You empower your hand with arcane power and make a chop. The spell is made mainly for a way to cut through objects, but can also be used in combat. Make a melee spell attack roll. On hit, the slicer deals 1d8 slashing damage. If the target is an inanimate object, the attack deals an additional 2d4 slashing damage to the object, and you have advantage on the attack roll.

The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8). The additional damage dealt to inanimate objects also increases by 1d4 when you reach 5th level (3d4), 11th level (4d4), and 17th level (5d4).