'''Witch Bolt''' is a [[Spell#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.
{{SpellPage
| 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
| 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.
* As of Patch 7, upcast Witch Bolt can no longer be used with {{SAI|Metamagic: Twinned Spell}}.
* The incantation for Witch Bolt is '''Perurē''', the Latin command "burn/scorch!"
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.
| 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>
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>.
* 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.
Latest revision as of 13:20, 2 December 2024
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.
As of Patch 6, Witch Bolt cannot be twin cast with 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.
Lightning per level. Damage on subsequent turns is always 1d12
Action + 
Level 1 Spell Slot
1d12 (1~12) 
Attack roll
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
Concentration
Duration: 10 turns 
. However, this restriction does not apply when upcasting the spell to level 2 or higher.
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