# Scorching Ray *2nd-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** 120 feet - **Components:** V, S - **Duration:** Instantaneous You hurl three fiery rays. You can hurl them at one target within range or at several. Make a ranged spell attack for each ray. On a hit, the target takes `dice:2d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`2d6`) Fire damage. **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** You create one additional ray for each spell slot level above 2. **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 Wildfire)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-wildfire-tce.md "subclass=TCE;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. 313. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*