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| name = Witch Bolt
| name = Witch Bolt
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| class learns at level 1 = Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
| class learns at level 1 = Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
| class learns at level 3 = Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight
| class learns at level 3 = Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight
| 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.
| 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 = Call forth a beam of crackling energy. Deals {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} damage and links you to the target through an arc of lightning.
| description = Link yourself to a target with a bolt of lightning. Deal an additional {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} each turn by activating it.
Each subsequent turn, you can use an [[Action]] to activate the arc to automatically deal {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} damage.
| action type = action
| action type = action
| attack roll = yes
| attack roll = yes
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* The spellcaster can activate the arc linking it to this creature to automatically deal {{DamageText|1d12|Lightning}} damage.
* 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.
| notes =
| notes =
* {{Class|Draconic Bloodline}} of Blue (Lightning) Ancestry learns this spell automatically.
* {{Class|Draconic Bloodline}} of Blue (Lightning) Ancestry learns this spell automatically.
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.
Lightning per level.
Witch Bolt
1d12 (1~12) 
Attack roll
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Concentration
Duration: 10 turns 
Witch bolt on the Forgotten Realms Wiki