✨ Shocking Grasp
Spells
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Description

Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch. 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 by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).

Properties

Attack_type
melee
Casting_time
1 action
Classes
  • Sorcerer
  • Wizard
Components
  • V
  • S
Concentration
No
Duration
Instantaneous
Level
0
Range
Touch
Ritual
No
School
Evocation
Subclasses
Lore
Updated_at
2026-04-01T20:35:39.218Z
Raw JSON data
{
  "attack_type": "melee",
  "casting_time": "1 action",
  "classes": [
    {
      "index": "sorcerer",
      "name": "Sorcerer",
      "url": "/api/2014/classes/sorcerer"
    },
    {
      "index": "wizard",
      "name": "Wizard",
      "url": "/api/2014/classes/wizard"
    }
  ],
  "components": [
    "V",
    "S"
  ],
  "concentration": false,
  "damage": {
    "damage_at_character_level": {
      "1": "1d8",
      "11": "3d8",
      "17": "4d8",
      "5": "2d8"
    },
    "damage_type": {
      "index": "lightning",
      "name": "Lightning",
      "url": "/api/2014/damage-types/lightning"
    }
  },
  "desc": [
    "Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch. 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 by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8)."
  ],
  "duration": "Instantaneous",
  "higher_level": [],
  "index": "shocking-grasp",
  "level": 0,
  "name": "Shocking Grasp",
  "range": "Touch",
  "ritual": false,
  "school": {
    "index": "evocation",
    "name": "Evocation",
    "url": "/api/2014/magic-schools/evocation"
  },
  "subclasses": [
    {
      "index": "lore",
      "name": "Lore",
      "url": "/api/2014/subclasses/lore"
    }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-04-01T20:35:39.218Z",
  "url": "/api/2014/spells/shocking-grasp"
}