You draw an arc of lightning from the ground or a grounded object to your hand, then sweep it out towards a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 1d6 lightning damage.
If you roll a 5 or higher on one or more of the damage dice, the lightning leaps to a second target that you can see within 20 feet of the original, and you can make another spell attack against that target immediately. If you roll a 6 on one or more of the damage dice for the second strike, the lightning leaps again to a third target that you can see within 10 feet of the second. The arc cannot leap more than twice or target a creature more than once.
Even when using a spellcasting focus to replace this spell's material component, you must use a free hand to perform the somatic component. You do not have to be wielding your spellcasting focus for this purpose; you can draw the arc from a staff slung across your back or a crystal in your pocket.
This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
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