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Just checked the cleric spell list and inflict wounds does 3d10 damage on a spell attack. Now I appreciate that this has to land (still more likely than swinging a weapon) and there are limited spell slots but does this not seem like a lot of damage? 

I've ruled that a cleric should pick inflict or cure as in previous editions and still allowed guided bolt as a fine alternative but does anyone else thinks that 3D10 seems like heavy damage for a level one spell? 

Also put this into context of a sorcerers best damage being 3D8 at this level (and requiring a 50gp diamond component to boot). 

Even if a cleric doesn't regain spells as easily it seems super crazy as it also scales with level really well. 

Considering none of the domains of the Cleric receive inflict wounds at level 1, I don't see it as overpowered. Also, keep in mind the sorcerer stays at a safe range (usually) when casting spells or deals area of effect damage. Consider thunderwave for instance, at max damage thunderwave deals 16 thunder damage and knocks its opponents back. Max damage for inflict wounds would be 30+weapon damage, so perhaps around 39 total. If there are three creatures in the thunderwave's aoe, that would be a total of 48 damage delt assuming three failed saves (24 on three successes). 

Worst case scenario for both: Cleric misses attack and loses spell. Sorcerer casts low damage thunderwave and all three creatures save. Your sorcerer still has more damage output. Now this isn't to say one is better than the other, it's just to show that in the right conditions either side may have more of an advantage given different conditions

3d10 or nothing at all, plus you have to get into melee, comes out to being 9.9 average damage per attack if you assume 60% accuracy with the attack.

3d6 or half, plus you get to potentially hit more than one target but you need to get into or at least near to melee, comes out to being 8.4 average damage per target per attack if you assume 60% chance of failing the save.

By which I mean to illustrate that no, Wine Velows Sneaker D Men's Low Diesel Lace qxRn7Y0qwF is not particularly more powerful than other 1st-level attack spells. Yes, it does do more damage than any of the others in the books so far, but it is also the one that requires the most risk to be taken by the caster and the one with the least targeting potential because it is melee-range and single-target only.

Plus, give the cleric a bone - they don't have a large array of offensively potent spells like other classes do, so let the ones they do have be good ones.

3d10 isn't overpowered. A ranger can do 1d6+1d8+(3to5)potentially 1d8 + second attack 1d6 + 1d8 + (3to5)+potentially 1d8 damage. All in one round at first level. That's like 50+ max damage at 1st level. Since Hunters mark lasts for an encounter usually, you can do this until you run out of 1st level slots then you lose 1d8 for both attacks. But that's still more than the 30 from the cleric. 

So while 3d10 sounds like a lot, it really isn't. 

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3d10 isn't overpowered. A ranger can do 1d6+1d8+(3to5)potentially 1d8 + second attack 1d6 + 1d8 + (3to5)+potentially 1d8 damage. All in one round at first level. That's like 50+ max damage at 1st level. Since Hunters mark lasts for an encounter usually, you can do this until you run out of 1st level slots then you lose 1d8 for both attacks. But that's still more than the 30 from the cleric. 

So while 3d10 sounds like a lot, it really isn't. 

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Considering none of the domains of the Cleric receive inflict wounds at level 1, I don't see it as overpowered. Also, keep in mind the sorcerer stays at a safe range (usually) when casting spells or deals area of effect damage. Consider thunderwave for instance, at max damage thunderwave deals 16 thunder damage and knocks its opponents back. Max damage for inflict wounds would be 30+weapon damage, so perhaps around 39 total. If there are three creatures in the thunderwave's aoe, that would be a total of 48 damage delt assuming three failed saves (24 on three successes). 

Worst case scenario for both: Cleric misses attack and loses spell. Sorcerer casts low damage thunderwave and all three creatures save. Your sorcerer still has more damage output. Now this isn't to say one is better than the other, it's just to show that in the right conditions either side may have more of an advantage given different conditions

 

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 A spell attack, such as in Inflict wounds does not allow you to add the damage of a weapon. The maximum damage for that spell is 30.

