Glyph of Warding: Lightning

Glyph of Warding: Lightning is a level 3 abjuration spell. This spell is a variant of the Level 3 Abjuration Spell,  Glyph of Warding. This variant of the spell allows spellcasters to inscribe a ward that explodes and deals Lightning damage to enemies when triggered.

Description

The glyph explodes, dealing ⁠Lightning damage to enemies in the vicinity. Creatures who pass the  Dexterity Saving Throw still take half damage.

The glyph will last until triggered, or until a Long Rest.

Only one glyph can be active at a time.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 3 Spell Slot

Damage: 5~40

5d8⁠Lightning

Details

 DEX Save (On Save: Targets still take half damage)

 Range: 9 m (30 ft)

 AoE: 4 m (13 ft) Radius

At higher levels

Upcasting: Casting this spell at a higher level deals an extra 1d8⁠⁠Lightning damage for each spell slot level above 3rd.

Technical details

UIDs

Target_GlyphOfWarding_Lightning

Projectile_GlyphOfWarding_Lightning_Trap

Triggered effect

Spell flags

CanAreaDamageEvade, CannotTargetItems, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsSpell, IsTrap

How to learn

Used by creatures: Lurgan

This spell is a variation of:
Glyph of Warding

Notes

• For other notes about the spell, see  Glyph of Warding.

Visuals

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External links

•  Glyph of warding on the Forgotten Realms Wiki