# Flame Strike *5th-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** 60 feet - **Components:** V, S, M (a pinch of sulfur) - **Duration:** Instantaneous A vertical column of brilliant fire roars down from above. Each creature in a 10-foot-radius, 40-foot-high [Cylinder](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/cylinder-area-of-effect-xphb.md) centered on a point within range makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking `dice:5d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`5d6`) Fire damage and `dice:5d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`5d6`) Radiant damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The Fire damage and the Radiant damage increase by `dice:1d6|noform|noparens|avg|text(1d6)` for each spell slot level above 5. **Classes**: [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"); [Cleric](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Druid (Circle of Wildfire)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-wildfire-tce.md "subclass=TCE;class=XPHB"); [Paladin (Oath of Devotion)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-oath-of-devotion-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-divine-soul-xge.md "subclass=XGE;class=XPHB"); [Warlock (The Genie, Efreeti)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-the-genie-tce.md "subclass=TCE;class=XPHB") *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 275. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*