You point at a location within range, and a glowing, 1-foot-diameter ball of emerald acid streaks there and explodes in a 10-foot-radius sphere. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 12d4 acid damage and another 6d4 acid damage at the end of its next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half the initial damage and no damage at the end of its next turn.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the initial damage increases by 2d4 and the secondary damage increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 4th.