# Fireball *3rd-level, Evocation*  - **Casting time:** 1 action - **Range:** 150 feet - **Components:** V, S, a ball of bat guano and sulfur - **Duration:** Instantaneous A bright streak flashes from you to a point you choose within range and then blossoms with a low roar into a fiery explosion. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking `8d6` Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Flammable objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried start [burning](burning-xphb.md). **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The damage increases by `1d6` for each spell slot level above 3. **Classes**: [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Sorcerer](list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Sorcerer](list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Rogue (Arcane Trickster)](list-spells-classes-rogue-xphb-arcane-trickster-xphb.md); [Druid (Circle of the Land)](list-spells-classes-druid-xphb-circle-of-the-land-xphb.md); [Bard (College of Lore)](list-spells-classes-bard-xphb-college-of-lore-xphb.md); [Fighter (Eldritch Knight)](list-spells-classes-fighter-xphb-eldritch-knight-xphb.md); [Wizard (Evoker)](list-spells-classes-wizard-xphb-evoker-xphb.md); [Warlock (Fiend Patron)](list-spells-classes-warlock-xphb-fiend-patron-xphb.md); [Cleric (Light Domain)](list-spells-classes-cleric-xphb-light-domain-xphb.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 274. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*