D&D 5E What is the point of material components when Wish exists?

[ghostofchristmaspast]

All I want to know is why would you use spells that cost thousands of consumable components when you can just wait a day and casts it using Wish.

 

[ExploderWizard]

1) You don't have a day. You need to cast another spell and you need it NOW!

2) You don't have 9th level spell slots yet.

3) You do have a 9th level spell slot but you will only ever have 1 per long rest. Do you want to always spend it on a spell of 8th level or lower?

4) One of the biggest gripes I have seen about 5E is " I don't have anything to spend money on" so how poor can you really be?

 

[iserith]

After you cash wish, you're also subject to damage and debility when casting more spells that day including a chance you can never cast wish again.

Nevermind, just remembered that doesn't apply if you're just duplicating the effect of another spell.

 

[The Grassy Gnoll]

You would cast Wish just so you could cast a different, less powerful, spell of lower level on the cheap?

Wow. That's a Genie's wet dream.

 

[The Crimson Binome]

All I want to know is why would you use spells that cost thousands of consumable components when you can just wait a day and casts it using Wish.

Why would anyone buy or make a healing potion, if they can heal automatically by taking a long rest?

 

[Xaspian]

Why would anyone buy or make a healing potion, if they can heal automatically by taking a long rest?

Why should I attack that goblin when eventually it'll die of old age?

 

[The Crimson Binome]

Why should I attack that goblin when eventually it'll die of old age?

Unless you take special care to slit its throat, it will probably wake up in an hour and the sleep off the rest of the damage and end up dying of old age regardless.

 

[ghostofchristmaspast]

You would cast Wish just so you could cast a different, less powerful, spell of lower level on the cheap?

Wow. That's a Genie's wet dream.

At no risk? Heck yeah, all year long.

 

[ghostofchristmaspast]

Simulacrum is a great example (when targeting another caster), you could spend 1500gp of ruby dust or alternatively just use wish.

 

[FormerlyHemlock]

Simulacrum is a great example (when targeting another caster), you could spend 1500gp of ruby dust or alternatively just use wish.

Unless... I want the simulacrum to go adventuring to get XP so I can level up to 17th level and learn Wish.