| Level 4th | Casting Time 1 Action | Range/Area 60 ft. | Components V, S, M* |
| Duration Concentration, 1 Minute | School Evocation | Attack/Save Ranged | Damage/Effect Lightning DMG |
A beam of crackling, blue energy lances out toward a target of your choice that you can see within range, forming a sustained arc of lightning between you and the target. Three beams then leap from that target to as many as three other targets, each of which must be within 20 feet of the first target. A target can be a creature or an object and can be targeted by only one of the beams.
Make a ranged spell attack against the targets. On a hit, the target takes 3d12 lightning damage, and on each of your turns for the duration, you can use your action to deal 3d12 lightning damage to the targets automatically. The spell ends if you use your action to do anything else. The spell also ends if the target is ever outside the spell’s range or if it has total cover from you.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the initial damage increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 4th.