# Vitriolic Sphere
*4th-level, Evocation*

- **Casting time:** 1 Action
- **Range:** 150 feet
- **Components:** V, S, M (a drop of bile)
- **Duration:** Instantaneous
You point at a location within range, and a glowing, 1-foot-diameter ball of acid streaks there and explodes in a 20-foot-radius [Sphere](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/sphere-area-of-effect-xphb.md). Each creature in that area makes a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes `dice:10d4|noform|noparens|avg` (`10d4`) Acid damage and another `dice:5d4|noform|noparens|avg` (`5d4`) Acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half the initial damage only.
**Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The initial damage increases by `dice:2d4|noform|noparens|avg|text(2d4)` for each spell slot level above 4.
**Classes**: [Bard](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [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 (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. 337. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*