Level
Cantrip
Casting Time
1 Bonus Action
Range/Area
30 ft.
Components
S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Necromancy
Attack/Save
Ranged
Damage/Effect
Piercing
Make a range spell attack against a creature or object you can see within range. Every use the caster loses 1 hit point that cannot be reduced through any means. On a hit, target takes 1d4 + your spellcasting modifier Piercing damage. If the caster has temporary hit points, this spell subtracts from the temporary HP before the standard HP.
Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d4 when you reach levels 5 (2d4), 11 (3d4), and 17 (4d4).