| summary = It allows spellcasters to hit enemies with a blue ray of electrifying energy that deals {{DamageType|Lightning}} damage to them initially and also on subsequent turns.
| summary = It allows spellcasters to hit enemies with a blue ray of electrifying energy that deals {{DamageType|Lightning}} damage to them initially and also on subsequent turns.
| description = Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} each turn by activating it.
| description = Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} each turn by activating it.
| damage = 1d12
| damage type = Lightning
| cost = action, spell1
| cost = action, spell1
| attack roll = yes
| attack roll = yes
| damage = 1d12
| range = ranged
| damage type = Lightning
| concentration = yes
| concentration = yes
| range = ranged
| higher levels = [[Spells#Upcasting|Upcast]]: The initial damage increases by {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} per level. Damage on subsequent turns is always {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}}
| grants = Activate Witch Bolt
| condition = Witch Bolt
| condition = Witch Bolt
| condition duration = 10
| condition duration = 10
| higher levels = [[Spells#Upcasting|Upcast]]: The initial damage increases by {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} per level. Damage on subsequent turns is always {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}}
| classes = Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
| notes = The incantation for Witch Bolt is '''Perurē''', the Latin command "burn/scorch!"
| class learns at level 1 = Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Draconic Bloodline:Blue/Lightning Ancestry
| class learns at level 3 = Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight
* Witch Bolt cannot be used with {{SAI|Metamagic: Twinned Spell}}.
* The incantation for Witch Bolt is '''Perurē''', the Latin command "burn/scorch!"
| video = Witch Bolt Visuals.mp4
| video = Witch Bolt Visuals.mp4
}}
}}
[[Category:Recastable spells]]
[[Category:Recastable spells]]
[[Category:Sources of Lightning damage]]
== External Links ==
== External links ==
* {{FRWiki|Witch bolt|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Witch bolt|long}}
Latest revision as of 02:44, 10 February 2025
Witch Bolt is a level 1 evocation spell. It allows spellcasters to hit enemies with a blue ray of electrifying energy that deals Lightning damage to them initially and also on subsequent turns.
Description
Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional 1d12Lightning each turn by activating it.
Witch Bolt is a level 1 evocation spell. It allows spellcasters to hit enemies with a blue ray of electrifying energy that deals 
Lightning damage to them initially and also on subsequent turns.
Action + 
Level 1 Spell Slot
1d12
Attack roll
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Duration: 10 turns 
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Witch bolt on the Forgotten Realms Wiki