# Lightning Bolt *3rd-level, Evocation* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** Self (100-foot Line) - **Components:** V, S, M (a bit of fur and a crystal rod) - **Duration:** Instantaneous A stroke of lightning forming a 100-foot-long, 5-foot-wide [Line](/3-Mechanics/CLI/variant-rules/line-area-of-effect-xphb.md) blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the [Line](/3-Mechanics/CLI/variant-rules/line-area-of-effect-xphb.md) 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 (College of Lore)](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Druid (Circle of the Land, Temperate Land)](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-the-land-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Druid (Circle of the Sea)](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-the-sea-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Fighter (Eldritch Knight)](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-eldritch-knight-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Rogue (Arcane Trickster)](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-arcane-trickster-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Sorcerer](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-sorcerer.md); [Wizard (Evoker)](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-evoker-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Wizard](/3-Mechanics/CLI/lists/list-spells-classes-wizard.md) *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 292. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*