How do I not Upcast my Spells?

[Volt]

I'm a warlock and I just got level 2 spell slots. How do I not upcast my level one spells? I heard they have separate hotbar buttons in my character sheet but I dont see them.

Edit: I love making DND characters, I can't believe I never saw that somehow (I don't commonly play a Warlock). Thank you guys lol

[Cruddy]

You don't as Warlock, that's a class feature, you have less spell slots than other casters but all your spells are always at thier highest power. But you also get them back on a short rest unlike the others which need a long rest.

[Dovahbear]

Originally posted by Cruddy horse:

You don't as Warlock, that's a class feature, you have less spell slots than other casters but all your spells are always at thier highest power. But you also get them back on a short rest unlike the others which need a long rest.

This. It's a feature of being a warlock. Everything is always at max power.

[Yojo0o]

You're a warlock, Harry. You don't have level 1 slots any more.

[zero]

warlocks get few leveled spells per day at always max power.

in exchange for their limited pool, they can refresh them easier and also have one of the best cantrips in the game to just be a blaster mage

[Clive Hawkins]

This also makes spells that have "upcasting benefits" far more useful to a Warlock.

For example:

Invisibility is a okay 2nd level Concentration spell. But it doesn't help the party much.
A Level 9 Warlock will automatically cast it at 5th level which hits all 4 members of the party. Now your team is an overpowered Scouting/Exploration party.

Hold Person is pretty good but you have much better Concentration spells.
A Level 9 Warlock automatically upcasts it at 5th level and now the enemy Commander and his Top 3 Generals are taken out of the fight.

[Enrivul]

Currently at level 9 and I will say, most warlock spells CANNOT be upcast. It says it clearly on the spell AFTER you get it.
- Utility spells like slow, telekinesis, silence for example, cannot be upcast.
- Evard's Black Tentacles, Hunger of Hadar - cannot be upcast
- Spells granted by Book of Ancient Secrets - nope
- Hex - sorry bout it.
- Read Armor of Agathis doesn't scale damage, not sure about temp HP
So it appears to me that only direct damage single target and AOE spells upcast. So if you are playing with a lot of utility, sorry bout it.