However, many creatures that were designed with resistances with only Flame Arrow in mind would suddenly be subject to these new spells - something that would drastically alter balance. After all, what other long-range 3rd level Wizard spells do 8d6 Cold at level eight? (For Lightning there's Scintillating Sphere, but that has a comparatively short range, making it a much less-used spell, as people like to Fireball things before they're within the perception range.)