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                                                     Spells
                                                    Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     in the Emanation. This damage is Acid, Cold, Fire, or Lightning (your choice when you make the attack).
In addition, the ground in the Emanation is Difficult Terrain for your enemies.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for each spell slot level above 4.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     must expend to cast the spell.
Spell
Charge Cost
Cone of Cold
5
Fireball (level 5 version)
5
Globe of Invulnerability
6
Hold Monster
5
Levitate
2
Lightning
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion. If you fail to avoid the effect, you take Force damage equal to 16 times the number of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Spells
                                                    Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     unoccupied space on the ground within 5 feet of you. You can send the chest back to the Ethereal Plane by taking a Magic action to touch the chest and the replica.
After 60 days, there is a cumulative 5
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     percent chance at the end of each day that the spell ends. The spell also ends if you cast this spell again or if the Tiny replica chest is destroyed. If the spell ends and the larger chest is on the Ethereal Plane, the chest remains there for you or someone else to find.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . The djinni has a 30 percent chance of knowing the Wish spell. If the djinni knows it, the djinni can cast it only on behalf of a non-genie creature who communicates a wish in a way the djinni can
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Storm Blade", "rollDamageType":"Lightning"} Lightning damage.
Storm Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Storm Bolt
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ", "rollAction":"Elemental Burst (Cold)", "rollDamageType":"Cold"}, Fire;{"diceNotation":"5d6+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Burst (Fire)", "rollDamageType":"Fire"}, Lightning
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ;{"diceNotation":"5d6+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Burst (Lightning)", "rollDamageType":"Lightning"}, or Thunder;{"diceNotation":"5d6+8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Elemental Burst
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
Dispel Magic
3
Enlarge/Reduce
0
Fireball (level 7 version)
7
Flaming Sphere
2
Ice Storm
4
Invisibility
2
Knock
2
Light
0
Lightning Bolt (level 7 version)
7
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     or against a solid surface. The staff is destroyed and releases its magic in an explosion that fills a 30-foot Emanation originating from itself. You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     from the eye (save DC 18). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell. Each time you cast a spell from the eye, there is a 5 percent chance that Vecna tears your soul from
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage is transformed into green slime (see chapter 3) that covers the ground in its
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     time the area of effect is Heavily Obscured.
46–50
You cast Lightning Bolt. The Line created by the spell extends from you to the chosen point of origin.
51–55
The creature
                                                
                                            
                                                
