Does Innate Spellcasting Use Spell Slots?

There is a lot of debate on whether or not innate spellcasting uses spell slots. The answer is not entirely clear, as there is no definitive answer in the rulebooks.

However, there are some things that we can infer from the rules that can help us come to a conclusion.

Innate spellcasting refers to the ability to cast spells without using any sort of material components or focus. This is different from other types of spellcasting, which do require those things.

There are a few creatures in the Monster Manual that have this ability, such as dragons and fey.

The rules for innate spellcasting are not very clear, but they do give us some information that can help us come to a conclusion about whether or not it uses spell slots. The first piece of information is that an innate spellcaster can only cast a limited number of spells per day.

This would seem to imply that innate spellcasting does use spell slots, as otherwise there would be no limit on the number of spells that could be cast.

The second piece of information is that an innate spellcaster does not need to prepare their spells in advance. This would seem to imply that innate spellcasting does not usespell slots, as otherwise there would be no need to prepare spells in advance if they were already using them.

So, based on the information we have, it seems more likely that innate spellcasting does not use spell slots than it does. However, we cannot say for sure without more information from the rulebooks.