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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Can cantrips be used infinitely?

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 cantrips be used whenever?

So yes, you can cast a cantrip at will, whenever you want, as long as you meet the other requirements for casting it. In most cases, this will be limited to your turn.
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When can cantrips be used?

A cantrip is basically a spell you can use almost anytime and anywhere. The only time you can not use it is if you do not have the items, you can not speak and/or you can not make gestures.
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How many times can I use a cantrip?

Cantrips can be cast an unlimited number of times per day. Cantrip: The simplest form of magic in D&D, these spells are often minor tricks or utilities that magic users have mastered to the point that they can cast them at will, without needing to rest or use a spell slot.
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D&D Cantrips & How to Use Them - What is a Cantrip?

Can you do 2 cantrips in one turn?

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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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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Is there a cooldown on cantrips?

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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Do cantrips need to roll to hit?

Yes, they do, but only the cantrips that require 'to hit' rolls. Yes it does. 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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How long do cantrips last?

If it's not instantaneous, generally a cantrip lasts either one round, one minute, ten minutes, or one hour, with one notable exception. The cantrip “Encode Thoughts” is the only one that lasts longer, and it has a duration of 8 hours.
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Can cantrips be switched?

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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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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Do cantrips count as spell attacks?

Yes, Cantrips get a bonus to attack.

Your attack bonus with a spell attack equals your spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. And from page 201 in the PHB we can see that cantrips are considered spells: Every spell has a level from 0 to 9.
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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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What cantrip does 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 cantrips level up?

Yes, cantrip damage scales up, increasing at levels 5, 11, and 17.
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Are cantrips always bonus actions?

As there are only two bonus action cantrips, neither of which are very good, it means most spellcasters will be using their action to cast one of the many excellent cantrips available. But there are bonus spells that most miss, that should almost definitely be part of a spellcaster's DnD ammo.
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Can you cast two cantrips if you have two attacks?

No. The only way to cast two cantrips on a turn is if one of them is a bonus action (such as through Quicken metamagic, or if you use an action surge.) The "Attack" action and the "Cast a Spell" action are mutually exclusive. One other way to get two cantrips off.
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Can you cast two cantrips in a turn 5e?

You can cast one action or bonus action cantrip and one action or bonus action spell during your turn. If you have the fighter ability, “action surge", you can do the previous, plus cast a second spell during the new action.
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Can you put a cantrip in a spell slot?

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 wizard switch out cantrips?

In Fifth edition D&D, Tasha's Cauldron Of Everything has introduced an optional rule that says a wizard can change the cantrips they know after a long rest. If you are not using this rule, then cantrips can never be changed.
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Are cantrips technically spells?

Yes, cantrips are spells. They ate specially defined as level 0 spells in the PHB. So, if a description references a spell, with no level or slot reference, then cantrips are included.
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What class knows the most cantrips?

The sorcerer starts with 4 cantrips - more than any other class.
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Do you add damage bonus to cantrips?

Spell attacks get no damage bonus. They do the damage that they say they do. Cantrips get better as the caster increases in level, because the spells say so. Ray of frost, for example, increases its damage when the PC gets to 5th, 11th, and 17th levels.
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Do cantrips take an action?

cantrips take an action usually, at least in dnd 5e.
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