Needle Darts

You shape three needles out of a piece of metal in your possession and send them flying in a tight group toward one target. Make a ranged spell attack against a creature in range. The needles deal 2d4 piercing damage on a hit. The needles impart any special properties of the metal that forms them; for instance, cold iron needles deal additional damage to creatures with weakness to cold iron. All the needles are made of the same metal, and the metal returns to you after the attack. If you score a critical hit with this spell, the target begins Bleeding for 1d4 damage for 1 minute.   This spell's initial damage increases by 2d4 when you reach 5th level (4d4), 11th level (6d4), and 17th level (8d4). At 11th level, the Bleeding damage increases by 1d4.
 

You shape three needles out of a piece of metal in your possession and send them flying in a tight group toward one target. Make a spell attack roll against your target's AC. The needles deal 3d4 piercing damage and might cause bleeding. The needles impart any special properties of the metal that forms them; for instance, cold iron needles deal additional damage to creatures with weakness to cold iron. All the needles are made of the same metal, and the metal returns to you after the attack.   Critical Success The target takes double damage and 1 persistent bleed damage.
Success The target takes full damage.

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Heightened (+1) You send one additional needle, increasing the regular damage by 1d4 and increasing the persistent bleed damage on a critical hit by 1.