Lightning Bolt
- Level
- 3
- School
- Evocation
- Concentration
- No
- Ritual
- No
- Casting Time
- 1 Action
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Range
- Self
- Damage/Effect
- Lightning
- Area
- line 100 ft
- Save
- DEX Save
- Verbal Component
- Yes
- Somatic Component
- Yes
- Material Component
- Yes
- Materials
- a bit of fur and a rod of amber, crystal, or glass)
- Source
- Players Handbook
- D&D Beyond Link
- www.dndbeyond.com/spells/Lightning-Bolt
- Spell Domain
- Arcane, Natural
Description
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.