Gentle Repose
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level necromancy
- Casting Time
- Action or Ritual
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (2 copper pieces, which the spell consume)
- Duration
- 10 days
- Classes
- Cleric, Paladin, Wizard
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.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level necromancy
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (a pinch of salt and one copper piece placed on each of the corpse's eyes, which must remain there for the duration)
- Duration
- 10 days
- Classes
- Cleric, Wizard
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.
Gentle Repose 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Gentle Repose popularity
How popular is Gentle Repose? It is a commonly found spell in the game, but is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may be situational for many spellbooks.
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
- Top 50% of all level 2 spells
- Top 50% picked level 2 Wizard spell
- Bottom 50% picked level 2 Cleric spell
- Bottom 50% picked level 2 Paladin spell
Spells similar to Gentle Repose
Revivify 3rd-level necromancy
Both touch-range necromancy spells deal with restoring life or preventing permanent loss of a recently dead creature, making them commonly paired in play.
Players prefer Revivify over Gentle Repose
Resurrection 7th-level necromancy
Resurrection shares the same broader theme of reversing death and preserving souls, so it's a higher-level counterpart in the same utility space.
Players prefer Resurrection over Gentle Repose
Sequester 7th-level transmutation
Sequester and Gentle Repose both protect or hide a body for an extended period, serving similar preservation and safekeeping functions.
Players prefer Sequester over Gentle Repose
Raise Dead 5th-level necromancy
Gentle Repose directly interacts with the time limit for this spell, so both are part of the same corpse-preservation and revival niche.
Players prefer Raise Dead over Gentle Repose
Feign Death 3rd-level necromancy
This spell mimics death and can be used in similar roleplaying and mechanical situations that involve corpses or preventing a creature from being treated as truly dead.
Players prefer Gentle Repose over Feign Death