Is Witch bolt a good spell?

In short, Witch Bolt is never a good option for an Eldritch Knight. For a Wizard/Sorcerer: While they’ll deal less damage with their cantrips than an Eldritch Knight does with weapon attacks, they get much better access to concentration spells (e.g. Sleep, Grease) and the spell slots to make use of them.

Why is witch Bolt bad 5e?

Basically, its bad because the damage isn’t great and the chances of dealing extra damage on the next few turns isn’t likely because of how easy it is to end the Witch Bolt effect as the target. By level 5 it becomes completely outclassed in terms of damage, and the scaling on upcasting the spell is very underwhelming.

Does witch bolt use a spell slot?

It takes only the initial spell slot. The spell is cast only once, and as an effect of the spell, the additional bolts occur on subsequent turns. These do not count as additional ‘castings’ of Witch Bolt. Witch Bolt has a duration of 1 minute.

What happens if you miss with witch bolt?

If you miss the spell, you would have to use another spell slot to try to hit again, then maintain concentration. 2. Only the SRD is included in the beta. Witch Bolt is not part of the SRD spell list.

How long does Witch Bolt last?

A Shocking Low Level Spell Being a 1st level spell, you’ll be able to snag witch bolt as early as level 1 if you’re playing a Sorcerer, Warlock, or a Wizard. The spell has a casting range of 1 Action, a range of 30 feet, and requires concentration, lasting up to 1 minute.

Is witch bolt a concentration spell?

When I look up Witch Bolt online, all I see is how bad it is. But if you hit the initial roll, its 1d12 damage + a free 1d12 damage every subsequent turn for a full minute, for a total of 6d12 damage. But its just a concentration spell, so you can still attack while it’s activated.

Can you Twinspell a concentration spell?

When you fail a concentration check, enhance ability drops on all targets you have affected. Twinning a spell is like using a higher level spell slot with enhance ability. If you want to cast enhance ability on two targets, you could twin it or use a 2nd level spell slot and both would mechanically work the same.

What is my spell save DC?

As any spellcaster, your spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your ability modifier. In this case, at level 3, your proficiency bonus is +2 and your ability modifier is wisdom. Your DC is the difficulty class of your spells that you cast.

How much damage does a witch bolt do 5e?

For the duration of the d&d 5e witch bolt spell, you can deal 1d12 points of lightning damage to the target directly with one action in each of your own rounds. If you perform an action to do anything else, the spell will terminate immediately.

When does a spell end DND 5e?

The spell ends if you use your action to do anything else. The spell also ends if the target is ever outside the spell’s range or if it has total cover from you. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the initial damage increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 1st.

Is wizardwitch bolt a good spell?

Witch Bolt isn’t a terrible low level spell, especially for a class that doesn’t get a lot of Spell slots, but it quickly gets outclassed as you level up. Watch Crits for Breakfast, an adults-only RP-Heavy Roll20 Livestream at twitch.tv/afterdisbooty

How good is witch bolt at Level 4?

The initial damage is hardly better than Fire Bolt on level 1, and worse than Scorching Ray in a second level slot. All these together mean Witch Bolt is quite weak. For levels 1-4, if you have a grappler in your party, it is ok, but not spectacular even then.