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Vampiric Touch

Level: Level 3 · Necromancy
Cost: Action + 3rd-level spell slot
Range: 1.5 m
Roll: Melee spell attack
Damage: 3d6 Necrotic
Concentration: Yes
Components: Verbal, Somatic

Touch an enemy to siphon their life force and regain half as many hit points.

Damage by spell slot

Average at 3rd level

10.5

3d6 Necrotic

Average at 6th level

6d6 Necrotic

Per slot level

+3.5

each slot above 3rd

3rd-level slot10.5 3d6 Necrotic
4th-level slot14 4d6 Necrotic
5th-level slot17.5 5d6 Necrotic
6th-level slot21 6d6 Necrotic

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

Slot	Damage	Average
3rd	3d6 Necrotic	10.5
4th	4d6 Necrotic	14
5th	5d6 Necrotic	17.5
6th	6d6 Necrotic	21

Chance to hit and damage per cast

Level 5, +3 modifier
Level 12, +5 modifier

Average damage of one cast, misses included (at its 3rd-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 5, +3 modifier	Level 12, +5 modifier
10	9.5	10.5
11	8.9	10.5
12	8.4	10
13	7.9	9.5
14	7.4	8.9
15	6.8	8.4
16	6.3	7.9
17	5.8	7.4
18	5.3	6.8
19	4.7	6.3
20	4.2	5.8
21	3.7	5.3
22	3.2	4.7
23	2.6	4.2
24	2.1	3.7
25	1.6	3.2

Caster	AC 12	AC 15	AC 18	AC 21
Level 5, +3 (attack +6)	75%	60%	45%	30%
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.