Wizard Spells

Reaction +5 AC until next turn; the most-cast Wizard spell across every tier 1 fight.

AC bedrock until Bracers of Defense or higher-AC armor magic items arrive.

Auto-hit damage when the target has high AC or makes its save against everything else.

Help-action advantage on every melee ally; the spell pays for itself in the first session.

Wizards take Counterspell at level 5 and never remove it from the prep list.

Bonus-Action 30-foot teleport; the Wizard's primary mobility tool.

Evocation Wizards get Sculpt Spells, making Fireball safe to cast on the front line.

Tier-2 fight-ender — turn the boss into a frog for an hour.

Immutable barrier; tier-3 Wizards win encounters by reshaping geometry.

Concentration that adds a 4d8 punch every turn — Bonus-Action upkeep, Action elsewhere.

6th-level deletion; 10d6+40 force damage and the target turns to dust on death.

The single most powerful spell in 5e; safe-cast a non-Wizard 8th-level spell or risk the free-form version.

1d4+1 free turns for the caster; tier-4 setup spell that wins fights before they start.

Wizard endgame damage; 40d6 across four spheres.