Animate Dead

*"Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat. The target must be a medium or small corpse."*

**Action** **Level 3 Spell Slot**
Range	3m / 10ft
School	Necromancy
Concentration	None
Duration	Until Long Rest
Class	Cleric, Wizard

Animate Dead is a Level 3 Necromancy Spell. This spell allows spellcasters to animate a corpse to create an undead servant.

Description

Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat.

The target must be a medium or small corpse.

Properties

Action + Level 3 Spell Slot

Available to level 5 Clerics, Wizards, and Circle of Spores Druids.

Available to level 9 Oathbreaker Paladins.

Warlocks with the Pact of the Tome Pact Boon can cast this spell once per Long Rest once they receive Deepened Pact at level 5.

Range: 3m / 10ft
Duration: Until Long Rest
Select variant:
- Animate Dead: Skeleton
- Animate Dead: Zombie

List Of Summoned Undead

Skeleton

Summon a Skeleton that focuses on ranged weaponry. The Skeleton is armed with a Shortbow and has a Proficiency Bonus of +2.

1d6 + 2 (3~8)

Piercing

The Summoned Skeleton has an Armour Class of 10, and 17 Hit Points.

Summon Skeleton Stats
Strength	Dexterity	Constitution
10	14	8
Intelligence	Wisdom	Charisma
6	8	5

Resistances
Type
Bludgeoning	Vulnerable
Poison	Immune

Zombie

Summon a Zombie that specialises in melee combat. The Zombie has an unarmed attack that can inflict targets with the Crawling Gnaw Condition. The Zombie has a Proficiency Bonus of +2.

2d6 + 3 (5~15)

Bludgeoning

The Summoned Zombie has an Armour Class of 8, and 22 Hit Points.

Summon Zombie Stats
Strength	Dexterity	Constitution
16	6	16
Intelligence	Wisdom	Charisma
3	6	5

Crawling Gnaw

Duration: 1 Turn

Target is inflicted with zombie mucus. If the affected entity dies before the infection wears off, it will temporarily rise as a Newborn Zombie.
Newborn Zombies are statistically the same as the Summoned Zombie, except that they only have10 Hit Points.
Newborn Zombies born of Crawling Gnaw cannot last. They take by1 Necroticdamage per turn.
Newborn Zombies will follow the original Summoned Zombie.

Resistances
Type
Poison	Immune

Visuals

External Links

Animate dead on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

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