The ground opens beneath one creature on the ground that you can see within range. The target must make a Strength saving throw as magically fluid earth sucks it downward into the ground. On a failed saving throw, it takes 7d8 bludgeoning damage and it is pulled 10 feet under the ground and buried until the spell ends. On a success, it takes half damage and it isn't pulled or buried.

Until the spell ends, at the end of each of the target's turns while it is still buried, it takes 4d8 nonmagical bludgeoning damage. It can use an action on its turn to attempt to dig upward, making a Strength check against your spellcasting DC. If it succeeds or if the spell ends early, the target makes it up to the surface and is only partially stuck in the ground.

While partially stuck, a creature is restrained by the ground itself. It can use an action on its turn to attempt to escape the ground. It makes a Strength or Dexterity check (its choice) against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees itself, falling prone on the ground.

If the spell lasts its full duration, the target remains buried permanently, until it escapes or is rescued.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the damage dealt increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 7th.

Buried (New Condition)

To be buried, a target must be trapped in a substance which is too solid to swim or fly through. Without a suitable substance to be buried in, a target cannot suffer from this condition. If a creature or object is only partially buried, it does not suffer from this condition.

The substance it is buried in provides total cover from all directions. Unless the viewer can see through that substance, it also blocks line of sight. In addition, a buried creature suffers the following ailments while it remains buried:

• It is paralyzed, except that it is not incapacitated.
• It cannot use blindsight, and it is deafened unless it has tremorsense.
• It cannot breathe or provide somatic components for spells. If it normally needs to breathe, it also cannot speak or provide verbal components, it has disadvantage on saving throws made to maintain concentration, and it must hold its breath or suffocate.

A creature cannot be buried in a substance that it can swim or burrow through. If a buried creature gains this capability after being buried, it immediately stops suffering from this condition. A creature is also immune to this condition if it is immune to any of the grappled, restrained, or paralyzed conditions.