| summary = 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.
| class learns at level 1 = Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Draconic Bloodline:Blue/Lightning Ancestry
| class learns at level 3 = Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight
A successful hit with this bolt will create an arc of lightning between the target and the caster. It can then be activated again on subsequent turns to automatically hit the target without expending spell slots. This arc will disappear and end the spell early if not activated on subsequent turns, or if the caster and the target move out of range of each other.
| description = Call forth a beam of crackling energy. Deals {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} damage and links you to the target through an arc of lightning.
| granted by items =
| 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.
Each subsequent turn, you can use an [[action]] to activate the arc to automatically deal {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} damage.
| description = Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} each turn by activating it.
| action type = action
| cost = action, spell1
| attack roll = yes
| attack roll = yes
| damage = 1d12
| damage = 1d12
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| range = ranged
| range = ranged
| condition = Witch Bolt
| condition = Witch Bolt
| condition icon - Witch Bolt Icon.png
| condition effects =
* The spellcaster can activate the arc linking it to this creature to automatically deal {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} damage.
| condition duration = 10
| condition duration = 10
| higher levels = When the spell is cast a 2nd Level or higher, the initial damage increases by {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} for each spell slot level above 1st.
| higher levels = [[Spells#Upcasting|Upcast]]: The initial damage increases by {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} per level. Damage on subsequent turns is always {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}}
| notes =
* As of Patch 6, Witch Bolt cannot be twin cast with {{SAI|Metamagic: Twinned Spell}}. However, this restriction does not apply when upcasting the spell to level 2 or higher.
** When twin casting, if one of the targets dies, the spell will end prematurely.
* The incantation for Witch Bolt is '''Perurē''', the Latin command "burn/scorch!"
| video = Witch Bolt Visuals.mp4
}}
}}
[[Category:Recastable spells]]
[[Category:Sources of Lightning damage]]
== External Links ==
* {{FRWiki|Witch bolt|long}}
Latest revision as of 21:34, 3 May 2024
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.
As of Patch 6, Witch Bolt cannot be twin cast with Metamagic: Twinned Spell. However, this restriction does not apply when upcasting the spell to level 2 or higher.
When twin casting, if one of the targets dies, the spell will end prematurely.
The incantation for Witch Bolt is Perurē, the Latin command "burn/scorch!"
Lightning per level. Damage on subsequent turns is always 1d12
Action + 
Level 1 Spell Slot
1d12 (1~12) 
Attack roll
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Concentration
Duration: 10 turns 
. However, this restriction does not apply when upcasting the spell to level 2 or higher.
Witch bolt on the Forgotten Realms Wiki