Conjure Shadow Beast

You summon shadow spirits that take the form of shadow beasts and appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. Choose one of the following options for what appears:

• One shadow beast of challenge rating 2 or lower
• Two shadow beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower
• Four shadow beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower
• Eight shadow beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lower

Each beast is also considered an aberration that reside in the shadowfell and 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