True Resurrection
Level 9 · Necromancy
- Utility
True Resurrection occupies the necromancy school at level 9, available to cleric and druid. Cast time: 1 Hour. Range Touch, components V/S/M, duration instantaneous. Material: diamonds worth 25,000+ GP, which the spell consumes. Effect: You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age.
Stat Block
- Level
- 9
- School
- Necromancy
- Casting Time
- 1 Hour
- Range / Area
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Ritual
- No
- Concentration
- No
- Classes
- Cleric, Druid
- Material
- diamonds worth 25,000+ GP, which the spell consumes
Description
You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. The creature is revived with all its Hit Points. This spell closes all wounds, neutralizes any poison, cures all magical contagions, and lifts any curses affecting the creature when it died. The spell replaces damaged or missing organs and limbs. If the creature was Undead, it is restored to its non-Undead form. The spell can provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature's name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.
5e (2014) vs 2024 changes
This spell has both a 5e (2014) and 2024 Player's Handbook version. Doungim shows the current 2024 stat block above. Differences between editions typically affect components, range, or scaling — check both source books for the table.
Doungim Lore
School Fit
Necromancy spells touch the cosmology of the setting. Resurrection, undeath, soul work — these are not flavor; they are statements about what the world is. True Resurrection reads as Necromancy because the spell works on the boundary between life and death — draining, raising, or extending vitality. Top-tier slots like the one True Resurrection uses are deployed once or twice per campaign arc, not per session.
Class Fit
Related Spells
Frequently Asked Questions about True Resurrection
- What level spell is True Resurrection?
- True Resurrection is a level 9 spell from the Necromancy school. The classes that can prepare it: Cleric, Druid.
- What is the range of True Resurrection?
- True Resurrection has a range of Touch — the caster must be in contact with the target to cast it.
- What components and casting time does True Resurrection need?
- Note: True Resurrection requires V, S, M. Beyond that — Material component: diamonds worth 25,000+ GP, which the spell consumes; the casting time is 1 hour (not a standard Action).