you hurl a skull of undeath and decay at a creature you can see within range. make a ranged spell attack against the creature. on a hit, the creature takes 2d8 necrotic damage and becomes cursed for 1 minute. while cursed in this way, the creature takes 1d8 +3 necrotic damage at the start of each of it's turns. this cannot be cured by any magical means, but will stop after the duration.

this spell has no effect on undead and constructs. the spell deals double damage against plants.