Lightning Bolt 5e D&D Guide

A bolt of lightning shoots out from you, stretching 100 feet long and 5 feet wide in a direction you choose.

Any creature in this line must make a Dexterity saving throw. If they fail, they take 8d6 lightning damage; if they succeed, they take half as much.

The lightning sets fire to flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.

Casting at Higher Levels: If you use a spell slot of 4th level or higher to cast this spell, the damage goes up by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.

Spell Attributes:

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
• Components: Verbal, Somatic, Material
• Duration: Instantaneous
• Material Components: A bit of fur and a rod of amber, crystal, or glass
• Spell Level: 3
• Range: Self (100-foot line)
• School: Evocation
• Target: Self (100-foot line)

Note: When casting this spell, the lightning can ignite any flammable objects in its path that aren’t being worn or carried.