D&D 5E Dragon's Breath spell doesn't involve an attack, good for wizard's familiars to use

I have to admit, I would have judged this the other way, but RAI according to Jeremy Crowford (https://www.sageadvice.eu/2018/02/07/can-you-cast-dragon-breath-on-your-familiar/) is that:

"Dragon's breath is cast on a willing creature. Your familiar is a creature that can be willing. Find familiar prevents a familiar from attacking, but dragon's breath involves no attack."

It seems like that makes the spell a pretty good deal for the wizard, and a slap to the poor chainlock and the OG Beast Master, both of whom have to give up his/her attacks, while it seems like the wizard just has to cast a spell once, and not take a hit until the fight is over.
 

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Maybe a slap to the average chainlock, but a massive buff to the chainsorlock!

That is true. I have long thought that the chainsorlock is the answer to most of the sorcerer complaints: you get a familiar and you don't have to take "all the spells that sorcerers have to take" anymore, because you can just eldritch blast things, so all those "fun" utility spells are open to you (and if you are a divine soul chainsorlock, you are good at buffing too).
 

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