You conjure a divine bolt of lightning in a 5-foot-radius, 60-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point within range that you can see. Each creature in the Cylinder makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d8 Lightning damage and 2d8 Radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful save. The lightning damage increases by 2d8 if the target is a Dragon, and the Radiant damage increases by 2d8 if the target is a Fiend.
When this spell is cast by a Paladin, the caster may expend one use of their Channel Divinity to cast this spell without expending a spell slot. When cast in this way, the spell's level equals the caster's Paladin level divided by 2, rounded up. If the spell fails to cast for any reason, the caster's use of Channel Divinity is not expended.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You conjure 2 lightning bolts when casting this spell with a 4th level spell slot, 3 with a 6th level spell slot, and 4 with an 8th level spell slot. A creature in the area of more than one lightning bolt is affected only once, unless the spell is cast at 7th level or higher. Each bolt requires its own saving throw.
If the spell is cast with a 9th level spell slot, you instead create a single lightning bolt in a 20-foot-radius, 120-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point within range that you can see. Each creature in the Cylinder makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 7d8 Lightning damage and 7d8 Radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful save. The lightning damage increases by 7d8 if the target is a Dragon, and the Radiant damage increases by 7d8 if the target is a Fiend. Any other creature within 60ft of you can use their reaction to contribute by expending a spell slot of 4th level or higher to increase the spell's Lightning or Radiant damage (their choice) by 1d8 per level of the contributed spell slot. The spell fails when cast in this way if at least 10 cumulative levels of spell slots are not contributed to its casting by other creatures, and all expended spell slots are lost.
When the hero Erdrick reached towards the heavens for aid, the heavens responded by granting the hero divine bolts of lightning with which to strike down the forces of darkness.
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