4th-level evocation · new in the 2024 rules (SRD 5.2)
Casting time
Action
Range
150 feet
Components
V, S, M (a drop of bile)
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Evocation
Level
4
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard
You point at a location within range, and a glowing, 1-foot-diameter ball of acid streaks there and explodes in a 20-foot-radius Sphere. Each creature in that area makes a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 10d4 Acid damage and another 5d4 Acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half the initial damage only.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The initial damage increases by 2d4 for each spell slot level above 4.
Vitriolic Sphere isn’t in the 2014 SRD 5.1; this is its 2024 text from the SRD 5.2.