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3d10 isn't overpowered. A ranger can do 1d6+1d8+(3to5)potentially 1d8 + second attack 1d6 + 1d8 + (3to5)+potentially 1d8 damage. All in one round at first level. That's like 50+ max damage at 1st level. Since Hunters mark lasts for an encounter usually, you can do this until you run out of 1st level slots then you lose 1d8 for both attacks. But that's still more than the 30 from the cleric. 

So while 3d10 sounds like a lot, it really isn't. 

 A ranger can do nothing of the sort at first level..  

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Also put this into context of a sorcerers best damage being 3D8 at this level (and requiring a 50gp diamond component to boot). 

Even if a cleric doesn't regain spells as easily it seems super crazy as it also scales with level really well. 

Inflict wounds - Melee Range, 3d10(16.5 Average) necrotic damage

Guiding bolt - 120ft range, 4d6(14 Average) radiant damage, advantage on next attack.

So.. you give up 115ft of range, and give up the utility of advantage on next attack, and you change from a universally hard to resist damage to a fairly common resisted damage in undead, to gain 2.5 average damage.

Its fair. But it is also very random. Dealing 30 damage to an npc with 15 hp isn't really much better than dealing 15 damage. At very low levels this is far more dangerous for NPCs to have than players.

I find..that every freaking time I try to use this spell..that is when the dice god frown upon me.  I miss with this one more than I hit.  Even if I am standing next to a giant.  A. Freaking. Giant.

Thanks for answering this question.

I'm playing a elf Cleric (arcana domain) by now.

Width Formal up Dress Leather Shoes Business Wide Genuine PHILDA Classic Brown2 Lace Cow Modern Men's Oxford I prepared Inflict Wounds since level 1. And yet, on 2nd character level, I didn't used it.

Since I was on 1st level a spell slot is so precious to simply waste it. And cast a hit or miss spell is a waste when you have only 2 slots. Worst yet: the tougher enemy that we fought have less than 15 hp. My main attack (a shortsword) is more reliable since I can hold the spell for a cure or for Bane (that can reduce the attacks and saves from 3 enemies).

I imagine that it will grow useful on level 3. On level 1 it's a waste.

Last night, our party came against an Adult Red Dragon. We 6 were all 5th level. Thankfully three NPC's were roasted by the Dragons breath attack, leaving our party to begin our first attack, with no damage. Planning helped a lot. There is no doubt that a combination of planning, teamwork, luck on our part and bad luck on the DM's rolls led to our success but I did 85 points of damage, in two turns, which was very lucky. I mention this as I had never used Inflict Wounds before I read this thread. I did not understand how to properly use it until the advice given in this thread enlightened me. So thank you to all for your help. (I edited this down as I realized after posting it was most likely a boring tale of the encounter.) 

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Just checked the cleric spell list and inflict wounds does 3d10 damage on a spell attack. Now I appreciate that this has to land (still more likely than swinging a weapon) and there are limited spell slots but does this not seem like a lot of damage? 

I've ruled that a cleric should pick inflict or cure as in previous editions and still allowed guided bolt as a fine alternative but does anyone else thinks that 3D10 seems like heavy damage for a level one spell? 

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Last night, our party came against an Adult Red Dragon. We 6 were all 5th level. Thankfully three NPC's were roasted by the Dragons breath attack, leaving our party to begin our first attack, with no damage. Planning helped a lot. There is no doubt that a combination of planning, teamwork, luck on our part and bad luck on the DM's rolls led to our success but I did 85 points of damage, in two turns, which was very lucky. I mention this as I had never used Inflict Wounds before I read this thread. I did not understand how to properly use it until the advice given in this thread enlightened me. So thank you to all for your help. (I edited this down as I realized after posting it was most likely a boring tale of the encounter.) 

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I'm playing a elf Cleric (arcana domain) by now.

I prepared Inflict Wounds since level 1. And yet, on 2nd character level, I didn't used it.

Since I was on 1st level a spell slot is so precious to simply waste it. And cast a hit or miss spell is a waste when you have only 2 slots. Worst yet: the tougher enemy that we fought have less than 15 hp. My main attack (a shortsword) is more reliable since I can hold the spell for a cure or for Bane (that can reduce the attacks and saves from 3 enemies).

I imagine that it will grow useful on level 3. On level 1 it's a waste.