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Ice Knife

Level: Level 1 · Conjuration
Cost: Action + 1st-level spell slot
Range: 18 m
Area: 2 m radius
Roll: Ranged spell attack
Damage: 1d10 Piercing + 2d6 Cold
Components: Somatic

Throw a shard of ice that deals 1d10 Piercing damage. It explodes and deals 2d6 Cold damage to anyone nearby. It leaves an ice surface.

Damage by spell slot

Average at 1st level

12.5

1d10 Piercing + 2d6 Cold

Average at 6th level

1d10 Piercing + 7d6 Cold

Per slot level

+3.5

each slot above 1st

1st-level slot12.5 1d10 Piercing + 2d6 Cold
2nd-level slot16 1d10 Piercing + 3d6 Cold
3rd-level slot19.5 1d10 Piercing + 4d6 Cold
4th-level slot23 1d10 Piercing + 5d6 Cold
5th-level slot26.5 1d10 Piercing + 6d6 Cold
6th-level slot30 1d10 Piercing + 7d6 Cold

Average damage of one cast at each spell slot, from the game's own upcast entries.

Slot	Damage	Average
1st	1d10 Piercing + 2d6 Cold	12.5
2nd	1d10 Piercing + 3d6 Cold	16
3rd	1d10 Piercing + 4d6 Cold	19.5
4th	1d10 Piercing + 5d6 Cold	23
5th	1d10 Piercing + 6d6 Cold	26.5
6th	1d10 Piercing + 7d6 Cold	30

Chance to hit and damage per cast

Level 1, +3 modifier
Level 5, +4 modifier
Level 12, +5 modifier

Average damage of one cast, misses included (at its 1st-level slot): d20 + proficiency + spellcasting modifier against the target's AC; a natural 20 is a critical hit and doubles the dice.

Show the numbers

Target AC	Level 1, +3 modifier	Level 5, +4 modifier	Level 12, +5 modifier
10	10.6	11.9	12.5
11	10	11.3	12.5
12	9.4	10.6	11.9
13	8.8	10	11.3
14	8.1	9.4	10.6
15	7.5	8.8	10
16	6.9	8.1	9.4
17	6.3	7.5	8.8
18	5.6	6.9	8.1
19	5	6.3	7.5
20	4.4	5.6	6.9
21	3.8	5	6.3
22	3.1	4.4	5.6
23	2.5	3.8	5
24	1.9	3.1	4.4
25	1.3	2.5	3.8

Caster	AC 12	AC 15	AC 18	AC 21
Level 1, +3 (attack +5)	70%	55%	40%	25%
Level 5, +4 (attack +7)	80%	65%	50%	35%
Level 12, +5 (attack +9)	90%	75%	60%	45%

Chance to hit per attack roll.

Who can get it

From the game's class, subclass and race progression tables (the level is the class or character level it first becomes available at), feat choices, equipment boosts and scrolls.