```statblock
name: "Shocking Grasp `pf2:2`"
level: "Spell 1"
trait_01: [[attack]]
trait_02: [[concentrate]]
trait_03: [[electricity]]
trait_04: [[manipulate]]
layout: Basic Pathfinder 2e Layout
columns: 1
columnWidth: x
abilities_top:
- name: ""
- name: "Traditions"
desc: "arcane, primal"
- name: "Range"
desc: "touch; **Targets** 1 creature"
abilities_mid:
- name: ""
desc: "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+(1-1 persistent electricity damage on a hit. On a critical hit, double the initial damage, but not the persistent damage.\n* * *\n\n**Heightened (+1)** The damage increases by 1d12, and the persistent electricity damage increases by 1."
sourcebook: "_Pathfinder Core Rulebook_"
```