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 / 60ft	Attack roll	1d8Necrotic
Bursting Sinew	C			-	18 m / 60 ft  3m / 10ft (Radius)	DEX save	1d10Piercing
Toll the Dead	C			-	18 m / 60 ft	WIS save	1d12Necrotic
False Life	1			Long Rest	Self	-	-
Inflict Wounds	1			-	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	3d10Necrotic
Ray of Sickness	1			2 turns	18 m / 60 ft	Attack roll CON save	2d8Poison
Blindness	2			10 turns	18 m / 60 ft	CON save	-
Ray of Enfeeblement	2			10 turns	18 m / 60 ft	Attack roll	-
Animate Dead	3			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
Bestow Curse	3			-	1.5 m / 5 ft	WIS save	-
Feign Death	3			10 turns	1.5 m / 5ft	-	-
Revivify	3			-	9 m / 30ft  9m / 30ft (Radius)	-	-
Speak with Dead	3			Long Rest	9 m / 30ft	-	-
Vampiric Touch	3			10 turns	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	3d6Necrotic
Blight	4			-	9 m / 30ft	CON save	8d8Necrotic
Contagion	5			-	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	-
Circle of Death	6			-	18 m / 60ft  9m / 30ft (Radius)	CON save	8d6Necrotic
Create Undead	6			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
Eyebite	6			-	18 m / 60ft	WIS save	-
Harm	6			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	Attack roll	2d6Necrotic
Animate Dead: Skeleton	3			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
Animate Dead: Zombie	3			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
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	-
Paralyzing Ray	3			2 turns	18 m / 60ft	CON save	-
Ray of Fear	3			2 turns	18 m / 60 ft	WIS save	-
Recast Speak with Dead	3			-	9 m / 30ft	-	-
Wounding Ray	3			-	18 m / 60 ft	CON save	2d8Necrotic
Animate Dead: Skeleton Squad	4			-	9 m / 30ft	-	-
Animate Dead: Zombie Batallion	4			-	9 m / 30ft	-	-
Beckoning Darkness	4			2 turns	4 m / 13ft	CHA save	2d8Necrotic
Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul	5			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
Animate Dead: Ghoul	5			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
Contagion: Blinding Sickness	5			3 turns	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	-
Contagion: Filth Fever	5			3 turns	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	-
Contagion: Flesh Rot	5			3 turns	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	-
Contagion: Mindfire	5			3 turns	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	-
Contagion: Seizure	5			3 turns	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	-
Contagion: Slimy Doom	5			3 turns	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	-
Danse Macabre	5			-	9 m / 30ft	-	-
Dethrone	5			-	30 m / 100ft	CON save	10d6 + 20Necrotic
Sacrifice Soul	5			-	30m / 100ft	-	-
Animate Dead: Flying Ghoul Flock	6			-	9 m / 30ft	-	-
Animate Dead: Ghoul Pack	6			-	9 m / 30ft	-	-
Conjure Shadow Lantern Wraith	6			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
Eyebite: Asleep	6			10 turns	18 m / 60ft	WIS save	-
Eyebite: Panicked	6			10 turns	18 m / 60ft	WIS save	-
Eyebite: Sickened	6			10 turns	18 m / 60ft	WIS save	-

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 / 60ft	Attack roll	2d4 + Spellcasting modifierNecrotic
No Rest for the Wicked	3			-	3 m / 10ft	-	-
The Dead Wastes	3			-	18 m / 60 ft	-	4d6Necrotic 4d6Healing
Animate Dead	4			-	22 m / 73ft  8m / 27ft (Radius)	-	-
Dark Celebration	4			4 turns	4 m / 13ft	-	1d4Necrotic
Mark of Putrefaction	4			2 turns	12 m / 40ft	-	-
Obliging Assistant	4			-	1.5 m / 5 ft	-	3d6 + Spellcasting modifierHealing
Overwhelming Grief	4			10 turns	6 m / 20ft  3m / 10ft (Radius)	CON save	1d8Necrotic 1d4Necrotic
Withering Gift	4			Long Rest	18 m / 60 ft	-	-
Withering Theft	4			Long Rest	18 m / 60 ft	Attack roll	2d8Necrotic
Withering Touch	4			-	1.5 m / 5 ft	Attack roll	4d8 + 3Necrotic
Carrion's Explosive Cloudkill	5			-	18 m / 60ft  3m / 10ft (Radius)	DEX save	4d6Slashing 5d6Poison
Lovely Assistant	5			-	8 m / 27ft	-	-
Animate Dead	6			-	22 m / 73ft	-	-
Mystic Carrion's Vile Curse	6			3 turns	18 m / 60ft	WIS save	2d10Necrotic
Finger of Death	7			-	30m / 100ft	CON save	7d8 + 30Necrotic

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External links

• Necromancy on the Forgotten Realms Wiki