Ice Knife

1st-level Conjuration

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 feet

Components: S, M (a drop of water or a piece of ice)

Duration: Instantaneous

You create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 Piercing damage. Hit or miss, the shard then explodes. The target and each creature within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d6 Cold damage.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.

The Cold damage increases by 2d6 for each spell slot level above 1.