Lightning Arrow

• Level: Level 3
• School: Transmutation
• Casting Time: 1 bonus, which you take immediately after hitting or missing a target with a ranged attack using a weapon
• Range: self
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

As your attack hits or misses the target, the weapon or ammunition you're using transforms into a lightning bolt. Instead of taking any damage or other effects from the attack, the target takes 4d8 Lightning damage on a hit or half as much damage on a miss. Each creature within 10 feet of the target then makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 2d8 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

The weapon or ammunition then returns to its normal form.

At Higher Levels

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot

The damage for both effects of the spell increases by 4d8;2d8 for each spell slot level above 3.

• Classes: Ranger