# Shocking Grasp *cantrip, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 action - **Range:** Touch - **Components:** V, S - **Duration:** Instantaneous Lightning springs from you to a creature that you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes `1d8` Lightning damage, and it can't make Opportunity Attacks until the start of its next turn. **Cantrip Upgrade.** The damage increases by `1d8` when you reach levels 5 (`2d8`), 11 (`3d8`), and 17 (`4d8`). **Classes**: [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); [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. 316. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*