Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is a 3rd-level evocation spell that sorcerers and wizards can learn.
SRD 5.1 (2014)
Lightning Bolt
- Level
- 3
- School
- evocation
- Casting
- an action
- Range
- self
- Components
- V, S, M (a bit of fur and a rod of amber, crystal, or glass)
- Area
- a 100-foot line, 5 feet wide
- Damage
- 8d6 lightning, a Dexterity save for half
- Cast higher
- 1d6 more for every level above 3
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Wizard
A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
The lightning ignites flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.
SRD 5.2.1 (2024)
Lightning Bolt
- Level
- 3
- School
- evocation
- Casting
- an action
- Range
- self
- Components
- V, S, M (a bit of fur and a crystal rod)
- Area
- a 100-foot line, 5 feet wide
- Damage
- 8d6 lightning, a Dexterity save for half
- Cast higher
- 1d6 more for every level above 3
- Classes
- Sorcerer, Wizard
A stroke of lightning forming a 100-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the Line makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d6 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3.
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