D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Spell Fire Flare?

[Zardnaar]

Overall.
Damage is low at level 1 spell, just use a crossbow.
At level 2, Scorching Ray is better.
And higher up, other spells are better.

Unless you can somehow always be behind cover, with advantage, and multiclass a lot to not have high level slots, I don't see much use for it.

Maybe some kind of warlock/sorcerer/rogue?

Average damage lvl 2 is higher with spell fire flare and its radiant and ignores cover.

Hex is keeping scorching ray in the game.

 

[Zardnaar]

Zombies.

Vampires, Shadows, radiants>fire unless youre fighting angels.

Scorching ray not so good vvs anything red.

 

[Zardnaar]

Celestial Warlock for +5 damage.
Especially at higher levels when you can quicken EB on top of it.

Though that still works with Scorching Ray as well.

Nice catch.