Ice Knife
1st-level conjuration · 1d10 Piercing damage, average 5.5
5.5 average Piercing damage · 1–10
Roll Ice Knife
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Spell details
- Level
- 1st-level
- School
- Conjuration
- Casting time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
- Attack
- Ranged spell attack
- Save
- Dexterity
Ice Knife damage by level
| Cast at | Dice | Average | Range | Critical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st slot | 5.5 | 1–10 | 11 |
The odds of 1d10
| Total | Chance |
|---|---|
| 3 or more | 80% |
| 6 or more | 50% |
| 8 or more | 30% |
| 9 or more | 20% |
Ice Knife against other 1st-level damage spells
By average damage on one target, Ice Knife ranks 10th of 15 1st-level damage spells in the SRD. Area, saves and riders are not counted here; read each spell.
| Spell | Dice | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Guiding Bolt | 4d6 | 14 |
| Hellish Rebuke | 2d10 | 11 |
| Inflict Wounds | 2d10 | 11 |
| Burning Hands | 3d6 | 10.5 |
| Dissonant Whispers | 3d6 | 10.5 |
| Magic Missile | 3d4 + 3 | 10.5 |
| Divine Smite | 2d8 | 9 |
| Ray of Sickness | 2d8 | 9 |
| Thunderwave | 2d8 | 9 |
| Ice Knife | 1d10 | 5.5 |
| Ensnaring Strike | 1d6 | 3.5 |
| Hex | 1d6 | 3.5 |
| Hunter's Mark | 1d6 | 3.5 |
| Searing Smite | 1d6 | 3.5 |
| Divine Favor | 1d4 | 2.5 |
Rules text
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 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 Cold damage.
At higher levels. The Cold damage increases by for each spell slot level above 1.
This page includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The averages, odds and tables are ours.