# Booming Blade *cantrip, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** Self (5-foot Radius) - **Components:** S, M (a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp) - **Duration:** 1 round You brandish the weapon used in the spell's casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the weapon attack's normal effects and then becomes sheathed in booming energy until the start of your next turn. If the target willingly moves 5 feet or more before then, the target takes `dice:1d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`1d8`) thunder damage, and the spell ends. This spell's damage increases when you reach certain levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra `dice:1d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`1d8`) thunder damage to the target on a hit, and the damage the target takes for moving increases to `dice:2d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`2d8`). Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level (`dice:2d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`2d8`) and `dice:3d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`3d8`)) and again at 17th level (`dice:3d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`3d8`) and `dice:4d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`4d8`)). **Classes**: [Artificer](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-artificer.md); [Bard (College of Lore)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Fighter (Eldritch Knight)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-eldritch-knight-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Rogue (Arcane Trickster)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-arcane-trickster-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Sorcerer](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Warlock](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-warlock.md); [Wizard (Evoker)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-evoker-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Wizard](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md) *Source: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything p. 106*