Lightning Clash

1st-level evocation (Druid,Sorcerer,Warlock,Wizard)

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• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 5 feet
• Components: V, M (a weapon)
• Duration: Instantaneous

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Your attack leaves a glowing mote of arcane power in your enemy's wound. As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a melee attack with a weapon against one creature within the spell's range, otherwise the spell fails. On a hit, the target suffers the attack's normal effects and it takes additional 2d6 thunder damage as electricity arcs from the target to a different creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of it. The second creature takes lightning damage equal to 1d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the lightning damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st.