Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning is a level 6 evocation spell in D&D 5e (2024 rules), available to the Sorcerer, Wizard. Casting time: Action. Range: 150 feet. Duration: Instantaneous.
- Level
- Level 6
- School
- Evocation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 150 feet
- Components
- V, S, M
- Duration
- Instantaneous
Description
You create a bolt of lightning that arcs toward a target of your choice that you can see within range. Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as three other targets, 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. A target must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 10d8 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much 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.
Classes that can cast Chain Lightning
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