Can wizards copy down cantrips?

A wizard can only copy a cantrip from a scroll into a spellbook if the DM allows it. Typically this is not allowed because typically your spellbook reflects the spells you “know” and you can only “know” so many cantrips.
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Can a wizard copy cantrips?

A Wizard can copy a cantrip from a spell scroll. Accortding to D&D 5E rules, a wizard should only be able to copy a spell of 1st level or higher into their spell book.
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Can wizards swap cantrips?

By the Rules As Written (RAW), no, once a wizard is created and chooses cantrips at 1st level, that's it.
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Can a wizard learn a cantrip from a scroll?

"A scroll can be Crafted to contain nearly any spell, so the types of scrolls available are limited only by the number of spells in the game. The exceptions are cantrips, focus spells, and rituals, none of which can be put on scrolls." CRB, 564.
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Can wizards copy spells from other wizards?

If the wizard encounters (in written form) a spell of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level that is on the wizard's spell list, then the wizard can copy the spell (as long as the wizard spends the requisite time and money). The wizard cannot copy: Cantrips.
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What spells can a wizard copy?

When you find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your spellbook if it is of a spell level you can prepare and if you can spare the time to decipher and copy it. You can only copy a spell if you're already of a sufficiently high level to be able to prepare spells of that level in the first place.
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Can a wizard copy a warlock spell?

For characters with a ritual book (as a Pact of the Tome Warlock for example), a Wizard would be able to copy from that book just as they would from a Wizard's spell book as long as they have the spell on their own spell list.
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Can a wizard use cantrips without a spellbook?

Short Answer: The wizard in question can cast all of the spells memorized before the loss of the spellbook using as many spell slots as are still available. The wizard can still cast all cantrips, and can use any magic item that a wizard may attune to.
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What is the best cantrip for a wizard?

Dungeons And Dragons: The 17 Best Wizard Cantrips, Ranked
  1. 1 Message. Utility. You Find a Cursed Idol by Sidharth Chaturvedi.
  2. 2 Shocking Grasp. Combat. ...
  3. 3 Chill Touch. Combat. ...
  4. 4 Mind Sliver. Combat. ...
  5. 5 Mage Hand. Utility. ...
  6. 6 Frostbite. Combat. ...
  7. 7 Mold Earth. Utility. ...
  8. 8 Minor Illusion. Utility. ...
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How do wizards learn more cantrips?

You learn additional wizard cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Wizard table. Looking to the Wizard table, we see that at level four you go from knowing three cantrips to knowing four, and so you end up learning one additional cantrip upon reaching level 4.
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Can you use 2 cantrips in a turn?

Well, yes. 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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What is the best cantrip for high elf?

Fire Bolt is one of the most popular cantrips you'll see in Baldur's Gate 3. It's the default for several races and classes that have access to a cantrip from the beginning of the game, such as High Elves and Wizards and is handy for more than just doing 1d10 of fire damage to enemies.
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Do cantrips count as wizard spells?

No, if by “count” you mean “count against your # of prepared spells/spells known”. Spells granted from a background or racial feature are typically cantrips or spells you can cast a certain number of times per day. These are separate from any other source of spells you may gain.
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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 I change my cantrips?

Most classes can change out one of their spells whenever they gain a level. Cantrips on the other hand are permanent when chosen by the core rules.
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How do I change my wizard cantrips?

Clerics, Druids, Paladins, and Wizards can change their Prepared Spells by selecting from their Known Spells. For all other spellcasting classes: You can replace one spell when leveling up your character. This option is available to you at every level up. You cannot replace Cantrips, only Spells that use a spell slot.
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Are cantrips infinite in D&D?

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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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 D&D class has the most cantrips?

The sorcerer starts with 4 cantrips - more than any other class. A variant human can take a feat at first level, such as magic initiate which allows them to take an additional 2 cantrips from a spellcasting class (even their own) and a first level spell.
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Do cantrips count as spell slots?

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 only wizards copy spells?

Wizards (and other spell book users) can copy a spell from a scroll into a spell book. Anyone else trying to do the same won't work. They don't have the class ability needed to bind the spells into the special inks as they copy spells.
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Do cantrips take up spell slots?

Cantrips are the spells that your caster can use at will and ad nauseum. They are so ingrained into the caster's mind that they don't require spell slots to cast. Some are combat oriented spells like a Cleric's Sacred Flame, which has practically no utility outside of combat.
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Can a multiclass wizard copy spells?

A multiclass character with 1 level of wizard can copy any 1st level wizard spell they find into their spellbook but not anything higher than that.
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Can wizards cast 2 spells?

A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell, provided that you haven't already taken a bonus action this turn. You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action.
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Can a wizard copy cleric spells?

No you cannot transfer spells prepared as a Cleric into your spellbook. When you find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your spellbook if it is of a level for which you have spell slots and if you can spare the time to decipher and copy it.
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