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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ganymede81" data-source="post: 6817000" data-attributes="member: 6812267">My objective here was to create a cantrip that rewarded a single-attack spellcaster (cleric, druid, etc.) that invested in becoming reasonably effective in melee. Shillelagh is different, it instead bootstraps up a character that is no good in melee to be reasonably effective. To someone like a war cleric with a strength rivaling his wisdom, Shillelagh represents little to no benefit at all.Apparently, Sword Coast has a couple cantrips that graft magical enhancements onto melee attacks.Booming Blade is one. Greenflame Blade is another, and is possibly an even better comparison. When maxed out at 17th level, that spell adds an extra 3d8 fire damage to your target, and splashes 3d8+spellmod damage to an adjacent target. Even by itself, the bonus 3d8 damage outclasses 4d4, with respective average damages of 13.5 and 10.I erred on the side of caution in determining my cantrip's power level, but it seems like the Sword Coast cantrips are already way stronger.</blockquote>