.. _`Flame Blade`: Flame Blade ----------- *2nd-level evocation* **Casting Time:** 1 bonus action **Range:** Self **Components:** V, S, M (leaf of sumac) **Duration:** Concentration, up to 10 minutes You evoke a fiery blade in your free hand. The blade is similar in size and shape to a scimitar, and it lasts for the duration. If you let go of the blade, it disappears, but you can evoke the blade again as a bonus action. You can use your action to make a melee spell attack with the fiery blade. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 fire damage. The flaming blade sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. :bi:`At Higher Levels`. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for every two slot levels above 2nd.