Lightning Bolt

3rd-level, Evocation

• Casting time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (100-foot Line)
• Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur and a rod of amber, crystal, or glass)
• Duration: Instantaneous

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.

Classes: Artificer (Armorer); Druid (Circle of the Land); Rogue (Arcane Trickster); Bard; Wizard; Fighter (Eldritch Knight); Sorcerer; Warlock (The Fathomless)

Source: Player’s Handbook p. 255. Available in the SRD and the Basic Rules (2014)