This spell corrupts a corpse and creates an undead servant imbued with corruption. Choose a corpse of a medium or small creature within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature. The target uses the Zombie stats in the Monster Manual. In addition, it gains 2D12 temporary HP, and its attacks deal an additional 1D8 Necrotic damage.
The creature obeys your commands and can take simple actions as directed. In combat, it shares your initiative, following your instructions (you do not need to use a bonus action). The creatures obeys your orders for 24 hours or until it is reduced to 0 HP. When either of these two conditions are met, the creature explodes in a blast of necrotic energy. Any creature within 20ft of the creature when it explodes must make a DEX saving throw. It takes 6D6 Necrotic Damage on a failure, or half as much on a success. Nothing is left of the corpse, and it is considered destroyed.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you animate two additional undead creatures for each slot level above 4th. Each zombie must come from a different corpse.
* - (a corpse)
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