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Call Lightning3rd-level Conjuration · Concentration

A 3rd-level conjuration spell for druids. 3d10 lightning damage in a 5-foot sphere.

Level
3rd
School
Conjuration
Casting Time
1 action
Range
120 feet
Duration
Conc.

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Call Lightning

3rd-level Conjuration

Call Lightning

Casting
1 action
Range
120 feet
Duration
Concentration

Components: V, S

A storm cloud appears in the shape of a cylinder that is 10 feet tall with a 60-foot radius, centered on a point you can see 100 feet directly above you. The spell fails if you can't see a point in the air where the storm cloud could appear (for example, if you are in a room that can't accommodate the cloud).

When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see within range. A bolt of lightning flashes down from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must make a dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d10 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. On each of your turns until the spell ends, you can use your action to call down lightning in this way again, targeting the same point or a different one.

If you are outdoors in stormy conditions when you cast this spell, the spell gives you control over the existing storm instead of creating a new one. Under such conditions, the spell's damage increases by 1d10.

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Usage

Available toDruid
At higher levelsWhen you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th or higher level, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 3rd.

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What level spell is Call Lightning in 5e?

Call Lightning is a 3rd-level conjuration spell, so casting it costs a 3rd-level slot or higher.

What classes can cast Call Lightning?

Call Lightning appears on the druid spell list in the SRD.

How much damage does Call Lightning do?

3d10 lightning damage in a 5-foot sphere. Cast with a 4th-level slot it deals 4d10.

Does Call Lightning require concentration?

Yes. Call Lightning requires concentration (up to 10 minutes), so it ends if you cast another concentration spell, or if you fail a Constitution save after taking damage.

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