# Lightning Bolt *3rd-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 action - **Range:** Self - **Components:** V, S, a bit of fur and a crystal rod - **Duration:** Instantaneous A stroke of lightning forming a 100-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the Line makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking `8d6` Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The damage increases by `1d6` for each spell slot level above 3. **Classes**: [Bard](list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Sorcerer](list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Sorcerer](list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Wizard](list-spells-classes-wizard.md); [Rogue (Arcane Trickster)](list-spells-classes-rogue-xphb-arcane-trickster-xphb.md); [Druid (Circle of the Land)](list-spells-classes-druid-xphb-circle-of-the-land-xphb.md); [Druid (Circle of the Sea)](list-spells-classes-druid-xphb-circle-of-the-sea-xphb.md); [Bard (College of Lore)](list-spells-classes-bard-xphb-college-of-lore-xphb.md); [Fighter (Eldritch Knight)](list-spells-classes-fighter-xphb-eldritch-knight-xphb.md); [Wizard (Evoker)](list-spells-classes-wizard-xphb-evoker-xphb.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 292. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*