Necromancy

This page is about the spells of the magic school. For the subclass, see Necromancy School.

Necromancy is a school of magic.

Overview

Necromancy magic involves the undead, be it negative energy used to harm others or the resurrection of corpses as servants.

Necromancy School is a Wizard subclass that specializes in Necromancy spells.

List of necromancy spells granted by class or through scrolls

Name	Level		Cast time	Duration	Range/Area	Attack/Save	Damage/Effect
Bone Chill	C			1 turn	18 m (60 ft)	-	1d8⁠Necrotic
Bursting Sinew	C			-	18 m (60 ft)  3 m (10 ft) Radius	DEX Save	1d10⁠Piercing
Toll the Dead	C			-	18 m (60 ft)	WIS Save	1d12⁠Necrotic
False Life	1		+	Until long rest	Self	-	-
Inflict Wounds	1		+	-	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	3d10⁠Necrotic
Ray of Sickness	1		+	2 turns	18 m (60 ft)	CON Save	2d8⁠Poison
Blindness	2		+	10 turns	18 m (60 ft)	CON Save	-
Ray of Enfeeblement	2		+	10 turns	18 m (60 ft)	-	-
Animate Dead: Skeleton	3		+	Until long rest	3 m (10 ft)	-	-
Animate Dead: Zombie	3		+	Until long rest	3 m (10 ft)	-	-
Bestow Curse	3		+	-	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Additional Damage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	1d8⁠Necrotic
Bestow Curse: Attack Disadvantage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Charisma Disadvantage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Constitution Disadvantage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Dexterity Disadvantage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Dread	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Intelligence Disadvantage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Strength Disadvantage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Bestow Curse: Wisdom Disadvantage	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	WIS Save	-
Feign Death	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	-
Revivify	3		+	-	9 m (30 ft)  9 m (30 ft) Radius	-	-
Speak with Dead	3		+	Until long rest	9 m (30 ft)	-	-
Vampiric Touch	3		+	10 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	3d6⁠Necrotic
Animate Dead: Skeleton Squad	4		+	Until long rest	9 m (30 ft)	-	-
Animate Dead: Zombie Battalion	4		+	Until long rest	9 m (30 ft)	-	-
Blight	4		+	-	9 m (30 ft)	CON Save	8d8⁠Necrotic
Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul	5		+	Until long rest	3 m (10 ft)	-	-
Animate Dead: Ghoul	5		+	Until long rest	3 m (10 ft)	-	-
Contagion: Blinding Sickness	5		+	3 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	-
Contagion: Filth Fever	5		+	3 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	-
Contagion: Flesh Rot	5		+	3 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	-
Contagion: Mindfire	5		+	3 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	-
Contagion: Seizure	5		+	3 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	-
Contagion: Slimy Doom	5		+	3 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	-
Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul Flock	6		+	Until long rest	9 m (30 ft)	-	-
Animate Dead: Ghoul Pack	6		+	Until long rest	9 m (30 ft)	-	-
Circle of Death	6		+	-	18 m (60 ft)  9 m (30 ft) Radius	CON Save	8d6⁠Necrotic
Create Undead	6		+	Until long rest	3 m (10 ft)	-	-
Eyebite: Asleep	6		+	10 turns	18 m (60 ft)	WIS Save	-
Eyebite: Panicked	6		+	10 turns	18 m (60 ft)	WIS Save	-
Eyebite: Sickened	6		+	10 turns	18 m (60 ft)	WIS Save	-
Harm	6		+	Until long rest	18 m (60 ft)	CON Save	14d6⁠Necrotic

List of necromancy spells granted by items

Name	Level		Cast time	Duration	Range/Area	Attack/Save	Damage/Effect
Ghoulish Touch	1			2 turns	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	2d6⁠Necrotic
Paralyzing Ray	3			2 turns	18 m (60 ft)	CON Save	-
Ray of Fear	3			2 turns	18 m (60 ft)	WIS Save	-
Wounding Ray	3			-	18 m (60 ft)	CON Save	2d8⁠Necrotic
Beckoning Darkness	4			2 turns	4 m (13 ft)	CHA Save	2d8⁠Necrotic
Danse Macabre	5			Until long rest	9 m (30 ft)	-	-
Conjure Shadow Lantern Wraith	6			Until long rest	3 m (10 ft)	-	-
True Resurrection	9			-	9 m (30 ft)  9 m (30 ft) Radius	-	-

List of necromancy spells available only to NPCs

Name	Level		Cast time	Duration	Range/Area	Attack/Save	Damage/Effect
Reach from Beyond	C			-	18 m (60 ft)	-	2d4 + Spellcasting modifier⁠Necrotic
No Rest for the Wicked	3			-	3 m (10 ft)	-	-
The Dead Wastes	3		-	10 turns	18 m (60 ft)	-	4d6⁠Necrotic 4d6⁠Healing
Animate Dead (Duergar)	4		+	-	22 m (73 ft)  8 m (27 ft) Radius	-	-
Dark Celebration	4			4 turns	4 m (13 ft)	-	1d4⁠Necrotic
Mark of Putrefaction	4			2 turns	12 m (40 ft)	-	-
Obliging Assistant	4			-	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	3d6 + Spellcasting modifier⁠Healing
Overwhelming Grief	4			10 turns	6 m (20 ft)  3 m (10 ft) Radius	CON Save	1d8⁠Necrotic 1d4⁠Necrotic
Withering Gift	4			Until long rest	18 m (60 ft)	-	-
Withering Theft	4			Until long rest	18 m (60 ft)	-	2d8⁠Necrotic
Withering Touch	4			-	1.5 m (5 ft)	-	4d8 + 3⁠Necrotic
Carrion's Explosive Cloudkill	5			10 turns	18 m (60 ft)  3 m (10 ft) Radius	DEX Save	4d6⁠Slashing 5d6⁠Poison
Lovely Assistant	5			-	8 m (27 ft)	-	-
Animate Dead (Balthazar)	6		+	-	22 m (73 ft)	-	-
Mystic Carrion's Vile Curse	6			3 turns	18 m (60 ft)	WIS Save	2d10⁠Necrotic
Finger of Death	7			-	30 m (100 ft)	CON Save	7d8 + 30⁠Necrotic

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External links

•  Necromancy on the Forgotten Realms Wiki