Initiation Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You choose a 5-foot-square of unoccupied space on the ground that you can see within range. A shifting form of earth resembling a Medium hand rises there and reaches for one creature you can see within 5 feet of it. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage and is restrained for the form's duration.
As an action, you can cause the hand to crush the restrained target, who must make a Strength saving throw. It takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
To break out, the restrained target can make a Strength check against your ki save DC. On a success, the target escapes and is no longer restrained by the hand.
As an action, you can cause the hand to reach for a different creature or move to a different unoccupied space within range. The hand releases a restrained target if you do either.
At Higher Levels. When you initiate this form at a higher level, the range increases by 10 feet and the damage increases by 1d6 for each level above 2nd.