Gentle Repose

  • 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.

Gentle Repose 5e 2024 vs. 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version adds "or Ritual" to casting time and includes "paladin" as a class. No other significant mechanical differences are present.