Shocking Grasp

Spell 1

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evocation Attack Electricity

Cast: somatic, verbal

Range: touch

Targets: 1 creature

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Description

You shroud your hands in a crackling field of lightning. Make a melee spell attack roll. On a hit, the target takes 2d12 electricity damage. If the target is wearing metal armor or is made of metal, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to your attack roll with shocking grasp, and the target also takes 1d4 persistent electricity damage on a hit. On a critical hit, double the initial damage, but not the persistent damage.
Heightened (+1) The damage increases by 1d12, and the persistent electricity damage increases by 1.