Is a cantrip a spell slot?

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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Do cantrips count as spell slots?

They're not typical spells. They scale with your character level not by any type of spell slot. Cantrips also aren't prepared. You either know them or you don't - and you can't change them after learning them unless you have an ability which lets you.
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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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What is a spell slot?

Spell slots are how Dungeons and Dragons represent the energy needed to cast a spell. They are a resource used to cast magic, a measurement of magical stamina if you will. Smaller spells take less energy to cast so use lower level spell slots.
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Can I 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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Spells Spellslots And Cantrips Explained - Baldur's Gate 3 Guide

Can you cast two spells if one is a cantrip?

Using one, and then casting a cantrip lets you do 2 spells, but you are somewhat limited. There are several things that can let you basically cast extra spells, or spells differently.
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Are cantrips one-time use?

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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What are the rules for spell slots in D&D?

Spell slots refers to how many spells you can cast, sort of like the number of arrows in a quiver. Once you're out of spell slots you cannot cast spells from that specific spell level until you take a long rest (unless otherwise stated by other game mechanics).
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Is a spell slot used if it fails?

If your concentration is broken, the spell fails, but you don't expend a spell slot.
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Can you cast cantrips while concentrating?

You can still cast other spells when using a concentration spell. But casting another concentration spell will cancel it. As someone else said, looks like a bug where after being unsilenced, the effect lingers until reload.
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Why is a cantrip called a cantrip?

The term originated from a Scottish word for a magic spell or charm. The term entered the gaming lexicon through Dungeons & Dragons as slang for a spell with a minor effect and no cost. Cantrips are included in decks for varying reasons.
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Can you fail a cantrip?

If the Caster goes beyond this limit, they would have to roll a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, if failed they gain 1 level of exhaustion and the spell fails to cast. If passed, they only the cantrip normally.
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Can you turn a spell into a cantrip?

All you have to do is down level a spell. Take that downlevel'd spell and remove and re-add the feat, and repeat til lvl 9 spells are cantrips.
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Can cantrips be used repeatedly?

You can cast a cantrip as many times as you like as long as you follow the once per round rule. So your Wizard can cast Fire Bolt until the cows come home.
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Do wizards know all cantrips?

At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. You learn additional wizard cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Wizard table.
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Are cantrips level 0 spells?

Cantrips are in fact 0th level spells.
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What is the difference between a spell and a cantrip?

The good thing about your cantrips outstripping your low-level slot spells for damage is that you then no longer need to use those low-level slots for damage spells, and can instead use them for the utility and defensive spells which are useful at all levels.
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Does counterspell waste a spell slot?

It also forces a CON save, and it does NOT waste a spell slot. Now, it only means the person being counterspelled loses an action.
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Does witch bolt keep using spell slots?

It takes only the initial spell slot. The spell is cast only once, and as an effect of the spell, the additional bolts occur on subsequent turns. These do not count as additional 'castings' of Witch Bolt. Witch Bolt has a duration of 1 minute.
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Are cantrips bonus actions?

cantrips take an action usually, at least in dnd 5e. you have 1 action and 1 movement action and one possible bonus action if you have it.
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Can you cast two leveled spells in one 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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Which D&D class has the most spell slots?

Wizard; no limit to number of spells known, largest spell list of full casters, greatest range of versatility, can cast the most spells in a day (as long as it's a ritual and in their book they can cast it without expending a spell slot), can learn additional spells any time not just at level up (as long as the gold ...
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Do cantrips count against spell slots?

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 do 2 cantrips?

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 in D&D?

The 20 Most Powerful D&D Cantrips, Ranked
  • 5 Prestidigitation Can Do Any Small Effect That The Caster Needs. ...
  • 4 Mind Sliver Is Great Against Low-Intelligence Enemies. ...
  • 3 Minor Illusion Rewards The Players' Imaginations. ...
  • 2 Eldritch Blast Is An Essential Spell For Any Warlock. ...
  • 1 Guidance Makes Ability Checks Easier To Pass.
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