You freeze water in your hands, drawing forth a long spear of ice in a free hand. The ice is similar in size and shape to a long spear and lasts for the duration of the spell. The ice spear counts as a simple melee weapon which you are proficient and deals 1d8 + Strength modifier piercing and 2d4 cold damage on a hit.

Rather than making a melee attack with the spear you can throw it as an action. Make a ranged spell attack against a target within 60ft of you. On a hit the target takes 1d10 piercing damage and 2d4 cold damage. Hit or miss the spear then shatters and the spell ends. The target and each creatures within 5ft of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 3d4 cold damage.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, any cold damage dealt by the spell increases by 1d4 for every two slot levels above 2nd.