# Ray of Sickness *1st-level, Necromancy* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** 60 feet - **Components:** V, S - **Duration:** Instantaneous You shoot a greenish ray at a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes `dice:2d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`2d8`) Poison damage and has the [Poisoned](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Poisoned) condition until the end of your next turn. **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The damage increases by `dice:1d8|noform|noparens|avg|text(1d8)` for each spell slot level above 1. **Classes**: [Artificer (Alchemist)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-alchemist-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); [Druid (Circle of the Land, Tropical 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); [Wizard](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 311. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*