Presented here are updates to 91 offficial 5e spells including changes to 14 cantrips, 16 first level spells, 19 second level spells, 10 third level spells, 8 fourth level spells, 5 fifth level spells, 7 sixth level spells, 7 seventh level spells, 3 eighth level spells, and 2 nineth level spells. These spells were selected by the D&D community as being less commonly selected for being underpowered, difficult to use, and/or too situational compared to other options. As such, they have all received minor buffs in order to make them more on par with other spells of their level.
The updates have the following aims: a) to make sure all spells bring a fun mechanic that makes gameplay more interesting, b) increase the power of underpowered spells so that they are more balanced with other options, c) to clarify the language to make the spell more intuitive, d) to broaden the availability of spells to that a wider variety of characters can utilize them, and e) to provide more upcasting options to spells that previously had no benefit from upcasting.
- from the publisher's blurb