Hornet Shot

5th-level transmutation (Artificer,Druid,Ranger,Warlock,Wizard)

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• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self
• Components: S, M (a ranged weapon)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

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Your weapon buzzes with toxic energy as you infuse it with magic, and when it strikes your target it emits a cloud of hornet-like motes that sting your foe and nearby enemies. As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make a ranged weapon attack, otherwise the spell fails. If that attack hits, the target takes an additional 3d10 piercing damage, and attack rolls against it from more than 10 feet away are made with advantage. At the end of each of the target's turns before the spell ends, it must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 2d10 poison damage. On a successful save, the spell ends. For the duration of the spell, a creature that moves within 5 feet of the target for the first time during its turn or starts its turn there is attacked by the motes and must make a Constitution saving throw. The creature takes 2d6 poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the piercing damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 5th.