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(Added to notes that Necromancy School Wizards get an additional undead summon for each version of the spell compared to normal.)
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| school = Necromancy
| school = Necromancy
| ritual =  
| ritual =  
| classes = Cleric, Wizard, Circle of the Spores, Oathbreaker
| class learns at level 5 = Cleric, Wizard, Circle of the Spores
| class learns at level 5 = Cleric, Wizard, Circle of the Spores
| class learns at level 9 = Oathbreaker
| class learns at level 9 = Oathbreaker
| class learns at level 2 =
| other ways to learn = {{Class|Warlock}}s with the {{SAI|Pact of the Tome}} [[Pact Boon]] can cast this spell once per [[Long Rest]] once they receive [[Deepened Pact]] at level 5.
| races =  
| race learns at level 1 =
| race learns at level 2 =
| summary = This spell allows spellcasters to animate a corpse to create an undead servant.
| 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.
| description = Animate a corpse to create an undead servant while not in combat.


{{Prereq|The target must be a Medium or Small corpse.}}
{{Prereq|The target must be a Medium or Small corpse.}}
| action type = action
| cost = action, spell3
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| attack roll =  
| damage =  
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| variants = Animate Dead: Skeleton, Animate Dead: Skeleton Squad, Animate Dead: Zombie, Animate Dead: Zombie Batallion, Animate Dead: Ghoul, Animate Dead: Ghoul Pack, Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul, Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul Flock
| variants = Animate Dead: Skeleton, Animate Dead: Skeleton Squad, Animate Dead: Zombie, Animate Dead: Zombie Batallion, Animate Dead: Ghoul, Animate Dead: Ghoul Pack, Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul, Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul Flock
| notes = * Patch 3 introduced a bug where skeletons summoned by this spell do not have weapons.
| notes = * Patch 3 introduced a bug where skeletons summoned by this spell do not have weapons.
* {{Class|Warlock}}s with the {{SAI|Pact of the Tome}} [[Pact Boon]] can cast this spell once per [[Long Rest]] once they receive [[Deepened Pact]] at level 5.
* It is important to note that most friendly and neutral NPCs will respond to undead minions with horror, causing them to express alarm and flee from proximity of the thralls, in some cases to their death. To avoid this, selecting the chain icon next to the summoner player and leaving the thrall at some distance before interacting with certain vendors or achievement related NPCs is advised.
* It is important to note that most friendly and neutral NPCs will respond to undead minions with horror, causing them to express alarm and flee from proximity of the thralls, in some cases to their death. To avoid this, selecting the chain icon next to the summoner player and leaving the thrall at some distance before interacting with certain vendors or achievement related NPCs is advised.
* Casting with a level 4 spellslot allows to raise 3 minions instead of 1.
* Casting with a level 4 spellslot allows to raise 3 minions instead of 1.

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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

Cost
Action + Level 3 Spell Slot
Details
 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

At higher levels

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

Variants

How to learn

Classes:

Other ways to learn:

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

Notes

  • Patch 3 introduced a bug where skeletons summoned by this spell do not have weapons.
  • It is important to note that most friendly and neutral NPCs will respond to undead minions with horror, causing them to express alarm and flee from proximity of the thralls, in some cases to their death. To avoid this, selecting the chain icon next to the summoner player and leaving the thrall at some distance before interacting with certain vendors or achievement related NPCs is advised.
  • Casting with a level 4 spellslot allows to raise 3 minions instead of 1.
  • Casting with a level 5 spellslot allows to raise a ghoul or a flying ghoul.
  • Wizards with the Necromancy School subclass can raise an additional undead for each level and version of the spell.
  • These Summoned Undead do not have weapons so are not affected by Aura of Hate from Oathbreaker Paladin

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