Cold Spells 5e [DnD]

There are 23 cold spells in DnD 5e. The classes with the most cold spells include Wizards (18), Sorcerers (14), and Druids (8).

Here is a list of all the cold spells in DnD 5e from the game’s three main sourcebooks for spells (Player’s Handbook, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything).

Cold Spells in 5e

Spell Name	Level	Save	Classes
Frostbite	0 (cantrip)	Constitution	Druid Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Ray Of Frost	0 (cantrip)		Sorcerer Wizard Artificer
Armor Of Agathys	1st-level		Warlock
Ice Knife	1st-level	Dexterity	Druid Sorcerer Wizard
Snilloc’s Snowball Swarm	2nd-level	Dexterity	Sorcerer Wizard
Hunger Of Hadar	3rd-level		Warlock
Spirit Shroud	3rd-level		Cleric Paladin Warlock Wizard
Ice Storm	4th-level	Dexterity	Druid Sorcerer Wizard
Fire Shield	4th-level		Druid Sorcerer Wizard
Cone Of Cold	5th-level	Constitution	Druid Sorcerer Wizard
Investiture Of Ice	6th-level	Constitution	Druid Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere	6th-level	Constitution	Sorcerer Wizard
Wall Of Ice	6th-level	Dexterity Constitution	Wizard

Additionally, several spells can deal cold damage:

Spells that Can Deal Cold Damage

Spell Name	Level	Damage types	Save	Classes
Absorb Elements	1st-level	acid cold fire lightning thunder		Druid Ranger Sorcerer Wizard
Chaos Bolt	1st-level	acid cold fire force lightning poison psychic thunder		Sorcerer
Chromatic Orb	1st-level	acid cold fire lightning poison thunder		Sorcerer Wizard
Dragon’s Breath	2nd-level	acid cold fire lightning poison	Dexterity	Sorcerer Wizard
Elemental Weapon	3rd-level	acid cold fire lightning thunder		Druid Paladin Ranger Artificer
Glyph Of Warding	3rd-level	acid cold fire lightning thunder	Dexterity	Bard Cleric Wizard Artificer
Prismatic Spray	7th-level	acid cold fire lightning poison	Dexterity	Bard Sorcerer Wizard
Illusory Dragon	8th-level	acid cold fire lightning necrotic poison	Intelligence	Wizard
Prismatic Wall	9th-level	acid cold fire lightning poison	Dexterity	Bard Wizard

As you can see, most cold spells that require a saving throw require a Dexterity or Constitution save.

Monster Interactions with Cold Spells

38 creatures are immune to cold damage, 123 are resistant to it, and 4 are vulnerable to it. This is based on the 818 creatures in DnD 5e’s main monster sourcebooks (Monster Manual, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons).