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# Lightning Bolt

- Alias: [Éclair](hd_spells_eclair.md)
- Source: (SRD p159)
-  3th-level evocation
- **Casting Time :** 1 action
- **Range :** Self (100-foot line)
- **Components :** V, S, M (a bit of fur and a rod of amber, crystal, or glass)
- **Duration :** Instantaneous
- Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard

### Description

A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

The lightning ignites flammable objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried.

**_At Higher Levels_**. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.