Magic effects and how to make an object break up and fall apart

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Basically, anything I’ve tried is not helping. I’m modeling a short that involves a mage, and lightning, and other magic attack effects are in dire need. I can’t seem to figure out how to make em. Any help would be appreciated

Also, I need to make a solid object break up into many little pieces and fall apart, like as a result of a collision or the object crashing into the ground.

Thanks guys

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Yea I haven’t found a good way to make lightning (I assume you mean like Force Lightning from Star Wars) in Blender, I just use after effects for that.