Necromancy
First Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Uncommon |
a blood drop and bone chip from the same species as the target remains |
CBN |
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Common |
PHB |
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Common |
a fresh corpse or a newly-animated zombie; the appropriate sensory organ of an animal or monster noted for its keen senses (such as the eyes of a hawk, ear of a rabbit, snout of a pig, and so on) |
CBN |
|
Common |
a bit of earth from a grave |
PHB |
|
Common |
a pinch of lavender and dried garlic |
CBN |
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Common (Necromancers), very rare (others) |
General version: a small piece of bone from a human cadaver Specific version: an article of clothing, personal possession, or strand of hair |
CBN |
|
Common |
a preserved tongue |
CBN |
Second Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Choke |
Very Rare |
a handkerchief or similarly-sized piece of cloth |
CWHB |
Death Recall |
Uncommon |
a fragment from a shattered mirror |
CWHB |
Uncommon |
a drop of vinegar |
CBN |
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Uncommon |
a small scrap of cloth taken from the clothing of a ghoul or a pinch of earth from a ghoul's lair |
CWHB |
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Uncommon (Necromancers/ Diviners), Very Rare (others) |
CBN |
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Uncommon |
the complete, skeletal hands of any human, demihuman, or humanoid |
CBN |
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Common |
PHB |
Third Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Very Rare |
an appropriately-sized bone and a pinch of dirt from a grave |
CWHB |
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Common |
an intact skeleton or corpse and a small, crude puppet |
CBN |
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Uncommon |
a chip from a tombstone or a sliver of wood from a coffin |
CWHB |
|
Uncommon |
a small ball of natural rubber and a small mirror |
CBN |
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Common |
PHB |
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Common |
a pinch of sulfur and powdered garlic |
PHB |
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Uncommon - Necromancers Very Rare - Others |
the tooth from a human skull |
CWHB |
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Uncommon |
a needle and the finger from a scorched glove |
CWHB |
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Uncommon |
a pinch of dust from the physical remains of a corporeal undead being with strong ties to the Negative Material Plane, such as a wight or vampire |
CBN |
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Uncommon |
ToM |
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Common |
PHB |
Fourth Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Uncommon |
CBN |
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Contagion |
Common |
PHB |
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Rare |
hair and blood from both the recipient and the caster, two newt eyes, and two wolf teeth (each from a different animal) |
CBN |
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Enervation |
Common |
PHB |
|
Uncommon |
a drop of doppleganger's blood |
ToM |
|
Uncommon |
the blood from a slaughtered ram |
CBN |
Fifth Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Common |
a drop of blood and a pinch of bone powder or a bone shard |
PHB |
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Uncommon |
the bone of any creature |
CBN |
|
Bone Blight (Reversible) |
Uncommon |
Bone Blight:a drop of aqua regia Bone Growth: a drop of milk |
CBN |
Very Rare |
a hair from the hide of any lycanthrope and a live butterfly |
CWHB |
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Common |
the host's own severed limb or else a suitable replacement from a fresh corpse (dead for no longer than 1 day per level of the caster) |
CBN |
|
Magic Jar |
Common |
a gem or large crystal |
PHB |
Uncommon |
a piece of rotten fruit and a piece of a mummy's cloth wrapping |
CWHB |
|
Summon Shadow |
Common |
a bit of smoky quartz |
PHB |
Uncommon |
both pieces of a small bone that has been snapped in half |
CWHB |
|
Common |
the branch of a withered tree taken from a cemetery |
CWHB |
Sixth Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Common |
a small mummified animal, such as a mouse or a toad |
CWHB |
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Rare |
a hollow bone from a vulture's wing, carved into a whistle |
ToM |
|
Common |
a fresh corpse (of an individual who has been dead for no longer than 1 day per level of the caster) and a freshly-excised patch of the recipient's skin |
CBN |
|
Uncommon |
are two eyeball-sized glass marbles |
CWHB |
|
Death Spell |
Common |
a crushed black pearl with a minimum value of 1000 gp |
PHB |
Rare |
the freshly harvested fingernail of a corpse and a pinch of mandrake root |
CBN |
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Reincarnation |
Common |
a small drum and a drop of blood |
PHB |
Transmute Bone to Steel (Reversible) |
Necromancers: Uncommon Others: Very Rare |
for both versions: steel filings and powdered bone |
CBN |
Seventh Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Rare |
ToM |
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Control Undead |
Common |
a small piece each of bone and raw meat |
PHB |
Create Crypt Thing (Reversible) |
Very Rare |
MC5 |
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Finger of Death |
Common |
PHB |
|
Uncommon |
a small leather pouch and a miniature silver candelabra |
ToM |
|
Uncommon |
a small silk bag studded with black opals worth a total of no less than 5,000 gp |
ToM |
|
Rare |
hair and blood from both the recipient and the caster, two newt eyes, two wolf teeth (each from a different animal), and a specially fashioned ruby brooch or pendant worth at least 5,000 gp |
CBN |
|
Uncommon |
a bit of wax from a black candle and a lock of hair from the caster |
CWHB |
Eighth Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Uncommon |
a bit of sponge |
ToM |
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Clone |
Common |
a small piece of the flesh from the person to be duplicated |
PHB |
Very Rare (see description) |
crushed black opal and diamond (worth 5,000 gp each), dust from a corporeal undead with strong ties to the Negative Material Plane (such as a vampire or wight), and a hunk of smoky quartz |
CBN |
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Uncommon |
the petal from a withered flower and a sliver of charred wood |
CWHB |
|
Uncommon |
the fangs of a spider and a hair from the head of a ghoul |
WSC2 |
|
Uncommon |
a miniature sculpted bust of the spellcaster |
ToM |
|
Life Force Transfer (Reversible) |
Necromancers: Uncommon Others: Very Rare |
Life Force Transfer: an expertly-crafted item or any living human, demihuman, or humanoid (preferably young and healthy) to house the subject's life force, a scroll inscribed with special rare inks and a massive, blood red gamet (worth 5,000 gp or more) Reverse: The original scroll used to cast the Life Force Transfer |
CBN |
Necro. - Uncommon All others - Very Rare |
the shroud from a corpse at least 100 years old and a black glass marble |
CWHB |
Ninth Level
Spell Name |
Rarity |
Material Components |
Source |
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Rare, Restricted to Necromancers, Witches, and Liches |
a magical ink fabricated exclusively for this spell (see spell description) |
CBN |
|
Common |
essence of spectre or vampire dust |
PHB |
|
Necromancers: Uncommon Others: Very Rare |
CBN |
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Uncommon |
a lock of hair from an evil female elf |
ToM |
PHB - Player's Handbook
ToM - Tome of Magic
CWHB - Complete Wizard's Handbook
CBN - Complete Book of Necromancers
ToM - Tome of Magic
CWHB - Complete Wizard's Handbook
CBN - Complete Book of Necromancers
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