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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9424600" data-attributes="member: 7030563">I love inflict wounds thematically, but changing it to a save is going to make it worse most of the time.  Half damage does salvage something, but it will still be a lot worse IMO.  When you were using it with the old spell, it was when you were pretty confident you were going to hit.Even with half damage, it is still going to average less damage on a 1st level slot than most cantrips at level 9+With the spell as it was, you were usually only casting it when you had advantage and you were upcasting it too to deal A LOT of damage on a hit.  I am playing a level Bard right now that has it with Shadow Touched.  I don't actually use the free cast at all.  When I use it most often it is to upcast it on an enemy that is paralyzed.  On a hit you crit, and a couple weeks ago I hit for 80 damage on a guy an ally paralyzed with a a rod of lordly might.  That is mostly what I use it for. I don't see myself using it at all in the new version.Good catch.  Thanks for the info.</blockquote>