As an action, a glob of acid appears in your hand. You can engulf your hand as you touch a creature or hurl the glob.

If you engulf your hand, make a melee spell attack against a creature you touch. If you hurl the glob, make a ranged spell attack against a creature within 5 meters.

On a hit, it takes 1d4 acid damage immediately and additional acid damage equal to half the amount of acid damage dealt at the end of its next turn and its armor or natural armor is corroded 1 until the end of your next turn.

On a critical hit, it takes twice as much damage and its armor or natural armor is corroded 2 until the end of your next turn.

On a miss by 4 or less, it takes half as much damage.

If the target dies from the initial damage, the acid can splash to another target within 1 meter of the original target, dealing the additional damage to it.

At higher levels

This spell’s damage increases by 1d4 when you reach 9th level (2d4) and 17th level (3d4).