Spell · Level 3 · 2024 rules

Call Lightning

Level 3 Conjuration

  • Casting Time: Action
  • Range: 120 feet
  • Components: V, S
  • Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
  • Classes: Druid

A storm cloud appears at a point within range that you can see above yourself. It takes the shape of a Cylinder that is 10 feet tall with a 60-foot radius. When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see under the cloud. A lightning bolt shoots from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. Until the spell ends, you can take a Magic action to call down lightning in that way again, targeting the same point or a different one. If you’re outdoors in a storm when you cast this spell, the spell gives you control over that storm instead of creating a new one. Under such conditions, the spell’s damage increases by .

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by for each spell slot level above 3.

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From the System Reference Document 5.2.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credits