Can cantrips level up?

Yes, cantrip damage scales up, increasing at levels 5, 11, and 17.
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Can you change cantrips on level up?

No, there is no way to change cantrips in all classes. This is basically D&D5 rule. Once you chose cantrip and you never change it. there is a variant, UA rule that gives the option to swap one cantrip within the "swap 1 spell at level up" feature for all spellcasters, even for clerics.
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Can cantrips be cast at higher levels?

Yes. It's better to have advantage on a single spell which requires an attack roll than to use two spell slots. This is really important at low levels (or any level for warlock) when you have limited spell slots and helpful when casting higher level spells.
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Do cantrips count as leveled 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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Do cantrips level with multiclass?

If a character has levels in more than one class, do the character's cantrips scale with character level or with the level in a spellcasting class? Cantrips scale with character level. For example, a barbarian 2 / cleric 3 casts sacred flame as a 5th-level character. This was added to the Sage Advice Compendium.
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What levels do cantrips level up?

Cantrip damage scales roughly in line with a fighters extra attack, up to 17th level, and means that a multiclass caster like a Bard Lock, SorLock, figher/wizard etc is not penalised for taking a dip into a second class.
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Can you infinitely use cantrips?

You have an unlimited number of uses for most cantrips. There are some, however, that are limited to once per short rest, e.g. Mage Hand.
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Can you counterspell a cantrip?

You can't counterspell a cantrip. Spell Immunity works, if you really want to protect someone against a cantrip. You could use Clever Counterspell to counter a Cantrip by expending an appropriate non Cantrip Spell of an appropriate Level.
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Can you prepare cantrips?

Specifically, it appears that cantrips are now considered 0-level spells and can be prepared like any other spell. Further, like other prepared spells, they can be swapped out after a Long Rest.
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Is a level 0 spell a cantrip?

I know that in wotr all level 0 spells count as cantrips. This means you don't need spell slots to prepare them and you can cast them as often you want.
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Can you cast two cantrips?

You cannot cast two cantrips during one action. That's why many cantrips scale as you level. To further explain what you read, if you cast a spell as a bonus action, you can only use your action to cast a cantrip. For example, there's a monster next to you.
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How does cantrip level work?

All cantrips scale with your overall Character Level (NOT class level), so Eldritch Blast is based on your current 9 levels. The cantrip level plateaus are 5th, 11th and 17th, where you gain to each cantrip, an additional damage die, ray or blast.
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What cantrips do the most damage?

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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Can I spam cantrips?

Cantrips like Create Flame, Eldritch Blast, Ray of Frost and so on are there as a free damage option you can just spam every round if you want. Spells are more powerful, but they cost spell slots. So a damaging cantrip is there as an easy source of damage you can cast whenever you don't want to use a spell slot.
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Can you cast cantrips repeatedly?

Cantrips are designed to be used without limits. There is no reason to keep a player from doing so, but that said, there's no reason doing so won't have consequences.
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Do you roll to hit cantrips?

If you make an attack roll as a part of using the cantrip, you add your spell attack modifier to the die roll. Many don't. Some are still attacks but require a saving throw instead of an attack roll, in which case, the difficulty class (DC) of the caster must be met to avoid the spell's damage and/or conditions.
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Are cantrips worth it?

They make for reliable damage dealers or indispensable utility and don't cost any of your precious spell slots to cast. How many you get depends on your class, and some half-casters like Paladins don't get any at all. With this in mind, you'll want to build your D&D arsenal intelligently.
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What are the rules for cantrips?

A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without using a spell slot and without being prepared in advance. Repeated practice has fixed the spell in the caster's mind and infused the caster with the magic needed to produce the effect over and over. A cantrip's spell level is 0.
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Can you cast cantrips on yourself?

And you can always cast it on yourself too, just in case. There are tons of situations in which resistance can be useful, and since it's a cantrip, it doesn't cost you anything to spam it just in case. It's a contingency plan.
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Can you quicken a cantrip and cast a cantrip?

Yes. Nothing requiring you to do it in either order. I know that the quickened metamagic allows you to cast a spell with a cast time of one action as a bonus action, then cast a cantrip with a cast time of one action.
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Can you cast a spell then quicken a cantrip?

You can only cast a cantrip on your main action and quicken a leveled spell on your bonus action. Yeah, but they didn't improve the spell slots at the same time.
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Can you hold a cantrip in D&D?

So yes, Cantrips are spells. And even though the Cantrip itself does not require Concentration, the character is "holding onto the spell's magic" and therefore "requires concentration".
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Does using a cantrip end invisibility?

Invisibility only breaks if you attack or cast a spell. So, RAW, you should be able to use it and stay Invisible. However, a DM could easily rule it's effectively a specialized cantrip, or a limited version of the Pyrotechnics spell.
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Do cantrips have cooldown?

So cantrips are explicitly spells you can cast as often as you want. There's no energy drain or cool down. As long as you can perform the actions required to cast a cantrip, you can cast it.
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How many damage cantrips should I have?

1 combat cantrip can be enough, but it depends upon what cantrip it is and what type of wizard you are. You want to get a rarely-resisted damage type, so that rules out Fire bolt and poison spray two high damage cantrips. Ray of frost might work, but cold can be resisted.
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