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
Ethel's Ray of Sickness	2			2 turns	18 m / 60 ft	Attack Roll  CON Save	3d8⁠Poison
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			-	30 m / 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			-	30 m / 100ft	CON Save	7d8 + 30⁠Necrotic

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External links

• ⁠Necromancy on the Forgotten Realms Wiki