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{{SpellPage
'''Witch Bolt''' is a [[Spells#1st Level Spells|Level 1]] Evocation Spell. This spell allows spellcasters to hit enemies with a blue ray of electrifying energy that deals Lightning damage to them.
| name = Witch Bolt
| image = Witch Bolt.webp
| level = 1
| school = Evocation
| classes = Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
| class learns at level 1 = Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Draconic Bloodline:Blue/Lightning Ancestry
| class learns at level 3 = Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight
| granted by feats = Magic Initiate: Sorcerer, Magic Initiate: Warlock, Magic Initiate: Wizard
| 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.
| description = Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} each turn by activating it.
| cost = action, spell1
| attack roll = yes
| damage = 1d12
| damage type = Lightning
| concentration = yes
| range = ranged
| condition = Witch Bolt
| 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}}
| 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:Spells]][[Category:Level 1 Spells]][[Category:Evocation Spells]]
[[Category:Sources of Lightning damage]]


== External Links ==
A successful hit with this bolt will create an arc of lightning between the target and the caster, which can be activated to cast the spell again that automatically hit the target without expending spell slots. This arc will disappears and ends the spell early if not activated on subsequent turns.
* {{FRWiki|Witch bolt|long}}
 
[[File:Witch Bolt Icon 2.png|upright=0.8|thumb|right|{{AbilityInfobox
| title = <div style="font-size:105%; font-family:Georgia;">''"Call forth a beam of crackling energy. Deals <span style="color:#3366cc">1d12 Lightning damage</span> and links you to the target through an arc of lightning. Each turn, you can activate the arc to automatically deal <span style="color:#3366cc">1d12 Lightning damage</span>."''</div>
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<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:Action Icon.png|frameless|25px]] '''Action''' [[File:Spell Slot Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] '''Level 1 Spell Slot'''</div>
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| Damage = <span style="color:#3366cc">1d12</span>
| Damage Types = [[Damage Types|<span style="color:#3366cc">Lightning</span>]]
| Range = 18m / 60ft
| Concentration = Required
| School = Evocation
| Condition = [[Condition#Witch Bolt|Witch Bolt]]
| Duration = 10 turns
| Class = [[Sorcerer]], [[Warlock]], [[Wizard]]
}}]]
 
== Description ==
Call forth a beam of crackling energy. Deals <code><span style="color:#3366cc">1d12 Lightning damage</span></code> and links you to the target through an arc of lightning.
 
Each turn, you can activate the arc to automatically deal <code><span style="color:#3366cc">1d12 Lightning damage</span></code>.
 
== Properties ==
{{C|[[File:Action Icon.png|frameless|25px]] Action + [[File:Spell Slot Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] Level 1 Spell Slot}}
 
''Available to level 1 [[Sorcerer]], [[Warlock]] and [[Wizard]].''
* Damage: 1 ~ 12 Lightning
** <code>[[File:D12 Lightning.png|framless|60px]] <span style="color:#3366cc">1d12</span> [[File: Lightning Damage Icon.png|frameless|40px]] [[Damage Types|<span style="color:#3366cc">Lightning</span>]]</code>
* Range: {{C|[[File:Range Icon 2.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] 18m / 60ft}}
* Concentration: {{C|[[File:Concentration Icons.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] Required}}
* On a hit, gain: <code>[[File: Activate Witch Bolt Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Activate Witch Bolt]]</code>
 
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable"
| <strong>[[File:Witch Bolt Condition Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.12]] Witch Bolt</strong>
|-
| {{C|[[File:Duration 50px.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] Duration: 10 turns}}
* The spellcaster can activate the arc linking it to this creature to automatically deal <code><span style="color:#3366cc">1d12 Lightning damage</span></code>.
|}
 
== At Higher Levels ==
When the spell is cast a 2nd Level or higher, the initial damage increases by <code><span style="color:#3366cc">1d12 Lightning</span></code> for each spell slots level above 1st.
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