--- The foolish [[Bugbear]] jabs the [[General Resources/Tags/DnD Tags/Classes/Artificer|Artificer]]’s machine with his knife, leading to a flash and the smell of singed hair. Lightning damage refers to harm caused by high voltage electricity, which you’re unlikely to come across through normal means unless you stand on a tower in full plate mail during a storm (or your [DnD setting](https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/settings) has discovered electricity). So it’s to the [DnD spells](https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/5e-spells) list we turn once again, where the lightning spells range from small cantrips like [[Shocking Grasp]] to big hitters like [[Chain Lightning]]. In terms of high electricity monsters you’re likely to meet, the blue [DnD dragon](https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/dragons) unleashes lightning on its foes, while [[storm giants]] can hurl [[lightning bolt]]s from range. There aren’t any monsters particularly vulnerable to lightning damage, but it’s not a very resisted damage type either. Most monsters that resist lightning also resist other common types like [[Fire|fire]] and [[Cold|cold]] damage.