Level
Cantrip
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
60 ft.
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Evocation
Attack/Save
DEX Save
Damage/Effect
Lightning
You summon a bolt of lightning to strike down upon one creature that you can see within 90 feet. Your target must take a Dexterity saving throw, suffering d8 lightning damage on a failed save. A target that is wearing metal armor must roll the saving throw with disadvantage.
This spell's damage increases by d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
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Posted Oct 14, 2021I created this spell to give a proper ranged lightning cantrip for Tempest Clerics and Storm Sorcerers, or anyone else lightning/storm themed.
This version is no longer an attack spell, but instead balanced against Sacred Flame; it's a DEX save to avoid d8's in lightning damage, with disadvantage on the save to targets wearing heavy armour (instead of ignoring cover as Sacred Flame does). I've also added this cantrip to the Druid spell list.
For the attack-based alternative, see my other lightning cantrip Arc.