# Vicious Mockery *cantrip, Enchantment*  - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** 60 feet - **Components:** V - **Duration:** Instantaneous You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle enchantments at one creature you can see or hear within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take `1d6` Psychic damage and have [Disadvantage](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn. **Cantrip Upgrade.** The damage increases by `1d6` when you reach levels 5 (`2d6`), 11 (`3d6`), and 17 (`4d6`). **Classes**: [Bard](3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 337. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*