Codex of the Iron Hand

A necromancer’s codex of practical necromancy — clear instructions for preserving, commanding, and harnessing death’s power, written by a scholar who treated decay as a laboratory.

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Inscribed byElias Morrow (author)— Classical scholastic necromancy (PHB-style arcana with ritual emphasis)

Codex of the Iron Hand

A necromancer’s codex of practical necromancy — clear instructions for preserving, commanding, and harnessing death’s power, written by a scholar who treated decay as a laboratory.

Dungeons & Dragons 5e·Level0·Wizard (School of Necromancy)·Necromancy

Spells13|Tiers7|Signature6|Formatleather-bound codex

NameSchoolCastRangeDuration

Chill Touch

Necromancy

1 action

120 feet

Instantaneous (1 round effect: prevents hp regain until start of caster's next turn)

Toll the Dead

Necromancy

1 action

60 feet

Instantaneous

NameSchoolCastRangeDuration

False Life

Necromancy

1 action

Self

1 hour

Ray of Sickness

Necromancy

1 action

60 feet

1 round (poison condition lasts until end of next turn if save fails)

NameSchoolCastRangeDuration

Gentle Repose

Necromancy (ritual)

1 action

Touch

10 days

Blindness/Deafness

Necromancy

1 action

30 feet

Up to 1 minute (target may save at end of each turn)

NameSchoolCastRangeDuration

Animate Dead

Necromancy

1 action

10 feet

Instantaneous (control lasts 24 hours; reassert with recasting)

Vampiric Touch

Necromancy

1 action

Self (melee spell attack within reach)

Concentration, up to 1 minute

NameSchoolCastRangeDuration

Blight

Necromancy

1 action

30 feet

Instantaneous

NameSchoolCastRangeDuration

Danse Macabre

Necromancy

1 action

60 feet

Concentration, up to 1 hour

Negative Energy Flood

Necromancy

1 action

60 feet

Instantaneous

NameSchoolCastRangeDuration

Circle of Death

Necromancy

1 action

150 feet (60-ft-radius sphere)

Instantaneous

Create Undead

Necromancy

1 minute

10 feet

Instantaneous (animated undead remain under your control as specified)

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