True Resurrection 5e spell

9th-level necromancy · 2024 version below

Casting time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (A sprinkle of holy water and diamonds worth at least 25,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
School: Necromancy
Level: 9

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. If the creature's soul is free and willing, the creature is restored to life with all its hit points.

This spell closes all wounds, neutralizes any poison, cures all diseases, and lifts any curses affecting the creature when it died. The spell replaces damaged or missing organs and limbs.

The spell can even 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.

Classes that can cast True Resurrection

Class	First available	Spellcasting ability
Cleric spells	17th character level	Wisdom
Druid spells	17th character level	Wisdom

True Resurrection in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Player’s Handbook revised many spells, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed from the 2014 version above:

Same level, casting time, range, components, duration and dice; the text is reworded for the 2024 rules glossary.

Casting time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (diamonds worth 25,000+ GP,, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous
School: Necromancy
Level: 9
Classes: Cleric, Druid

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.

2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.

Other 9th-level necromancy spells

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