School of Necromancy magic whose spells manipulate the power of death, unlife, and the life force. Spells involving the undead made up a large portion of this school, including animate dead and finger of death.
Spell Name |
Casting Time |
Range |
Duration |
Components |
Cause Fear |
1 Action |
60 feet |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S |
False Life |
1 Action |
Self |
1 hour |
V, S, M |
Inflict Wounds |
1 Action |
Touch |
Instantaneous |
V, S |
Ray of Sickness |
1 Action |
60 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S |
Spell Name |
Casting Time |
Range |
Duration |
Components |
Animate Dead |
1 Minute |
10 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S, M |
Bestow Curse |
1 Action |
Touch |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S |
Feign Death |
1 Action R |
Touch |
1 hour |
V, S, M |
Life Transference |
1 Action |
30 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S |
Revivify |
1 Action |
Touch |
Instantaneous |
V, S, M |
Speak with Dead |
1 Action |
10 feet |
10 minutes |
V, S, M |
Spirit Shroud |
1 Bonus Action |
Self |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S |
Summon Undead |
1 Action |
90 feet |
Concentration, up to 1 hour |
V, S, M |
Vampiric Touch |
1 Action |
Self |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S |
Spell Name |
Casting Time |
Range |
Duration |
Components |
Blight |
1 Action |
30 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S |
Shadow Of Moil |
1 Action |
Self |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S, M |
Spirit of Death (UA) |
1 Action |
60 feet |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S, M |
Spell Name |
Casting Time |
Range |
Duration |
Components |
Contagion |
1 Action |
Touch |
7 days |
V, S |
Danse Macabre |
1 Action |
60 Feet |
Concentration, up to 1 hour |
V, S |
Enervation |
1 Action |
60 Feet |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S |
Negative Energy Flood |
1 Action |
60 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, M |
Raise Dead |
1 Action |
Touch |
Instantaneous |
V, S, M |
Spell Name |
Casting Time |
Range |
Duration |
Components |
Circle of Death |
1 Action |
150 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S, M |
Create Undead |
1 Minute |
10 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S, M |
Eyebite |
1 Action |
Self |
Concentration, up to 1 minute |
V, S |
Harm |
1 Action |
60 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S |
Magic Jar |
1 Minute |
Self |
Until dispelled |
V, S, M |
Soul Cage |
Special |
60 feet |
8 hours |
V, S, M |
Spell Name |
Casting Time |
Range |
Duration |
Components |
Finger of Death |
1 Action |
60 feet |
Instantaneous |
V, S |
Resurrection |
1 Hour |
Touch |
Instantaneous |
V, S, M |
Tether Essence |
1 Action |
60 feet |
Concentration, up to 1 hour |
V, S, M |