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61–64
Grass covers a 60-foot-radius circle of ground, with the center of that circle as close to the chosen point of origin as possible. Grass that’s already there grows to ten times its
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Spells
                                                    Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     space that you can see on the ground.
Instant Health. You allow yourself and up to twenty creatures that you can see to regain all Hit Points, and you end all effects on them listed in the Greater
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for 2d4 days. For each of those days that you spend resting and doing nothing more than light activity, your remaining recovery time decreases by 2 days. Finally, there is a 33 percent chance that you are unable to cast Wish ever again if you suffer this stress.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    A Figurine of Wondrous Power is a statuette small enough to fit in a pocket. If you take a Magic action to throw the figurine to a point on the ground within 60 feet of yourself, the figurine becomes
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5 days have passed.
The figurine has a 10 percent chance each time you use it to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     connected to one another.
False Appearance. If the yggdrasti is motionless and rooted in the ground at the start of combat, it looks just like a dead tree and has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , if a creature hasn’t observed the rooted yggdrasti move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the yggdrasti is animate.
Lightning
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Keys from the Golden Vault
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ashen Creature. When the shambling mound drops to 0 hit points, it is reduced to a pile of ash, and any equipment it was wearing or carrying falls to the ground.
Lightning Absorption. Whenever the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     shambling mound is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.Multiattack. The shambling mound makes two slam attacks. If
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     beneath the open sky have a five percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Thunderstorm Chance"} chance of being struck by lightning. A creature struck by lightning must make a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , requiring no material components:
At will: gust of wind, invisibility, lightning bolt
2/day each: chain lightning, cloudkill, haste
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Yan-C-Bin fails a saving throw, he
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Lightning Flare (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Each creature in contact with the ground within 15 feet of the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . If you roll a 1, the clockwork makes attack rolls with disadvantage until the end of its turn.
3
Ground Fault. The clockwork has vulnerability to lightning damage.
4
Imprinting Loop. Roll a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ":"Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.
Lightning Strike (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Strike"}. The giant hurls a magical
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     lightning bolt at a point it can see within 500 feet of it. Each creature within 10 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation":"12d8","rollType":"damage
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Flyby. The arclight phoenix doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Grounded Lightning. The first time on a turn that the arclight phoenix touches the ground, it
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     takes 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Grounded Lightning","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.
Illumination. The arclight phoenix sheds bright light in a 15-foot
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ground below.
A piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell encases a piercer's body, giving it the look and texture of a stalactite. That
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     that misses its chance to kill must make its slow way back to the ceiling. A fallen piercer excretes a foul-smelling slime when attacked, making most predators think twice about eating it.
Piercers
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (Costs 2 Actions). The tempest can cause a bolt of lightning to strike a point on the ground anywhere under its storm. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     hit, reach 20 ft., one target. Hit: 23 (4d6 + 9);{"diceNotation":"4d6+9","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Thunderous Slam","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage.
Lightning Storm (Recharge 6
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ":"Nature's Wrath (Fire)", "rollDamageType":"fire"}, lightning;{"diceNotation":"2d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Nature's Wrath (Lightning)", "rollDamageType":"lightning"}, or thunder
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     DC 12):
At will: druidcraft, guidance
2/day each: cure wounds, hold person, speak with animals, thunderwaveMany tortles view the world as a place of wonder. They live for the chance to hear a soft
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ground, its magic spent and wasted. Otherwise, elemental winds guide the dart instantly through the air to the target. The dart can pass though openings as narrow as 1 inch wide and can change
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     direction to fly around corners.
When the dart reaches its target, the target must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d4 piercing damage and 3d4 lightning damage. The dart’s magic is then spent, and it becomes an ordinary dart.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    );{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Glacial Upheaval"}. The scion digs its hands into the ground at a point it can see within 30 feet of itself and launches a magically conjured mass of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     much damage and is pushed to the nearest unoccupied space outside the cylinder with no additional effects.
At the start of the scion’s next turn, a mass of ice plummets to the ground on a point
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksEarth-Shaking Movement. After moving at least 10 feet on the ground, the zaratan sends a shock wave through the ground in a 120-foot
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     one Spit Rock attack. It can use this option only if it is retracted in its shell.When a zaratan is summoned from the Elemental Plane of Earth, the ground rises up to take the shape of a hulking
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , witch bolt
2nd level (3 slots): alter self, misty step, web
3rd level (3 slots): fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): Evard's black tentacles, greater invisibility
5th level (2 slots
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     quasit, or attempts to summon a shadow demon with a 50 percent;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Demon"} chance of success. The summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Lightning Blood. A creature within 5 feet of the death kiss takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Blood", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Drain", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage, and the death kiss regains half as many hit points.A death kiss is a lesser beholder that can come into being when a true beholder has a vivid
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the giant fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The giant makes two Lightning Sword
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     attacks, or it uses Wind Javelin twice.
Lightning Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Lightning Sword"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"lightning
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    "} lightning damage.
Spit Hailstone. Ranged Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spit Hailstone"} to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (4d10 + 10
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Glasya against the screaming hordes of the demon lord Graz'zt. It is said that when Glasya wounded Graz’zt with her sword, the first babaus arose where his blood struck the ground. Their sudden
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . It has leathery skin pulled tight over its gaunt frame and a curved horn protruding from the back of its elongated skull. A babau’s baleful glare can weaken a creature, and its talons gleam with acidic slime.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. Creatures that take fire damage from this effect gain one level of exhaustion. In addition, there is a fifty percent chance ;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ":"roll","rollAction":"Destruction Chance"} that any container of fluid held or carried by an affected creature (for example, a magic potion) is destroyed.
Regional Effects
The region containing an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Originally crafted for ground-bound giant brawlers to fight against dragons and other enormous predators of the sky, these studded gauntlets are engraved with the dragon rune.
While you are wearing
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     these gauntlets, your unarmed strike deals an additional 1d6 force damage on a hit. Additionally, whenever you finish a long rest, choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     cradle defies all their expectations. Like a living volcano, the cradle hurls balls of magma at intruders, exhales fiery gases, and causes molten stone to erupt from the ground around it.
If the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     its subconscious wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the cradle dies, the scion within fully awakens.FireCold, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksEarth
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Vecna: Eve of Ruin
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     that ravage northern wetlands and alpine fens on Krynn. Few mountain animals can challenge a borthak physically. Its powerful jaws, acidic spittle, and lightning-quick tail make the borthak an apex
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     siphon heat from the ground. A borthak’s body is so efficient at pulling the heat from its surroundings that it can transform a small, temperate glen into a frigid, slushy bog. Native plants and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22):
At will: dispel magic, polymorph, telekinesis, teleport
3/day: lightning boltThe
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ). As an action, the molydeus has a 50 percent chance of summoning its choice of 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Demon"} babau;babaus, 1d4 chasme;chasmes, or one marilith
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22):
At will: dispel magic, polymorph, telekinesis, teleport
3/day: lightning bolt
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
Summon Demon (1/Day). As an action, the molydeus has a 50 percent chance of summoning its choice of 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Demon"} babau;babaus, 1d4 chasme;chasmes
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     structures.Multiattack. The scion makes one attack using Lightning Sword or Hailstone, as well as two Slam attacks.
Lightning Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18", "rollType":"to hit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ", "rollAction":"Lightning Sword"} to hit, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 36 (4d12 + 10);{"diceNotation":"4d12+10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lightning Sword", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creature takes 78 (12d12);{"diceNotation":"12d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Breath Weapon","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     city to the ground, destroying buildings and defenders alike.LightningIf the greatwyrm’s Chromatic Awakening trait has activated in the last hour, it can use the options below as legendary
                                                
                                            
                                        






