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Chain Lightning

Level 6 · Evocation

Casting Time
Action
Range
150 ft
Components
V, S, M (three silver pins)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes

You launch a lightning bolt toward a target you can see within range. Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as three other targets of your choice, 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.

Each target makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 10d8 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. One additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each spell slot level above 6.

In game · targeting
Chain Lightning: area of effect The caster targets creature or object up to 150 ft away. 150 ft You
150 ft · creature or object Caster Range Target