Arctic Essence

2nd-level conjuration

Casting Time:1 bonus action

Range:60 feet

Components:V, S

Duration:1 minute

You summon a formless, azure cloud of energy from the elemental plane of ice. It is 5 feet in diameter and swirls with snow. It appears within range and lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again. When you cast the spell, the cloud makes a melee attack against a creature within 5 feet of it, using your melee spell attack roll. On a hit, the target takes cold damage equal to 1d6 + your spellcasting ability modifier. It must also make a Constitution saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion which fades when the spell ends. Creatures with resistance to cold have advantage on this saving throw and those that are immune to cold damage are also immune to this exhaustion effect. As a bonus action on your turn, you can direct the cloud to move up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for every two slot levels above 2nd.