Witch Bolt

Witch Bolt is a level 1 evocation spell. It allows spellcasters to hit enemies with a blue ray of electrifying energy that deals ⁠Lightning damage to them initially and also on subsequent turns.

Description

Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional 1d12⁠⁠Lightning damage each turn by activating it.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 1 Spell Slot

Damage: 1~12

1d12⁠Lightning

Details

 Attack Roll

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Concentration

At higher levels

The initial damage increases by 1d12⁠⁠Lightning per level; damage on subsequent turns is always 1d12⁠⁠Lightning.

Technical details

UID

Projectile_WitchBolt

Spell flags

HasHighGroundRangeExtension, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsConcentration, IsHarmful, IsSpell, RangeIgnoreVerticalThreshold

Grants:

• Activate Witch Bolt

Condition: Witch Bolt

 Witch Bolt

Duration: 10 turns

• The spellcaster can use an Action each turn to activate the arc linking it to this creature to automatically deal 1d12⁠⁠Lightning damage.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 1: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, and Draconic Bloodline (Blue/Lightning Ancestry)
• Class level 3: Arcane Trickster and Eldritch Knight

Granted by features:

•  Magic Initiate: Sorcerer
•  Magic Initiate: Warlock
•  Magic Initiate: Wizard

Other ways to learn:

• Wizards can transcribe a  Scroll of Witch Bolt to their spellbooks.

Notes

• The spell ends at the start of the next round if the caster doesn't use  Activate Witch Bolt on their turn.
• Witch Bolt cannot be used with  Metamagic: Twinned Spell.
• The incantation for Witch Bolt is Perurē, the Latin command "Burn/scorch!"

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External links

•  Witch bolt on the Forgotten Realms Wiki