# Fireball *3rd-level, Evocation* ![](/Rules/Source/spells/img/fireball.webp#right) - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** 150 feet - **Components:** V, S, M (a ball of bat guano and sulfur) - **Duration:** Instantaneous A bright streak flashes from you to a point you choose within range and then blossoms with a low roar into a fiery explosion. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius [Sphere](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/sphere-area-of-effect-xphb.md) centered on that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking `dice:8d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`8d6`) Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Flammable objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried start [burning](/Rules/Source/traps-hazards/burning-xphb.md). **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The damage increases by `dice:1d6|noform|noparens|avg|text(1d6)` for each spell slot level above 3. **Classes**: [Artificer (Artillerist)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-artillerist-tce.md "subclass=TCE;class=TCE"); [Bard (College of Lore)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Cleric (Light Domain)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-light-domain-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Druid (Circle of the Land, Arid Land)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-the-land-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 (Fiend Patron)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-fiend-patron-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Warlock (The Genie, Efreeti)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-the-genie-tce.md "subclass=TCE;class=XPHB"); [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: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 274. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*