Cantrips act like 4e’s At-Will spells and as such level with each “tier” in 5e to maintain their usefulness. Tying this to character level means that players who multiclass or for example start off with a free cantrip (such as High Elves) are still able to make use of those cantrips throughout the whole of the game.
Do cantrips scale with character or class level?
Cantrips scale with the character level. Cantrips scale according to your character level, not your class level.
How many Cantrips can I use?
Cantrips are free magic — if you know a cantrip, you can cast it as many times as you want, whenever you want. Cantrips don’t need to be prepared, and they don’t use up Spell Slots.
How many cantrips can I use?
Do you use cantrips regardless of your class level?
Cantrips seem to be the only type of spell that cares only about your class level. However, in the multiclassing section they are not mentioned, does this mean that cantrips use your character level, instead of your class level? Does this mean a Warlock 2 / Fighter 15 can cast an Eldritch Blast with 4 beams just like a level 17 Warlock?
How many cantrips do you know at 1st level?
At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. You determine what spells you know and can prepare for each class individually, as if you were a single-classed member of that class. Cantrips are spells (see here ), and are covered by this rule.
How are cantrips scale with your character level?
Cantrips scale with character level. For example, a barbarian 2 / cleric 3 casts sacred flame as a 5th-level character. (Sage Advice Compendium V_2.0; page 11) A multiclass character uses character level to determine the damage of a cantrip. This was added to the Sage Advice Compendium.
How many cantrips do you know as a cleric?
Yes, you would know 3 Wizard cantrips and 3 Cleric cantrips. The Cleric class says: At level 1, you know three cantrips of your choice from the cleric spell list. At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list.
