Chain Lightning

6th-level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Instantaneous

Material: A bit of fur; a piece of amber, glass, or a crystal rod; and three silver pins.

You create a bolt of lightning that arcs toward a target of your choice that you can see within range. Three bolts then leap from that target to as many as three other targets, each of which must be within 30 feet of the first target. A target can be a creature or an object and can be targeted by only one of the bolts. A target must make a dexterity saving throw. The target takes 10d8 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels.

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, one additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each slot level above 6th.

Sorcerer · Wizard

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Other 6th-level spells for the same classes

Questions

What level is Chain Lightning?

Chain Lightning is a 6th-level evocation spell.

Which classes can cast Chain Lightning?

Sorcerer and Wizard have Chain Lightning on their spell list.

Does Chain Lightning need concentration?

No. Its duration is instantaneous.

What does Chain Lightning do at higher levels?

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, one additional bolt leaps from the first target to another target for each slot level above 6th.