Grasping Vine (Alt) (HB)

You cause a vine to sprout from the ground in an unoccupied space you can see within range. When you cast this spell, the vine strikes at a target you can see within 30 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack against the target, and on hit, it takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage. If the target is Large or smaller, then it is pulled up to 30 feet toward the vine and Restrained by it. As an action, a Restrained creature can make a Strength or Dexterity check against your Spell save DC to escape. As a bonus action on each subsequent turn, you can cause the vine to strike at another target. If the vine is Restraining a creature, it instead deals 2d8 bludgeoning damage to it.

At Higher Levels: If you cast this spell with a spell slot of 4th-level or higher, the vine deals an additional 1d8 damage on hit for each slot level above 3rd.