# Elemental Essence Shard (Water)
*Wondrous item, spellcasting focus, rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer)*
- **Weight**: 1.0 lbs.
This crackling crystal contains the essence of an elemental plane. As an action, you can attach the shard to a Tiny object (such as a weapon or a piece of jewelry) or detach it. It falls off if your attunement to it ends. You can use the shard as a spellcasting focus while you hold or wear it.
When you use a Metamagic option on a spell while you are holding or wearing the shard, you can use the following property:
## Property
You create a wave of water that bursts out from you in a 10-foot radius. Each creature of your choice that you can see in that area takes `dice:2d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`2d6`) cold damage and must succeed on a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC or be pushed 10 feet away from you and fall [prone](/Rules/Source/conditions.md#Prone).
*Source: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything p. 127*