Spell
Lightning Bolt
Official reference · PHB · 2014
- Level
- 3
- School
- Evocation
- Cast
- 1 action
- Range
- Self (100-foot line)
- Components
- V, S, M
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Concentration
- no
- Ritual
- no
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.