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Spell · SRD 5.1

Cone of Cold

5th-level evocation

Casting time
1 action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (A small crystal or glass cone.)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Sorcerer, Wizard

A blast of cold air erupts from your hands. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must make a constitution saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue until it thaws.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.

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This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

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srd-5.1 · Version 1.0.0 · Updated Jul 9, 2026