D&D 5e spell · SRD 5.2
Lightning Bolt
- Level
- 3
- School
- Evocation
- Casting time
- Action
- Range
- Self
- Duration
- instantaneous
- Components
- V, S, M (a bit of fur and a crystal rod)
- Ritual
- No
- Concentration
- No
Description
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.