# Flame Strike *5th-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 action - **Range:** 60 feet - **Components:** V, S, 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**: [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Cleric](list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Cleric](list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Cleric (Light Domain)](list-spells-classes-cleric-xphb-light-domain-xphb.md); [Paladin (Oath of Devotion)](list-spells-classes-paladin-xphb-oath-of-devotion-xphb.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 275. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*