Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 1 mile (40 ft
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Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Damage Type: Multiple
Save: Dexterity
Blazing orbs of fire plummet to the ground at four different points you can see within range. Each creature in a 40-foot-radius Sphere centered on each of those points makes a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 20d6 Fire damage and 20d6 Bludgeoning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature in the area of more than one fiery Sphere is affected only once.
A nonmagical object that isn't being worn or carried also takes the damage if it's in the spell's area, and the object starts burning if it's flammable.
Verbal Component:
Maxima Tempestas Ignis Petram
Verbal Component (Alternative):
Rock of heaven, and fire form, plummet and smite, a meteor swarm.
Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
Domain: Earth
Tags: Combat, Damage
Source: Player's Handbook (2024) (page 298)
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Other Planes and Effects
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Underwater - Verbal Component
Official rules have been verified by Jeremy Crawford - "No rule prohibits verbal components from working underwater. Keep in mind that if you're talking, you're not holding your breath." Hence, while submerged underwater and holding its breath, a creature can cast a spell that requires a verbal component. After casting the spell, if the creature can't breathe underwater, it immediately runs out of breath. The creature can survive for a number of rounds equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 round).
