```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_" ```