Fanaelialae
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Yeah, it can be the case at high levels. At 17th level a Fire Bolt deals 4d10 (22) vs Magic Missile at 3d4+3 (10.5). That said, there could still technically be uses for 1st level spells over cantrips, albeit situational. Burning Hands is AoE, while Magic Missile can't miss (for example). Realistically though, at high levels you probably want to use your low level spells mostly for utility, so it's basically a non-issue IME.I haven't done the math so this is a question. If attack cantrips scale in damage naturally but spells don't; is there a possibility that a high level caster will do more damage with the infinite cantrip than say a simple first level spell? I suspect upcasting may come into play.