Necrotic energy flows from your being, and the touch of your shadow-wreathed hand can drain the life force from others. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within your reach. On a hit, the target takes 2d6 necrotic damage. Also, choose one ability when you cast the spell. The target's score for the chosen ability is reduced by 1d4. If one of the target's ability scores reaches 0, the target dies. Otherwise, the effect lasts until the target takes a short or long rest. The effect can also be ended by a greater restoration.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.