You utter a word of pure harm, and a creature of your choice that you can see within range must make a Wisdom saving throw. It takes necrotic damage equal to 2d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier, or half as much on a successful save.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 2d4 for each slot level above 1st.