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- Call Lightning
created: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.010-04:00
modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.010-04:00
published: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.010-04:00
tags: - ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/xphb
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
- ttrpg-cli/spell/class/druid
- ttrpg-cli/spell/level/3rd-level
- ttrpg-cli/spell/school/conjuration
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/burden-of-calamity
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/cartographer
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/college-of-lore
- ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/sky-magic
cssclasses: - json5e-spell
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classes: - Artificer (Cartographer)
- Bard
- Bard (College of Lore)
- Druid
- Martyr (Burden of Calamity)
- Witch (Sky Magic)
Call Lightning
3rd-level, Conjuration
- Casting time: 1 Action
- Range: 120 feet
- Components: V, S
- Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes
A storm cloud appears at a point within range that you can see above yourself. It takes the shape of a Cylinder that is 10 feet tall with a 60-foot radius.
When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see under the cloud. A lightning bolt shoots from the cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d10 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Until the spell ends, you can take a Magic action to call down lightning in that way again, targeting the same point or a different one.
If you’re outdoors in a storm when you cast this spell, the spell gives you control over that storm instead of creating a new one. Under such conditions, the spell’s damage increases by 1d10.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d10 for each spell slot level above 3.
Classes: Artificer (Cartographer); Bard (College of Lore); Bard; Druid; Martyr (Burden of Calamity); Witch (Sky Magic)
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 248. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)