Animate Shadow

You turn an enemies shadow against them, animating it and lashing out to those nearby.

When you cast the spell and at a bonus action on subsequent turns, you can make a melee spell attack against the creatute or another creature within 5 feet. On a hit, the target takes necrotic damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This damage increases by 1d8 for every size increment the creature is larger than medium.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d8 for every slot level above 2.