Xeric Touch

4th-level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Touch

Components: V, S, M* (fennec fox hairs)

Duration: Instantaneous

Your touch causes harsh dry, xeric conditions to a target creature. Make a melee spell attack against a target creature you can reach. On a hit, the target takes 8d6 fire damage, burning that creature’s outer exterior. At the start of each of that creature’s turns for the next minute, that creature takes 1d6 fire damage at the start of each of its turns.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 4th.