Melf's Minute Meteors (2024)

So...do they need to make a saving throw for both meteors or does one save count for both?

This is a 3rd level spell, the damage should at the very least be d8’s

I think since it's a bonus action and it's such a controlled radius that it works out to be 3rd

It's definitely a bit situational but it's still 12d6 damage overall. Cast it before a combat starts and you can do a lot of blasting with 4d6 on your bonus action in addition to whatever spell you cast with your regular action.Having a small AoE and dividing the damage between rounds can even be advantageous depending on the encounter.

Is there an official ruling? I've been searching Sage Advice and Reddit with no luck.

Yes. My party's Sorceror used this to full effect recently. It was amazing, cinematic, and fun. He wrecked so many Orcs on mounts.

Last edited by Ignitedforce: Jan 30, 2020

I haven't had the opportunity to try this spell out just yet, but it seems very good if you're a sorcerer in a party with 2 paladins, a battlemaster fighter, a barbarian and a moon druid, and don't feel like blowing them all up with a fireball.
That and it scales upincrediblywell. An extra 4d6 damage per level is borderline ridiculous, and really, every spell that deals damage is "situational." Combat is a situation you may or may not find yourself in, and having much more pin point accuracy with still an AoE is very useful in nearly all combat situations. This is sort of like the anti-healing word of spells, and since that bonus action isn't casting the spell again, you can do this and pop some other spell to boot
It may not be as flashy as fireball or lightning bolt, but a little creativity can make this just as fun and useful as either. So, my suggestion for everyone is, just simply open your mind past the stereotypical spells you see used all them time. I'm chill with min-maxing, and frankly do it a lot (I think it makes sense for a lot of adventuring characters to want to be as powerful as they can anyways) but remember that there is more than one way to go about being the very best than just the biggest numbers. It might not be what you're used to, but a little dip in a different pool might just be what you need to really enjoy yourself. Don't be afraid of new or different, it might be what makes the game into something great for you

How does this spell interact with the necrotic damage of Bestow Curse? does each bonus action deal damage, or each individual meteor?

I feel like you are very mistaken. All told it does a total of 12d6 fire damage. That’s more than fireball (which is also d6s). Plus, once it’s activated, you can be using your bonus action to attack with this, plus use your action to cast a spell on top of it. It maximizes damage per round, so unless you’re going up against an army that’s 40x40, it out damages fireball. I’m excited to take it on my wizard. We’re approaching level 5 and the versatility of this amount of damage without having to blow up my party is gonna be great.

If you are in eberon are the meteors dragon shards?

3rd level spell that does up to 12d6 damage and you think it should do d8's?

No, the meteor run out the spell runs out

thank you