Clone

  • Level & School
    8th-level necromancy
  • Casting Time
    1 hour
  • Range
    Touch
  • Components
    V, S, M (a diamond worth 1,000+ GP, which the spell consumes, and a vessel worth 2,000+ GP that is large enough to hold the creature being cloned)
  • Duration
    Instantaneous
  • Classes
    Wizard

You touch a creature or at least 1 cubic inch of its flesh. An inert duplicate of that creature forms inside the vessel used in the spell's casting and finishes growing after 120 days; you choose whether the finished clone is the same age as the creature or younger. The clone remains inert and endures indefinitely while its vessel remains undisturbed.

If the original creature dies after the clone finishes forming, the creature's soul transfers to the clone if the soul is free and willing to return. The clone is physically identical to the original and has the same personality, memories, and abilities, but none of the original's equipment. The creature's original remains, if any, become inert and can't be revived, since the creature's soul is elsewhere.

Clone 5e 2024 vs. 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version specifies touching a creature or a small amount of flesh, and the clone's age is chosen at formation. It clarifies the clone forms inside the vessel used in casting. Both versions state the clone remains inert indefinitely if undisturbed and that the soul transfers after death if willing and free.