# Shocking Grasp > [!info] Spell Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Level** | Cantrip | > | **School** | [[Evocation]] | > | **Casting Time** | 1 Action | > | **Range** | Touch | > | **Components** | V, S | > | **Duration** | Instantaneous | > | **Classes** | Sorcerer, Wizard, Artificer | --- ## 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. --- ## Cantrip Scaling The spell's damage increases by **1d8** when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).