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Shocking Grasp

Evocation cantrip
Range
Duration

instant

Cast timeaction

Lightning springs from your hand to shock a creature you try to touch for 1d8 lightning damage.

Make a melee spell attack against the target.

You have advantage on the attack roll if the target is wearing armor made of metal.

On a hit, the target takes 1d8 lightning damage, and it can't take reactions until the start of its next turn.

The spell's damage increases as you level up:

  • name Shocking Grasp
  • classes
    • Sorcerer
    • Wizard
  • hit 1d8
  • damage_type lightning
  • effect damage
  • type cantrip
  • casting_time action
  • duration instant
  • action_type
    • action
  • level 0
  • school Evocation
  • range 0
  • components V, S
  • prepared false
  • attack_roll melee