# Outer Essence Shard (Evil) *Wondrous item, spellcasting focus, rare (requires attunement by a sorcerer)* - **Weight**: 1.0 lbs. This flickering crystal holds the essence of an Outer 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 that property. ## Property Choose one creature who takes damage from the spell. That target takes an extra `dice:3d6|noform|noparens|avg` (`3d6`) necrotic damage. *Source: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything p. 133*