As two actions, you throw a severed hand as it transforms into a Large crawling claw, in an unoccupied space that you can see within 5 meters. The claw lasts for the duration, and it moves at your command, mimicking the movements of your own hand.

When you cast the spell—and once on on each of your turns thereafter as an action—you can move the claw up to 5 meters and then cause one of the following effects with it.

Slashing Claw. The claw slashes a creature or object within 1 meter of it. Make a melee spell attack against the target.

On a hit, it takes 4d8 slashing damage and its speed is reduced by 3 meters until the end of its next turn.

On a critical hit, it takes twice as much damage and its speed is reduced by 6 meters until the end of its next turn.

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

Forceful Claw. The claw attempts to push a creature within 1 meter of it in a direction you choose. The creature must make a Reflex saving throw.

On a failure, it takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage and is pushed 3 meters away from the claw. The claw moves with the creature to remain within 1 meter of it if it is Medium or smaller.

On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage and is pushed 6 meters away from the claw. The claw moves with the creature to remain within 1 meter of it if it is Medium or smaller.

On a success, it takes half as much damage.

On a critical success, it takes no damage.

Grasping Claw. The claw attempts to grapple a creature within 1 meter of it. The creature must make a Reflex saving throw.

On a failure, it takes 3d8 bludgeoning damage and is grappled by the claw if it is Medium or smaller.

On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.

On a success, it takes half as much damage.

On a critical success, it takes no damage.

Interposing Claw. The claw interposes itself between you and a creature. The claw moves to stay between you and the creature, providing you with half cover against the creature. The creature can’t move through the claw’s space unless it succeeds on a Brawn check to overrun it or a Nimbleness check to tumble past it.

Augment

You can increase the damage by 2d8, reduce the creature’s speed by an additional meter for the slashing claw option, push the creature an additional meter for the forceful claw option, and affect a creature of a larger size for each additional mana expended.