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+{{Feature page
-{{WeaponActionPage
+| type = spell
-| name = Hellflame Cleave
+| uid = Zone_MAG_Automaton_Human_Steelwatcher_HellfireCleave
-| weapons = Hellfire Greataxe
+| level = cantrip
-|description = Spew hellish flames and strike your foes.
+| summary = It is a unique attack granted by the {{RarityItem|Hellfire Greataxe}} which cleaves through an area, covering it with deadly hellfire.
+| description = Spew hellish flames and strike your foes.
-*On Save: Targets still take half damage.
+| warning = {{Prereq|Hellfire ignores [[resistance]] and [[Damage types#Immunity|immunity]] to {{DamageText||Fire}} damage.}}
+| damage 1 = weapon
-{{Prereq|Hellfire ignores [[Resistance]] and [[Immune|Immunity]] to {{DamageText||Fire}} damage.}}
+| damage 1 type = Fire
-| range m = 3
+| damage 2 = 2d6
-| range ft = 10
+| damage 2 type = Fire
+| cost = action
+| save = DEX
+| save dc = caster
+| on save = Targets still take half damage.
+| aoe = cone
+| aoe m = 3
+| recharge = Short Rest
+| spell flags = CanAreaDamageEvade, HasSomaticComponent, IsDefaultWeaponAction, IsHarmful, IsSpell
 | condition = Roiling Hellfire
 | condition duration = 1
-| damage = weapon
+| area = Hellfire
-| extra damage = 2d6
+| area shape = cone
-| extra damage type = Fire
+| area m = 3
-| recharge = Short Rest
+| area duration = 2
-| save = dex
+| granted by items = Hellfire Greataxe
+| notes =
+* This weapon action does not count as an attack for the purposes of {{SAI|Extra Attack}} and requires a full {{r|action}} to use.
+* Instead, this is actually classified as a cantrip which results in some unexpected interactions.
+** It can be {{SAI|Counterspell|Counterspelled}}.
+** A [[sorcerer]] can apply [[Metamagic]] to it. The applicable options are {{SAI|Metamagic: Careful Spell|Careful Spell}}, {{SAI|Metamagic: Extended Spell|Extended Spell}}, {{SAI|Metamagic: Heightened Spell|Heightened Spell}}, {{SAI|Metamagic: Subtle Spell|Subtle Spell}}, and perhaps most importantly, {{SAI|Metamagic: Quickened Spell|Quickened Spell}}.
+** It benefits from spell and cantrip specific damage bonuses like {{SAI|Elemental Affinity: Damage}} and {{RarityItem|Necklace of Elemental Augmentation}}.
+** It activates [[Eldritch Knight|Eldritch Knight's]] {{SAI|War Magic}}.
+** It can still be cast while {{Cond|Silenced}}.
+*The '''Roiling Hellfire''' condition is applied by both the weapon action itself and the {{Area|Hellfire}} surface it creates. Even if a target saves against the attack, it will still be inflicted with Roiling Hellfire cause by the surface.
+| bugs =
+* Despite the tooltip saying that Hellfire ignores resistances and immunities, it does not.
+| video = Hellflame Cleave Action.mp4
 }}
+[[Category:Sources of Fire damage]]

Latest revision as of 01:29, 23 February 2025

Hellflame Cleave is a cantrip. It is a unique attack granted by the

Hellfire Greataxe which cleaves through an area, covering it with deadly hellfire.

Description

Spew hellish flames and strike your foes.

Hellfire ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage.

Properties

Cost:  Action
Damage: 2~12
Normal weapon damage
+ 2d6Fire
Details: DEX Save (Spell save DC) (On Save: Targets still take half damage.); AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Cone); Creates Area: Hellfire; Recharge: Short rest

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Technical details

UID

Zone_MAG_Automaton_Human_Steelwatcher_HellfireCleave

Spell flags

CanAreaDamageEvade, HasSomaticComponent, IsDefaultWeaponAction, IsHarmful, IsSpell

Condition: Roiling Hellfire

Roiling Hellfire

Duration: 1 turn

Spell save DC Dexterity saving throw

6d6 (6~36)

Fire

Flames from the heart of Avernus engulf this entity, inflicting 6d6Fire damage per turn.

Area: Hellfire

Hellfire

Duration: 2 turns

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Cone)

Deals 6d6 Fire damage per turn that ignores Resistances and Immunities.

Type: Surface

Condition: Roiling Hellfire

Roiling Hellfire

6d6 (6~36)

Fire

Flames from the heart of Avernus engulf this entity, inflicting 6d6Fire damage per turn.

How to learn

Granted by items:

Hellfire Greataxe

Notes

This weapon action does not count as an attack for the purposes of Extra Attack and requires a full  Action to use.
Instead, this is actually classified as a cantrip which results in some unexpected interactions.
- It can be Counterspelled.
- A sorcerer can apply Metamagic to it. The applicable options are Careful Spell, Extended Spell, Heightened Spell, Subtle Spell, and perhaps most importantly, Quickened Spell.
- It benefits from spell and cantrip specific damage bonuses like Elemental Affinity: Damage and Necklace of Elemental Augmentation.
- It activates Eldritch Knight's War Magic.
- It can still be cast while Silenced.
The Roiling Hellfire condition is applied by both the weapon action itself and the Hellfire surface it creates. Even if a target saves against the attack, it will still be inflicted with Roiling Hellfire cause by the surface.