantrip
Saving throw
Dexterity
Damage type
Acid

You hurl a bubble of acid. Choose one creature within range, or choose two creatures within range that are within 5 feet of each other. A target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 acid damage.

This spell's damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Acid Splash damage by character level

Character levelDamageAverage
1st+1d6 acid3.5
5th+2d6 acid7
11th+3d6 acid10.5
17th+4d6 acid14

Averages are the dice’s expected total. Roll any row in the dice roller.

Classes that can cast Acid Splash

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Sorcerer spells1st level (cantrip)Charisma
Wizard spells1st level (cantrip)Intelligence

Acid Splash in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Player’s Handbook revised many spells, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed from the 2014 version above:

Casting time
Action
Range
60 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Evocation
Level
Cantrip
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard

You create an acidic bubble at a point within range, where it explodes in a 5-foot-radius Sphere. Each creature in that Sphere must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 Acid damage.

Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d6 when you reach levels 5 (2d6), 11 (3d6), and 17 (4d6).

2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.

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