Questions tagged [spell-slots]
For questions about spell slots, a method of limiting the casting of spells by granting the caster a certain number of slots into which they can fit spells.
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Can you cast a spell learned from the Magic Initiate feat using spell slots?
Can you cast a spell learned from the Magic Initiate feat using spell slots?
Say I play a wizard who learns cure wounds by taking the Magic Initiate feat. Could I cast that spell using the Wizard's ...
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How do I determine how many spell slots I have when multiclassing?
How do I determine how many spell slots I have if I multiclass into more than one spellcasting class? For example, I have a character that is a level 3 Wizard, a level 5 Eldritch Knight Fighter, a ...
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If you have the ability to cast a spell without a spell slot, can you cast that spell using a spell slot?
A 10th level Drow warlock (for instance) has the following Drow Magic racial trait (PHB p. 24), in addition to its warlock spellcasting abilities:
You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach ...
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Is a 1st-level spell cast using a 4th-level slot a 1st-level spell, or a 4th-level spell?
As the title says: Is a 1st-level spell cast using a 4th-level slot a 1st-level spell, or a 4th-level spell?
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Can a spellcaster use spell slots above their normal limit if their ability scores allow bonus spells of that level?
This question is inspired by discussion here, about how Heighten Spell works with Reserve Feats. The question that I am asking here deals with whether or not players can cast spells using spell slots ...
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What level are spells cast at if a warlock multiclasses as another caster?
The Pact Magic paragraph on page 164 of the Player's Handbook multiclassing section reads:
you can use the spell slots you gain from the Spellcasting class feature to cast warlock spells you know.
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What level is a spell if you cast it without expending a spell slot?
There are ways to cast spells without expending a spell slot such as:
Master Transmuter (PHB 119):
Restore Life. You cast the raise dead spell on a creature you touch
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If I multiclass into Paladin, can I use up any class's spell slots for Divine Smite?
Divine Smite: Starting at 2nd level, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon
attack, you can expend one paladin spell slot to deal radiant damage
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Can I use spell slots to cast the spell granted from the Fey Teleportation feat additional times?
I have a high-elf wizard with the Fey Teleportation feat. According to the feat "You learn the Misty Step spell, and can cast it once without expending a spell slot. You regain the ability to cast it ...
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Does a Readied spell immediately use a spell slot?
The PHB is a bit unclear when it comes to readied spells in combat. If I lose my concentration do I lose the spell slot? What about if the trigger never occurs, do I get the spell slot back?
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Can you cast a spell at a higher level, even if it doesn't have an "At higher levels" entry?
Many spells have "At higher levels" that provides for more targets or more damage.
For example Magic Missile can be cast as a second level spell and shoot 4 missiles instead of it's 3 as a first ...
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Can a multiclassed warlock expend a Spellcasting spell slot of a non-warlock class to use the Eldritch Smite invocation?
Can a multiclassed Warlock use a spell slot from the Spellcasting feature of a non-Warlock class to perform Eldritch Smites?
Eldritch Smite says:
Once per turn when you hit a creature with your ...
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Multiclass Spellcaster: Do the involved classes share the same pool of spell slots?
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The eldritch knight fighter (EK) in my game is contemplating whether to dip into wizard (Wiz) for more magical versatility in combat.
Spell Slots
The multiclassing spellcasting rules (...
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Multiclass Warlock/Sorcerer: How do spell slots recover?
If you multiclass a Warlock and a Sorcerer, then you have a character with both the Spellcasting and Pact Magic features.
PHB Page 101, Sorcerer, Spellcasting, Spell Slots:
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Does a countered spell cost a spell slot?
When a spell caster is interrupted by a counterspell, does the countered spell use a spell slot? The spell description reads, in part:
You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a ...
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