Level
Cantrip
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
5 ft.
Components
V, M *
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Evocation
Attack/Save
None
Damage/Effect
As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell's range. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects and an extra 1d8 lightning damage to the target, and lightning arcs from the target to a different creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of it. The second creature takes lightning damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
* - (a weapon)