Rules version 2014 2024
Dungeons & Dragons · 2024 SRD

Chain Lightning

2024 rules reference for Chain Lightning.



Chain Lightning

Level 6 Evocation
Casting TimeAction
Range150 feet
ComponentsV, S, M (three silver pins)
DurationInstantaneous
You launch a lightning bolt toward a target you can see within range. Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as three other targets of your choice, each of which must be within 30 feet of the first target. A target can be a creature or an object and can be targeted by only one of the bolts. Each target makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 10d8 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
At Higher Levels

One additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each spell slot level above 6.


Damage Type: Lightning
Damage by Slot Level: Level 6: 10d8
Classes: Sorcerer Wizard
This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under CC BY 4.0.