- For a wizard variant of this spell, see Protection From Electricity.
Protection from Lightning is a 4th level priest spell. It grants immunity to electrical damage.
It has identical effects to the 5th level wizard spell Protection From Electricity, but has a longer casting time and a shorter duration.
Description[]
| “ | When the spell is cast, it confers complete invulnerability to electrical attacks such as Lightning Bolt, Shocking Grasp, and so on. The protection will last for the duration of the spell or until successfully dispelled. | ” |
Gameplay[]
- Protection From Lightning grants a 100% bonus to resistance to electricity.
- This spell does not stack with itself, nor does it stack with the wizard spell Protection From Electricity. It will stack with all other sources, such as the protection scroll Protection From Electricity and Armor of Faith.
Scroll Locations[]
Baldur's Gate[]
- Merchants' League Counting House 2F - Table in the southern room
- Durlag's Tower (Labyrinth Level Three) - Red Training Dummy
- Sold by:
- Ulgoth's Beard Inn (×1)
Siege of Dragonspear[]
- Sold by:
- Belegarm (×10)
The Black Pits II: Gladiators of Thay[]
- Sold by:
- Molzahn of Tymora (×10)
Bugs[]
- The icon for the spell scroll has the right border cut off in the original Baldur's Gate II.
See also[]
Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
Spell Revisions mod has replaced "Protection From Lightning" with "Protection from Electricity", a 5th level spell. See below for description:
Protection from Electricity
Level: 5
School: Abjuration
Sphere: Elemental, Protection
Range: Touch
Duration: 1 turn/level
Casting Time: 5
Area of Effect: 1 creature
Saving Throw: None
When a Protection from Electricity spell is cast, the recipient receives complete protection from all electrical-based attacks, whether magical or non-magical in origin. 100% of the damage from attacks like electric dragon breath will be absorbed, and the target creature will become completely immune to the effects of spells such as Lightning Bolt, Glyph of Warding, Call Lightning, and Chain Lightning. Multiple castings of this spell are not cumulative.
External links[]
- Protection From Lightning on the Icewind Dale Wiki, a wiki for the first Icewind Dale game.