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Candlekeep Mysteries
it takes damage while still at 40 hit points or fewer, the golem might go berserk again.
Immutable Form. The golem is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Lightning Absorption
. Whenever the golem is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
Magic Resistance. The golem has advantage on
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Illumination. The lightning hulk sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet.
Lightning Form. The lightning hulk can enter a hostile creature’s space and
stop there. The first time the lightning hulk enters a creature’s space on a turn, or if it begins its turn in a creature’s space, that creature takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
Each time you make an attack roll with this magic weapon and hit, you can have it deal Lightning damage instead of Piercing damage.
Lightning Bolt. When you throw this weapon at a target no farther
than 120 feet from you, you can forgo making a ranged attack roll and instead turn the weapon into a bolt of lightning. This bolt forms a 5-foot-wide Line between you and the target. The target and
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Lightning Jolt (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Jolt"}. One creature
);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lightning Jolt","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage. If the target takes any of this damage, the target is stunned until the end of the eel
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (5d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"5d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Magical Strike","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Spell Mimicry (Recharge 5–6
);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Spell Mimicry"}. The living spell unleashes a stroke of lightning in a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in the line must make a DC 15
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.A chromatic dragon’s breath weapon is a manifestation of the energy that suffuses the dragon. With sufficient practice, dragons can learn to draw on
animated lightning breath is a constantly shifting form of crackling lightning, and it can suddenly vanish from one place to reappear in another, striking like a bolt from the blue.LightningLightning
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Few wizards attempt such a feat and even fewer succeed at bottling lightning. The method, magic, and equipment used in achieving bottled
lightning are all closely guarded secrets. For those wishing to get some of this crackling power, be warned that wizards charge a hefty fee for even the smallest bottle. Wizards who bottle lightning can be
Spells
Player’s Handbook
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
Spells
Player’s Handbook
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
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the target to take an extra 2d6 Lightning damage (no action
DC 17 Constitution saving throw or have the Stunned condition until the end of your next turn.
Thunder and Lightning. Immediately after you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can take a
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can expend no more than 3 charges to cast Lightning Bolt (save DC 15) from it. For 1 charge, you cast the level 3 version of the spell. You can increase
Call Lightning
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bolt of lightning flashes down from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d10 lightning damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one. On each of your turns until the spell ends, you can use your action to call down lightning in this way again, targeting the same point or a different one.
If
Spells
Player’s Handbook
As your attack hits or misses the target, the weapon or ammunition you’re using transforms into a lightning bolt. Instead of taking any damage or other effects from the attack, the target takes
4d8 Lightning damage on a hit or half as much damage on a miss. Each creature within 10 feet of the target then makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d8 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as
Spells
Player’s Handbook
you can see under the cloud. A lightning bolt shoots from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d10 Lightning damage on a failed save
or half as much damage on a successful one.
Until the spell ends, you can take a Magic action to call down lightning in that way again, targeting the same point or a different one.
If you’re
Wand of Lightning Bolts
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This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast the lightning bolt spell (save DC 15) from it. For 1 charge, you cast the 3rd-level version
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General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Spellcasting or Pact Magic Feature)
Your rapid-fire style of casting cantrips allows you to weave magic with uncanny speed. You gain the following benefits
Javelin of Lightning
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This javelin is a magic weapon. When you hurl it and speak its command word, it transforms into a bolt of lightning, forming a line 5 feet wide that extends out from you to a target within 120 feet
. Each creature in the line excluding you and the target must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d6 lightning damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The
Staff of Thunder and Lightning
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, it can't be used again until the next dawn.
Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using the staff, you can cause the target to take an extra 2d6 lightning damage.
Thunder. When you hit with
until the end of your next turn.
Lightning Strike. You can use an action to cause a bolt of lightning to leap from the staff's tip in a line that is 5 feet wide and 120 feet long. Each creature in that
Elemental Adept (Lightning)
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell
When you gain this feat, you gain the following benefits:
Spells you cast ignore resistance to lightning damage. In addition
, when you roll damage for a spell you cast that deals lightning damage, you can treat any 1 on a damage die as a 2.
You can select this feat multiple times. Each time you do so, you must choose a different damage type.
Lightning Bolt
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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
Lightning Arrow
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The next time you make a ranged weapon attack during the spell’s duration, the weapon’s ammunition, or the weapon itself if it’s a thrown weapon, transforms into a bolt of lightning
. Make the attack roll as normal. The target takes 4d8 lightning damage on a hit, or half as much damage on a miss, instead of the weapon’s normal damage.Whether you hit or miss, each creature
Chain Lightning
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You create a bolt of lightning that arcs toward a target of your choice that you can see within range. Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as three other targets, 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.
A target must make a Dexterity saving throw. The target takes 10d8 lightning
Spells
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You create a lash of lightning energy that strikes at one creature of your choice that you can see within 15 feet of you. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 10 feet
in a straight line toward you and then take 1d8 lightning damage if it is within 5 feet of you.
This spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
Lightning Damage
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A lightning bolt spell and a blue dragon wyrmling's breath deal lightning damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Lightning Cannon Medium Object Armor Class: 19 Hit Points: 30 Lightning Ball (Requires Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 300/1,200 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10) Lightning damage. A Lightning Cannon is a small
, bronze cannon inlaid with arcane runes and mounted on a heavy tripod device. It launches balls of crackling electricity. Aiming a Lightning Cannon requires the Utilize action, then a crew member can take the Lightning Ball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Lightning Lure Evocation cantrip Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self (15-foot radius) Components: V Duration: Instantaneous You create a lash of lightning energy that strikes at one creature of your
choice that you can see within 15 feet of you. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pulled up to 10 feet in a straight line toward you and then take 1d8 lightning damage if it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Lightning Bolt Level 3 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur and a crystal rod)
Duration: Instantaneous
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Lightning Bolt Level 3 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur and a crystal rod)
Duration: Instantaneous
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Lightning Rods Endelyn Moongrave has erected copper lightning rods on mountaintops throughout Yon and uses them to harness electricity from the storms, which in turn powers the contraptions in her
theater. Each lightning rod is 30 feet tall and topped with a 10-foot-diameter symbol of a sun or moon made of copper. Each hour, the rods discharge the electricity they’ve accumulated, sending arcs of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Lightning Hulk At least the lightning hulk and the dust hulk seem satisfied with their lot in life. There’s a grace to their existence, as fractured as it seems.
—Bigby
Lightning hulks are the
dominate these giants, eventually freeing them from the limitations of flesh. A lightning hulk is essentially a living bolt of lightning, with the one lasting vestige of its former nature being a vague
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Chain Lightning Level 6 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (three silver pins)
Duration: Instantaneous
You launch a lightning bolt toward 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Call Lightning 3rd-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes A storm cloud appears in the shape of a cylinder that is 10 feet
you are in a room that can’t accommodate the cloud). When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see under the cloud. A bolt of lightning flashes down from the cloud to that point. Each creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Call Lightning Level 3 Conjuration (Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A storm cloud appears at a point within range that
you can see above yourself. It takes the shape of a Cylinder that is 10 feet tall with a 60-foot radius. When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see under the cloud. A lightning bolt shoots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Chain Lightning Level 6 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (three silver pins)
Duration: Instantaneous
You launch a lightning bolt toward 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Call Lightning 3rd-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes A storm cloud appears in the shape of a cylinder that is 10 feet
you are in a room that can’t accommodate the cloud). When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see under the cloud. A bolt of lightning flashes down from the cloud to that point. Each creature






