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Spells
Player’s Handbook
successful one.
A Humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a Zombie that follows your verbal orders.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a Zombie.
Magic Weapon. You can wield the wand as a magic Mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made
from it (save DC 18). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell.
Spell
Charge Cost
Animate Dead
1
Blight
2
Circle of Death
3
Finger of
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small Humanoid within range. The target becomes an Undead creature: a Skeleton if you chose bones or a Zombie if you chose a corpse.
On each of your
turns, you can take a Bonus Action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any of them
Monsters
Monster Manual
a spell, it subtracts 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Negative energy suffusion"} from the number of Hit Points regained.
Scopophobia. Creatures within 1 mile of the
there instantly rises as a Zombie under the death tyrant’s control and takes its turn immediately after the death tyrant on the same Initiative count.
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
spellcaster with at least two level 5 spell slots or a Dragon. A single assistant (or more, at the DM’s discretion) can help you conduct the ritual, so long as that assistant also meets the
)", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} damage to you and each assistant. If this damage reduces a creature to 0 Hit Points, the creature is killed and immediately reanimates as a Zombie under the DM’s
Deathlock Wight
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Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
Innate Spellcasting. The wight's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no verbal or material components:
At will: detect
that rely on sight.Multiattack. The wight attacks twice with Grave Bolt.
Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Grave Bolt"} to hit, range 120 ft
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. The zombie takes its turn immediately after Zargash. Animating the zombie requires Zargash’s concentration (as if concentrating on a spell). The zombie reverts to an inanimate corpse after 10 minutes, when it drops to 0 hit points, or when Zargash’s concentration ends.
":"damage","rollAction":"Warhammer","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage when used with two hands.
Deathly Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"spell","rollAction
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
musk zombie, or if the corpse is targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic before it animates.
Yellow Musk (3/Day). The creeper’s flowers release a strong musk that targets all
. Unless the bulb is destroyed, the corpse animates as a yellow musk zombie after being dead for 24 hours. The bulb is destroyed if the creature is raised from the dead before it can transform into a yellow
Finger of Death
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
A humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a zombie that is permanently under your command, following your verbal orders to the best of its ability.
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
resurrection or wish spell.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If Skall fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. If Skall dies, he turns to dust. If his orrery of souls hasn’t
Spell Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Withering Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 32 (6d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"6d8+5", "rollType":"damage
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Statistics for the zombie are in the Monster Manual.
If you target an undead with this spell, the target doesn’t make a saving throw. Instead, roll 5d12. The target gains half the total as temporary hit points.
half as much damage on a successful one. A target killed by this damage rises up as a zombie at the start of your next turn. The zombie pursues whatever creature it can see that is closest to it
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
with 6 charges.
Spellcasting. Withers is a 9th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13; +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): detect magic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The necromancer makes three Arcane Burst attacks.
Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst"} to hit
necromancer casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation
2/day each: bestow curse
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
a zombie at the start of Vecna’s next turn and acts immediately after Vecna in the initiative order. The zombie is under Vecna’s control.
Spellcasting. Vecna casts one of the following
spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22):
At will: Animate Dead (as an action), Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Fly, Lightning Bolt
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 23, +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following
.
Master of Undeath. When Orcus casts animate dead or create undead, he chooses the level at which the spell is cast, and the creatures created by the spells remain under his control indefinitely
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"poison"} poison damage.
Necrotic Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Necrotic Bolt"} to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 29 (5d8 + 7
(spell save DC 23):
At will: detect magic
3/day: dispel magic
1/day: time stop
Wand Spellcasting. While holding the Wand of Orcus, Orcus casts one of the following spells (spell save DC 18), some
Skull Lord
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
half damage if it fails.
Spellcasting. The skull lord is a 13th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC18, +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The skull lord knows the following sorcerer spells:
Cantrips (at will): chill touch, fire bolt, mage hand, poison spray, ray of frost, shocking grasp
1st
Animate Dead
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This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead
creature. The target becomes a skeleton if you chose bones or a zombie if you chose a corpse (the GM has the creature's game statistics).
On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action to mentally
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
A Humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie (see the Monster Manual) under the deathlock’s control, unless the Humanoid is restored
to life or its body is destroyed. The deathlock can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time.
Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Deathly Ray. Ranged Spell Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Deathly Ray"} to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (5d8
Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At will: mage hand, message
2/day each: dimension door, fear
1/day each: cloudkill, cone of coldThe skull lord can take 3 legendary actions
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Commander of Bones. As a bonus action, the knight can target one skeleton or zombie it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It has the following paladin spells prepared:
1st level
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
zombie or a skeleton (the statistics for zombies and skeletons are in the Monster Manual), and it gains a bonus to its attack and damage rolls equal to your spellcasting ability modifier.
You can
use a bonus action to mentally command the creatures you make with this spell, issuing the same command to all of them. To receive the command, a creature must be within 60 feet of you. You decide
Death Tyrant
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
and whether the cone is active.
Any creature in that area can’t regain hit points. Any humanoid that dies there becomes a zombie under the tyrant’s command. The dead humanoid retains its
. On a success, the effect ends. On a failure, the creature is petrified until freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
Disintegration Ray. If the target is a creature, it must
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
is a 20th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 23, +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks
, prismatic spray
8th level (1 slot): incendiary cloud, maze
9th level (1 slot): power word kill, time stopChill Touch (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15","rollType":"to hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
can kill. The magic animating a zombie imbues it with evil, so left without purpose, it attacks any living creature it encounters.
“After Beek died, we cast an Animate Dead spell on his corpse. It
Zombie A zombie retains no vestiges of its former self, its mind devoid of thought and imagination. A zombie left without orders simply stands in place and rots unless something comes along that it
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
one. A target killed by this damage rises up as a zombie at the start of your next turn. The zombie pursues whatever creature it can see that is closest to it. Statistics for the zombie are in the
Monster Manual. If you target an undead with this spell, the target doesn’t make a saving throw. Instead, roll 5d12. The target gains half the total as temporary hit points.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Cats of Uldun-dar (ivory cat molar)
9 cat;cats
The tooth has 8 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to cast the revivify spell from the tooth. If you are dead at the start of your turn, the
tooth expends 1 charge and casts revivify on you.
2
Duggle’s Surprising Day (human molar)
1 commoner
When you finish a long rest, the tooth casts sanctuary (DC 18) on you, and the spell
Compendium
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10a) used an animate dead spell to animate the wizard’s corpse. The zombie has nothing of value and attacks any creature that disturbs it other than its creator. The papers on the desk are
13. Walking Dead Zombie. A human zombie in rotting, soiled robes shuffles back and forth through the room. A powerful stench of decay accompanies it.
Furnishings. Moldy furnishings include a bed, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
zombies in her cramped shop. “They’re great for setting off traps!” she says with a chuckle. As payment for each zombie, she demands a tiny vial of the buyer’s blood and three hairs plucked from the
buyer’s head. She owns a pair of rusty iron shears that can be used to draw blood and cut hair. After consuming this payment, Olive gains the innate ability to cast the animate dead spell once per day for
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
turned into a zombie, a creature can’t be restored to life except by powerful magic, such as a resurrection spell.
Zombies From somewhere in the darkness, a gurgling moan is heard. A form lurches into view, dragging one foot as it raises bloated arms and broken hands. The zombie advances, driven to kill anyone
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, transforming it into a zombie under his control. The zombie takes its turn immediately after Zargash. Animating the zombie requires Zargash’s concentration (as if concentrating on a spell). The zombie reverts
wears a rusty chain shirt under his robe and likes to thwart enemy spellcasters by enveloping them in the area of a silence spell. If defeat seems inevitable, he casts gaseous form on himself and flees
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can see within range. The target makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 7d8 + 30 Necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A Humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a Zombie (see “Creature Stat Blocks”) that follows your verbal orders.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
the start of your next turn as a Zombie (see appendix B) that follows your verbal orders. YUHONG DING An elf Wizard demonstrates the problem-solving potential of the spell Fireball
can see within range. The target makes a Constitution saving throw, taking 7d8 + 30 Necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A Humanoid killed by this spell rises at
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
of his next turn.
Spellcasting. Strahd is a 9th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 18, +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots):comprehend languages, fog cloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
spell rises at the start of your next turn as a zombie that is permanently under your command, following your verbal orders to the best of its ability.