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Shocking Grasp D&D 2024

Revised for 2024 The D&D 2014 version differs. Read the D&D 2014 version.

Level
Cantrip
Casting time
1A
Range
Touch
Components
V/S

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).

RollQuest summary Spell attack. Scales 1d8/2d8/3d8/4d8.

SRD 5.2.1, p.162 · CC BY 4.0

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