✨ Scorching Ray
Spells
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Description
You create three rays of fire and hurl them at targets within range. You can hurl them at one target or several.
Make a ranged spell attack for each ray. On a hit, the target takes 2d6 fire damage.
At Higher Levels
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you create one additional ray for each slot level above 2nd.
Properties
Casting_time
1 action
Classes
- Sorcerer
- Wizard
Components
- V
- S
Concentration
No
Duration
Instantaneous
Level
2
Range
120 feet
Ritual
No
School
Evocation
Subclasses
- Lore
- Fiend
Updated_at
2026-04-01T20:35:39.217Z
Raw JSON data
{
"casting_time": "1 action",
"classes": [
{
"index": "sorcerer",
"name": "Sorcerer",
"url": "/api/2014/classes/sorcerer"
},
{
"index": "wizard",
"name": "Wizard",
"url": "/api/2014/classes/wizard"
}
],
"components": [
"V",
"S"
],
"concentration": false,
"damage": {
"damage_at_slot_level": {
"2": "2d6"
},
"damage_type": {
"index": "fire",
"name": "Fire",
"url": "/api/2014/damage-types/fire"
}
},
"desc": [
"You create three rays of fire and hurl them at targets within range. You can hurl them at one target or several.",
"Make a ranged spell attack for each ray. On a hit, the target takes 2d6 fire damage."
],
"duration": "Instantaneous",
"higher_level": [
"When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you create one additional ray for each slot level above 2nd."
],
"index": "scorching-ray",
"level": 2,
"name": "Scorching Ray",
"range": "120 feet",
"ritual": false,
"school": {
"index": "evocation",
"name": "Evocation",
"url": "/api/2014/magic-schools/evocation"
},
"subclasses": [
{
"index": "lore",
"name": "Lore",
"url": "/api/2014/subclasses/lore"
},
{
"index": "fiend",
"name": "Fiend",
"url": "/api/2014/subclasses/fiend"
}
],
"updated_at": "2026-04-01T20:35:39.217Z",
"url": "/api/2014/spells/scorching-ray"
}