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Inflict Wounds

Level: Level 1 · Necromancy
Cost: Action + 1st-level spell slot
Range: 1.5 m
Roll: Melee spell attack
Damage: 3d10 Necrotic
Components: Verbal, Somatic

Putrefy a creature with the necrotic energy filling your hands.

Damage by spell slot

Average at 1st level

16.5

3d10 Necrotic

Average at 6th level

8d10 Necrotic

Per slot level

+5.5

each slot above 1st

1st-level slot16.5 3d10 Necrotic
2nd-level slot22 4d10 Necrotic
3rd-level slot27.5 5d10 Necrotic
4th-level slot33 6d10 Necrotic
5th-level slot38.5 7d10 Necrotic
6th-level slot44 8d10 Necrotic

Average damage of one cast at each spell slot, from the game's own upcast entries.

Slot	Damage	Average
1st	3d10 Necrotic	16.5
2nd	4d10 Necrotic	22
3rd	5d10 Necrotic	27.5
4th	6d10 Necrotic	33
5th	7d10 Necrotic	38.5
6th	8d10 Necrotic	44

Chance to hit and damage per cast

Level 1, +3 modifier
Level 5, +4 modifier
Level 12, +5 modifier

Average damage of one cast, misses included (at its 1st-level slot): d20 + proficiency + spellcasting modifier against the target's AC; a natural 20 is a critical hit and doubles the dice.

Show the numbers

Target AC	Level 1, +3 modifier	Level 5, +4 modifier	Level 12, +5 modifier
10	14	15.7	16.5
11	13.2	14.9	16.5
12	12.4	14	15.7
13	11.6	13.2	14.9
14	10.7	12.4	14
15	9.9	11.6	13.2
16	9.1	10.7	12.4
17	8.3	9.9	11.6
18	7.4	9.1	10.7
19	6.6	8.3	9.9
20	5.8	7.4	9.1
21	5	6.6	8.3
22	4.1	5.8	7.4
23	3.3	5	6.6
24	2.5	4.1	5.8
25	1.7	3.3	5

Caster	AC 12	AC 15	AC 18	AC 21
Level 1, +3 (attack +5)	70%	55%	40%	25%
Level 5, +4 (attack +7)	80%	65%	50%	35%
Level 12, +5 (attack +9)	90%	75%	60%	45%

Chance to hit per attack roll.

Who can get it

From the game's class, subclass and race progression tables (the level is the class or character level it first becomes available at), feat choices, equipment boosts and scrolls.