# 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 centered on a point within range makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking `5d6` Fire damage and `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 `1d6` for each spell slot level above 5. **Classes**: [Cleric](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Bard](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Paladin (Oath of Devotion)](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-paladin-xphb-oath-of-devotion-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Cleric (Light Domain)](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-cleric-xphb-light-domain-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB") *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 275. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*