You blast your opponent with cruel words and instill in it so much apprehension that it suffers mental distress at even the thought of attacking you. The creature is magically forced to make a Wisdom saving throw.
On a failure, it suffers 2d6 psychic damage each time it attacks you, casts a spell that harms you (even indirectly), or otherwise takes an action that causes you harm. If this damage would reduce your target to 0 hit points or less, it instead drops to 1 hit point and falls unconscious for 10 minutes.
If you or one of your allies attacks the creature, it may make a new saving throw, ending the effect on a success.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with a 4th- or 5th-level spell slot, the duration increases to Concentration, up to 10 minutes. When you cast it with a 6th-level or higher spell slot, the duration increases to 1 hour, and concentration isn’t needed.
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