Animate Dead
Level 3 necromancy spell from the D&D 5e SRD.
Animate Dead at a glance
- Casting time
- 1 minute
- Range
- 10 feet
- Components
- V, S, M
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Concentration
- No
- Ritual
- No
- Classes
- Cleric, Wizard
Description (SRD)
This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature. The target becomes a skeleton if you chose bones or a zombie if you chose a corpse (the GM has the creature's game statistics). On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, t
Game facts from the System Reference Document 5.1 by Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under CC-BY-4.0.