Animate Dead

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

Details

 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Variants

•  Animate Dead: Skeleton
•  Animate Dead: Zombie
•  Animate Dead: Ghoul
•  Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul
•  Animate Dead: Ghoul Pack
•  Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul Flock

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 5: Cleric, and Wizard

• Class Level 9: Oathbreaker

Notes

•  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.

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External Links

• Animate dead on the Forgotten Realms Wiki