A beam of crackling energy lances toward a creature within range, forming a sustained arc of lightning between you and the target. Make a ranged spell attack against it. On a hit, the target takes Lightning damage.
Witch Bolt
Level 1 Evocation · Concentration
Casting Time1 action
Range60 feet
DurationConcentration, up to 1 minute
Components
V, S, M (a twig struck by lightning)
Material: a twig struck by lightning
Spell Description
LightningUsing a Higher-Level Spell Slot
On each of your subsequent turns, you can take a Bonus Action to deal Lightning damage to the target automatically, even if the first attack missed.
The initial damage increases by for each spell slot level above 1.
The spell ends if the target is ever outside the spell's range or if it has Total Cover from you.