Bloodbound Strike

You channel your own life force into a devastating strike.

As part of casting this spell, you must make a melee weapon attack against one creature within your reach. On a hit, the target suffers the attack’s normal effects, and you can choose to take necrotic damage to empower the strike.

If you do, you take up to 1d8 necrotic damage, which can’t be reduced or prevented in any way, and the target takes an equal amount of additional necrotic damage.

At Higher Levels. The spell’s damage increases as you gain levels:

• 5th level: You can take up to 2d8 necrotic damage, and your attack deals an extra 1d8 necrotic damage
• 11th level: You can take up to 3d8, and the extra damage becomes 2d8
• 17th level: You can take up to 4d8, and the extra damage becomes 3d8