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What "attack"-oriented cantrips do you like the most?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 8033236" data-attributes="member: 58197"><p><em>Toll the dead</em> is the best attack cantrip for non-warlocks; it targets a Wisdom save, which is usually a weaker defense than AC, and pretty reliably deals d12 damage (by the time you are down to throwing cantrips, you can almost always find an injured target).</p><p></p><p><em>Eldritch blast</em> is of course the warlock's bread and butter, but it's also a powerhouse cantrip for non-warlocks if you have some way to get it. Its damage is on par with <em>fire bolt</em>, it can be split among multiple targets at higher levels, and the damage type is among the least-resisted in the game.</p><p></p><p><em>Fire bolt</em> is inferior to the other two from a pure combat perspective, but for non-warlocks without EB, it makes a good backup to <em>toll the dead</em> (in case the enemy is necrotic resistant or you are forced to target an uninjured foe). In addition, it has one crucial but often-overlooked virtue: Unlike many attack spells, it can target objects, and flammable objects are automatically set on fire. An at-will incendiary with a range of 120 feet is nothing to sneeze at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 8033236, member: 58197"] [I]Toll the dead[/I] is the best attack cantrip for non-warlocks; it targets a Wisdom save, which is usually a weaker defense than AC, and pretty reliably deals d12 damage (by the time you are down to throwing cantrips, you can almost always find an injured target). [I]Eldritch blast[/I] is of course the warlock's bread and butter, but it's also a powerhouse cantrip for non-warlocks if you have some way to get it. Its damage is on par with [I]fire bolt[/I], it can be split among multiple targets at higher levels, and the damage type is among the least-resisted in the game. [I]Fire bolt[/I] is inferior to the other two from a pure combat perspective, but for non-warlocks without EB, it makes a good backup to [I]toll the dead[/I] (in case the enemy is necrotic resistant or you are forced to target an uninjured foe). In addition, it has one crucial but often-overlooked virtue: Unlike many attack spells, it can target objects, and flammable objects are automatically set on fire. An at-will incendiary with a range of 120 feet is nothing to sneeze at. [/QUOTE]
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