'''Animate Dead''' is a [[Spell#3rd Level Spells|Level 3]] Necromancy Spell. This spell allows spellcasters to animate a corpse to create an undead servant.
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| name = Animate Dead
| image = Animate Dead.webp
| controller icon = Animate Dead Icon.webp
| icon = Animate Dead Unfaded Icon.webp
| level = 3
| school = Necromancy
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| classes = Cleric, Wizard
| class learns at level 5 = Cleric, Wizard, Circle of the Spores:Circle Spell, Bard:via [[Magical Secrets]], Warlock:via [[Pact of the Tome]] once per long rest
| class learns at level 9 = Oathbreaker:Oath Spell
| summary = 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.
| warning = {{Prereq|The target must be a Medium or Small corpse.}}
| cost = action, spell3
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| range ft = 10
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| higher levels = * When the spell is cast at 4th Level, raise up to 3 [[Animate Dead: Skeleton Squad|Skeletons]] or [[Animate Dead: Zombie Batallion|Zombies]] instead of 1.
* When the spell is cast at 5th Level, raise a [[Animate Dead: Ghoul|Ghoul]] or [[Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul|Flying Ghoul]].
* When the spell is cast at 6th Level, raise up to 3 [[Animate Dead: Ghoul Pack|Ghouls]] or [[Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul Flock|Flying Ghouls]] instead of 1.
* Each individual caster can only have one active instance of this spell at once, no matter which version was used. Casting it again while an undead is already active will dismiss the previous one.
* Wizards with the Necromancy School subclass can raise an additional undead for each level and version of the spell.
* None of these summoned Undead have melee weapons, so they are not affected by Aura of Hate from Oathbreaker Paladin.
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| title = <div style="font-size:105%; font-family:Georgia;">''"Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat. The target must be a medium or small corpse."''</div>
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.
*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 have<code><span style="color:mediumturquoise">10 Hit Points</span></code>.
*Newborn Zombies born of Crawling Gnaw cannot last. They take by<code><span style="color:#66cc66">1 Necrotic</span></code>damage per turn.
*Newborn Zombies will follow the original Summoned Zombie.
Each individual caster can only have one active instance of this spell at once, no matter which version was used. Casting it again while an undead is already active will dismiss the previous one.
Wizards with the Necromancy School subclass can raise an additional undead for each level and version of the spell.
None of these summoned Undead have melee weapons, so they are not affected by Aura of Hate from Oathbreaker Paladin.
The target must be a Medium or Small corpse.
Action + 
Level 3 Spell Slot
Range: 3 m / 10 ft
