Ice Knife spell icon: a piercing arrowhead
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Ice Knife 5e spell (2024)

1st-level conjuration · new in the 2024 rules (SRD 5.2)

Casting time
Action
Range
60 feet
Components
S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice)
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Conjuration
Level
1
Classes
Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard

You create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 Cold damage.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cold damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.

Ice Knife isn’t in the 2014 SRD 5.1; this is its 2024 text from the SRD 5.2.

Classes that can cast Ice Knife

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Druid spells1st character levelWisdom
Sorcerer spells1st character levelCharisma
Wizard spells1st character levelIntelligence

Levels follow the 2024 rules, where paladins and rangers cast from 1st level.

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