Gentle Repose

2nd level Necromancy
Casting Time
1 Action
Range
Touch
Duration
10 days
Components
V
S
M
Materials Required
A pinch of salt and one copper piece placed on each of the corpse’s eyes, which must remain there for the duration
Class
Cleric
Wizard
Paladin

Spell Description

You touch a corpse or other remains. For the duration, the target is protected from decay and can’t become undead.

The spell also effectively extends the time limit on raising the target from the dead, since days spent under the influence of this spell don’t count against the time limit of spells such as raise dead.

Is Gentle Repose Good?

Overall Rating: Red. This means that gentle repose isn’t going to contribute to the effectiveness of your character build at all.

Overall Notes: Extremely situational spell.