No, it doesn’t generally increase the weapon’s damage When you cast Heat Metal on an object you get the following effect, emphasis mine: Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell.
Do you roll for heat metal?
@JeremyECrawford: Yes, roll again. Here we see him stating that we should reroll the damage for heat metal, though this is also supported by the general trend of dice not having memory (not needing to be remembered) unless explicitly told otherwise.
Can Artificers Learn heat metal?
As per Player’s handbook, only bards and druids get access to Heat metal. Later books added forge clerics to that super-exclusive list, and UA artificers are in it too.
What level is heat metal?
Heat metal is a 2nd level spell that lasts 1 minute (concentration), deals 2d8 damage per round, and has no save. If a Druid casts Heat metal from hiding at 60′ on a knight and dashes away, then the knight ends up taking 20d8 damage, since it takes 1 min to doff heavy armor.
How do you heat metal?
Choose a manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of heavy or medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell.
What happens when you cast heat metal on a weapon?
A creature in contact with a metal object you can see takes 2d8 fire damage. (I’m assuming the wielder doesn’t lose his grip). When you cast Heat Metal on an object you get the following effect, emphasis mine: Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell.
What happens when you use the heat metal spell?
You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your subsequent turns to cause this damage again.
What happens if you hit someone with heat metal?
Otherwise, touching the object (despite the heat) does not cause damage, so simply hitting someone with such a metal object wouldn’t do any more damage than normal – you don’t have to worry about accidentally giving your foes a boost by using the spell against them. Action shenanigans!
When do you use bonus action on heat metal?
Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your subsequent turns to cause this damage again. (emphasis mine)
