This spell creates a shambling army of undead. Choose a pile of Medium or Small humanoid corpses that fill a 15-foot cube. Your spell imbues the corpses with a twisted semblance of life, raising them as a Horde of Zombies.
On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action to mentally command any horde you made with this spell if the horde is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple hordes, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the horde will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to assault a castle entrance or city gate. If you issue no commands, the horde only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the horde continues to follow it until its task is complete.
The horde is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you've given it. To maintain control of the horde for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the horde again before the current 24-hour period ends.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 8th-level or higher, you can animate or reassert control over one additional horde.
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