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Baldur's Gate 3
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Lightning Arrow

Level
Level 3 · Transmutation
Cost
Action + 3rd-level spell slot
Range
Weapon range
Area
3 m radius
Roll
Dexterity save
Damage
4d8 Lightning + 2d8 Lightning
On a successful save
Half damage
Components
Verbal, Somatic

After the arrow hits, smaller bolts snake out from the target toward nearby creatures.

Damage by spell slot

Average at 3rd level
27
4d8 Lightning + 2d8 Lightning
Average at 6th level
54
7d8 Lightning + 5d8 Lightning
Per slot level
+9
each slot above 3rd
  1. 3rd-level slot27 4d8 Lightning + 2d8 Lightning
  2. 4th-level slot36 5d8 Lightning + 3d8 Lightning
  3. 5th-level slot45 6d8 Lightning + 4d8 Lightning
  4. 6th-level slot54 7d8 Lightning + 5d8 Lightning
Average damage of one cast at each spell slot, from the game's own upcast entries; a creature that succeeds the save takes half.
SlotDamageAverageOn a save
3rd4d8 Lightning + 2d8 Lightning2713.5
4th5d8 Lightning + 3d8 Lightning3618
5th6d8 Lightning + 4d8 Lightning4522.5
6th7d8 Lightning + 5d8 Lightning5427

Who can get it

From the game's class, subclass and race progression tables (the level is the class or character level it first becomes available at), feat choices, equipment boosts and scrolls.

Classes 1

  • Ranger · can pick, from level 9

Equipment 1

Other level 3 spells 46