A pale beam, pointed like the end of a spear and appearing as if adorned by crystals, is hurled at an enemy you can see. The target must make a dexterity saving throw. If the target is wearing heavy armor, they will make the Dexterity save at disadvantage. On a fail, the spell does 8d8 force damage and 1d6 piercing damage on a hit. If they succeed, it deals half damage. If there are any targets behind the initial target (in a line 5 ft. wide specifically) and are within the range distance, those targets must also make a dexterity saving throw. For each additional enemy that is hit, they take the damage minus 1d8 of force, so the first enemy hit after the initial takes 7d8 force damage, the second takes 6d8, etc. For the piercing damage, only the initial target receives it.
When cast at higher levels, for each spell level above 7th, it deals an additional 1d8 force damage. Also, at each higher level, the piercing damage increases by 1d6. In addition, piercing damage would also be applied to the subsequent targets, but minus 1d6 damage. So at 8th level, the initial target would take 2d6 piercing, while the following enemy would only take 1d6 piercing and no other targets would take piercing damage.
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