DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
If it was a spell against a single foe, definitely. And I think many people would agree. But when it can affect several at once, it becomes more questionable...Ok but I mean, a Bugbear is a CR 1 enemy. You'd think a 3rd level spell would delete such foes outright, wouldn't you?
Yeah, the uses per day argument is one of the most common arguments. The counter-argument is that really depends too much encounter per day. If you typically only have two encounters per long rest, a caster could toss a fireball in each encounter, potentially dealing massive amounts of damage.As for whether or not a caster should have that power, I dunno. I mean, you only get so many uses of that ability per day.
While it is true a 5th level martial would have Extra Attack, and Fighters would be able to use Action Surge (probably even in both of the two encounters given a short rest in between), they still couldn't match the massive damage potential of a couple of fireballs.