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Dungeons & Dragons · 2024 SRD

Lightning Bolt

2024 rules reference for Lightning Bolt.



Lightning Bolt

Level 3 Evocation
Casting TimeAction
RangeSelf
ComponentsV, S, M (a bit of fur and a crystal rod)
DurationInstantaneous
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.
At Higher Levels

The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3.


Damage Type: Lightning
Damage by Slot Level: Level 3: 8d6
Classes: Sorcerer Wizard
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