You summon Undead that appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range.
- One Undead of challenge rating 2 or lower
- Two Undead of challenge rating 1 or lower
- Four Undead of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
- Eight Undead of challenge rating 1/4 or lower
It disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures as a group, which has its own turns. They obey any verbal commands that you issue to them (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions.
The GM has the creatures' statistics. Sample creatures can be found below.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the summoning options above, and more creatures appear: twice as many with a 5th-level slot, three times as many with a 7th-level slot, and four times as many with a 9th-level slot.
Sample Creatures
CR | Creature Name |
1/4 | Skeletons |
1/2 | Warhorse Skeleton |
1 | Specter |
2 | Minotaur Skeleton |