You channel the essence of winter within you and imbue your breath with frigid power. For.tye duration, you may use an action to exhale a blast of cold energy in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a  constitution saving throw, taking 3d6 cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue until it thaws.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.