As a bonus action, you cause the shadow of a targeted creature that you can see to disappear. Until the spell ends, the targeted creature is cursed without its shadow. You deal an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the targeted creature whenever you hit it with an attack for the duration of the spell. Additionally, the targeted creature has disadvantage on melee, ranged, and spell attacks until the spell ends.

When the targeted creature's shadow disappears, it is banished to a random location in the Shadowfell as a shadow for the duration of the spell. When the spell ends, the shadow returns and becomes the targeted creature's normal shadow once again. If the targeted creature drops to 0 hit points and dies before this spell ends, its shadow remains in the Shadowfell and wanders there as a shadow indefinitely.

A remove curse cast on the target ends this spell early.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level, you can abolish the shadows of 2 targeted creatures that you can see, and you deal an extra 2d8 necrotic damage to the targeted creatures whenever you hit them with an attack for the duration of the spell. When you use a spell slot of 8th level, you can abolish the shadows of 3 targeted creatures that you can see, and you deal an extra 3d8 necrotic damage to the targeted creatures whenever you hit them with an attack for the duration of the spell.