AD&D

Wizard spellLevel 1

Shocking Grasp

School
Alteration
Range
Touch
Components
V / S
Duration
Special
Casting time
1
Area of effect
Creature touched
None
Source
PHB

Flavor

The caster's hand crackles with stored charge, discharging into the first thing it touches.

Mechanics

Charges the caster's hand for 1 / until it strikes. A successful touch attack delivers 1d8 + 1 per caster level electrical (single discharge, expending the spell). Especially effective against metal-armored or water-immersed targets (DM). The charge holds until a touch lands or the duration ends.