Chain Lightning

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6th level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V S M (A bit of fur; a piece of amber, glass, or a crystal rod; and three silver pins)
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard

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. The target takes 10d8 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, one additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each slot level above 6th.

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Attributes

Casting Time

1 action

Classes

Sorcerer, Wizard

Components

V S M

Damage

10d8

Damage Type

Lightning

Duration

Instantaneous

Higher Spell Slot Desc

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, one additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each slot level above 6th.

Level

Material

A bit of fur; a piece of amber, glass, or a crystal rod; and three silver pins

Name

Chain Lightning

Range

150 feet

Save

Dexterity

School

Evocation

Target