Is it better? No. Is it worse? Kind of. It's different, but I still think it has a place in some builds. Also, here's the list of spells it applies to in copy/paste-able form:
Sorcerer:
- Chain Lightning? I believe so. Targeting is a little odd but it’s still +1 target/level.
- Charm Monster
- Charm Person
- Banishment
- Blindness/Deafness
- Enhance Ability (can choose different abilities)
- Fly
- Gaseous Form
- Hold Monster
- Hold Person
- Invisibility
- Jump
- Spider Climb
- Catnap (XGE)
- Intellect Fortress (TCoE)
- Tasha’s Mind Whip (TCoE)
Cleric/Divine Soul:
- Bane
- Bless
- Command
- Freedom of Movement
Other:
- Animal Friendship
- Heroism
- Longstrider
- Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
- Cause Fear (XGE)
- Elemental Bane (XGE)
Spells maybe affected:
- Animate Dead? Targets two corpses per level, not one creature. Probably a no.
- Chromatic Orb? Weird targeting, might risk wasting the sorc point. Probably not.
- Etherealness? 3 creatures per level. Strictly RAW, I don’t think so.
- Grasping Vine? No, I don’t think so. Wouldn’t break anything.
- Danse Macabre? Probably not for the same reasons as Animate Dead
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