# Witch Bolt > [!info] Spell Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Level** | 1st | > | **School** | [[Evocation]] | > | **Casting Time** | 1 Action | > | **Range** | 30 feet | > | **Components** | V, S, M *(a twig from a tree struck by lightning)* | > | **Duration** | Concentration, up to 1 minute | > | **Classes** | Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard | --- ## Description A beam of crackling, blue energy lances out toward a creature within range, forming a sustained arc of lightning between you and the target. Make a ranged spell attack against that creature. On a hit, the target takes **1d12 lightning damage**, and on each of your turns for the duration, you can use your action to deal **1d12 lightning damage** to the target automatically. The spell ends if you use your action to do anything else, or if the target is ever outside the spell's range or has total cover from you. --- ## At Higher Levels When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the initial damage increases by **1d12** for each slot level above 1st.