Are cantrips level 0 spells?

Cantrips are in fact 0th level spells.
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What level spell is a cantrip?

Cantrips—simple but powerful spells that characters can cast almost by rote—are level 0. The higher a spell's level, the higher level a spellcaster must be to use that spell.
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Do cantrips count as spells?

Cantrips are sometimes easier to think of as level 0 spells, since they require zero spell slots to cast. They are relatively weak compared to higher level spells, but they are still spells.
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What levels do cantrips scale with?

In DnD 5e progression, Cantrips become stronger on level 5, 11 and 17. But Cantrips in the system are meant as a "basic" attack for casters to use when they can't or don't want to use spells. So yes, the expectation is that in most fights you'll have to use a spell or two.
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Can you cast a cantrip and a spell in the same turn?

You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action." It's all about the action economy. Each turn, you get 1 action, 1 bonus action (if you have something you can do with it), 1 reaction, and 1 move.
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Can you cast two cantrips in one turn D&D?

You can't cast two spells of 1st-level or higher in the same turn, but you can cast as many cantrips as you have actions for. If you cast a spell of 1st-level or higher - or a cantrip - as a bonus action, you can still cast a cantrip as your action.
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Does invisibility end if you cast a cantrip?

The spell ends for a target that attacks or casts a spell.
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Is a level 0 spell a cantrip?

Cantrips are in fact 0th level spells.
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What cantrips do the most damage?

More About Eldritch Blast:

The warlock-exclusive Eldritch Blast is one of the most powerful combat cantrips in D&D, but it works a little differently than the others. Rather than simply increasing in damage at later levels, Eldritch Blast adds more attacks, each of which has the potential to damage separately.
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Are cantrips automatically heightened?

A cantrip is always automatically heightened to half your level, rounded up. For a typical spellcaster, this means its level is equal to the highest level of spell slot you have.
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What are the rules for cantrips?

A cantrip is a simple spell that a caster can cast as many times a day as they wish. A 1st or higher level or higher can only be cast a given number of times per out rest (some classes get some or all spell slots back after a short rest) but there's no limit to how offer they can cast a cantrip.
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Do you have unlimited cantrips?

Any character can cast any cantrips they know at will and an unlimited number of times, unless the feature that lets them cast it specifically says otherwise.
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Can you use cantrips anytime?

Cantrips are a Dungeons & Dragons spell you can cast repeatedly in the game, with no cost and no preparation needed. Getting to know these handy tools will let you keep a trick or two up your sleeve to use whenever you want, as much as you want.
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Can you twin spell a cantrip?

Twinned Spell

When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and doesn't have a range of self, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level to target a second creature in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip).
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How many 1st level spells are there?

At 1st level, you have a spellbook containing six 1st-level wizard spells of your choice. Your spellbook is the repository of the wizard spells you know, except your cantrips, which are fixed in your mind.
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Is fireball a cantrip?

Level - Fire Bolt is a cantrip and Fireball is a third level spell.
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Is there a limit to cantrips?

Both sorcerers and wizards can keep on recasting the cantrips in their head, as much as they want, all day long. The difference is that wizards can know a lot more total, but can only have a few in their head at a time.
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Do cantrips go off total level?

Cantrips absolutely do scale every 5 levels. However, keep in mind, as you level you gain more, and stronger spell slots (other than warlocks, which are very limited in the number of spell slots they have, so they are more reliant on cantrips but in exchange get the best cantrip in the game).
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What is the best cantrip spell?

Cantrips are an early mechanic you'll want to master, and we've highlighted the best ones here.
  • 8 Thaumaturgy.
  • 7 Shocking Grasp.
  • 6 Light.
  • 5 Message.
  • 4 Eldritch Blast.
  • 3 Mage Hand.
  • 2 Minor Illusion.
  • 1 Guidance.
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Are cantrips leveled spells?

A cantrip is always automatically heightened to half your level, rounded up. For a typical spellcaster, this means its level is equal to the highest level of spell slot you have. To make it simple: at first level my produce flame is a level 1 produce flame.
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Do 12th level spells exist?

Karsus'Avatar was a L12 spell. Following its casting Mystra banned all L10+ leveled spells leave only Epic/Elven high magic casting above L9. However, prior to Karsus' folly L12 magic would have been allowed- but no level 12 or higher spells were ever recorded as being created or cast.
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What is a cantrip?

In the trading card game Magic: The Gathering, a cantrip is player-jargon referring to a spell that, in addition to any other effect, makes a player draw a card.
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Can you cast cantrips infinitely?

Cantrip: A type of spell in Dungeons & Dragons that is relatively low-powered but can be cast without using up a spell slot. Cantrips can be cast an unlimited number of times per day.
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Can counterspell stop a cantrip?

Can you counterspell cantrips? Yes. Cantrips are considered level 0, which is automatically counterspelled.
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Can you cast a cantrip twice?

So that is like casting 7 spells. You could do the same kind of thing as a sorcerer with Illusionist Bracers, which lets you cast a repeated cantrip as a bonus action (it has to be the same cantrip). As you didn't use a metamagic to make a spell a bonus action, you can twin the bonus action cantrip.
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