close the gates

you close the connection between this world and the world of the dead in a 20ft sphere around you causing the following effects in side the sphere

• undead creatures that start their turn in the sphere take 1d8 radiant damage
• the space inside the sphere counts as difficult terrain for undead creatures
• undead creatures have disadvantage on all attack rolls and saving throws made well inside the sphere
• creatures can not be reanimated or become undead inside the sphere
• creatures inside the sphere have resistance to necromancy magic

when you cast this spell with a spell slot of third or higher the damage increases by 1d8 for each level beyond the 2nd

when you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher undead creatures also lose all damage resistances and immunities and gain vulnerability to magical damage