Useful if you’re not already commiting Concentration to something else. Need to block a narrow space like a hall or doorway, this is extremely If you have an ally who likes to grapple enemies, or if you
It does as much initial damage as mostĬantrips, but the ongoing damage only applies when a creature enters theĪrea or ends their turn there, so you can only get extra damage if you canįorce an enemy into the space or if you cast it on them and they remain in Create Bonfire EEPC: A low-budget area control spell.Note that Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything published an updated version of Booming Blade SCAG / TCoE: Excellent for the Battle Smith, but most other artificers should never be.Like most other multi-target spells, you roll damage just once andĮach creature makes its own saving throw, so you can apply the damage This may be your go-to offensive option since it works with Alchemical It’s hard to justify taking Acid Splash instead. In most cases, you’ll get more damage out of Fireīolt, and you have a strict limitation on how many cantrips you know so Acid Splash PHB: The ability to affect two enemies with this is really tempting, but theĬreatures need to be adjacent so you can’t always rely on being able toĪffect two targets.Optional spells are marked below with (Optional) following the spell’s name. These spells are considered optional rules, as described in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Consult your DM before deciding to use these spells. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. RPGBOT is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Keep in mind that the state of the meta periodically changes as new source materials are released and this article will be updating accordingly as time allows. The advice offered below is based on the current State of the Character Optimization Meta as of when the article was last updated. I also won’t cover Unearthed Arcana content because it’s not finalized, and I can’t guarantee that it will be available to you in your games. I will not include 3rd-party content, including content from DMs Guild, even if it is my own, because I can’t assume that your game will allow 3rd-party content or homebrew.