This spell creates reanimates a corpse or pile of bones using wild plant growth. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small creature within range. Your spell imbues the target with a beautiful yet upsetting mimicry of life as the target is domineered by your magical plant growth. The target randomly becomes a twig blight, needle blight, or a vine blight. These creatures are not considered undead. Roll on the table below.
| d6 | Reanimate the body as a... |
| 1 | twig blight |
| 2-5 | needle blight |
| 6 | vine blight |
On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete.
The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you've given it and collapses to the ground. It retains no damage it took from the plant growth. To maintain control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature again before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than animating a new one.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you animate or reassert control over two additional creatures for each slot level above 3rd. Each of the creatures must come from a different corpse or pile of bones.
* - (a thorn stained with blood)
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