Ray of Frost

Level0SchoolEvocation

Cantrip · Evocation

• Casting time: Action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous
• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
• Damage type: Cold

Spell effect

A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a creature within range.

Make a ranged spell attack against the target.

On a hit, it takes 1d8 Cold damage, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.

Cantrip Upgrade

The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).

Source

Player’s Handbook (2024) — Wizards of the Coast.

All spells · By level · By class

Printed core rules

Source page references in your supplied Player's Handbook (2024). Open the original PDF at the linked page for complete printed tables and rules; use its wording if the searchable transcription differs.

PDF page 310

Open the original rulebook — PDF page 310 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.