# Ice Storm *4th-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** 300 feet - **Components:** V, S, M (a mitten) - **Duration:** Instantaneous Hail falls in a 20-foot-radius, 40-foot-high [Cylinder](Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/cylinder-area-of-effect-xphb.md) centered on a point within range. Each creature in the [Cylinder](Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/cylinder-area-of-effect-xphb.md) makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes `2d10` Bludgeoning damage and `4d6` Cold damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Hailstones turn ground in the [Cylinder](Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/cylinder-area-of-effect-xphb.md) into [Difficult Terrain](Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/difficult-terrain-xphb.md) until the end of your next turn. **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The Bludgeoning damage increases by `d10` for each spell slot level above 4. **Classes**: [Druid (Circle of the Land)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-the-land-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Sorcerer](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Druid](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Fighter (Eldritch Knight)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-eldritch-knight-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Wizard (Evoker)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-evoker-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Paladin (Oath of the Ancients)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-oath-of-the-ancients-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Wizard](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Rogue (Arcane Trickster)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-arcane-trickster-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Druid (Circle of the Sea)](Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-the-sea-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB") *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 287. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*