Is fireball or lightning bolt better 5e?

Lightning bolt emanates from your hands extending in a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide (surface area = 500 ft). Basically, unless you plan on attacking a marching band, fireball is going to fry significantly more bad guys every time.

How good is fireball DND 5e?

Fireball deals unusually high damage for its spell level, hitting all targets within a 20-foot radius for 8d6 fire damage (an average of 28 damage per creature). Simply put, if you just want to deal damage to a lot of creatures at once, there’s no better spell than fireball.

What is the most powerful Cantrips 5e?

Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Best Cantrips In 5e

• 8 Message.
• 7 Chill Touch.
• 6 Toll the Dead.
• 5 Guidance.
• 4 Minor Illusion.
• 3 Mind Sliver.
• 2 Mage Hand.
• 1 Shape Water. With Shape Water (Transmutation), casters can do a lot with just an area of water within 30ft that fits a 5-foot cube.

Is Lightning Bolt overpowered?

Lightning Bolt is not overpowered. In fact I rarely have seen it used to get more than 2 targets. Fireball typically gets 3-4. As such it sucks as an Area spell except in rare circumstances – like you happen to be in a corridor facing a line of enemies.

Is the sleep spell good?

Sleep is a great spell…for about the first 2 levels. After that, its usefulness decreases. At 5d8, it can put about 23.5 HP’s worth of enemies to sleep. That’s great against goblins, but it won’t do much when you’re up against stronger enemies.

Will a shot of Fireball get you drunk?

By far the quickest way for somebody to get drunk would be to take shots with the fireball and chase with the Coke. This would likely require much less Coke as compared to using it as a mixer. So the amount of Coke is irrelevant and doesn’t really have impact on the person’s drunkenness. It’s the amount of fireball.

What is the difference between a lightning bolt and a fireball?

Whilst both do the same amount of damage (a hefty 8d6 to anyone in the area of effect, dex. save for half), fireball can be flung up to 150 feet and affects all those in a 20 foot radius (surface area = 1256 ft.). Lightning bolt emanates from your hands extending in a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide (surface area = 500 ft).

Can you learn fireball or lightning bolt in 5th edition?

A longterm pet peeve of mine from earlier versions of D&D that still finds grievance in 5th edition is that given the choice between learning fireball or lightning bolt you’d have to be crazy to opt for the latter.

How much damage does a stroke of Lightning do 5e?

A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

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