True Resurrection

Level & School
9th-level necromancy
Casting Time
1 hour
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (diamonds worth 25,000+ GP, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Druid

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. The creature is revived with all its Hit Points.

This spell closes all wounds, neutralizes any poison, cures all magical contagions, and lifts any curses affecting the creature when it died. The spell replaces damaged or missing organs and limbs. If the creature was Undead, it is restored to its non-Undead form.

The spell can provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature's name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

Level & School
9th-level necromancy
Casting Time
1 hour
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (a sprinkle of holy water and diamonds worth at least 25,000 gp, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Druid

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. If the creature's soul is free and willing, the creature is restored to life with all its hit points.

This spell closes all wounds, neutralizes any poison, cures all diseases, and lifts any curses affecting the creature when it died. The spell replaces damaged or missing organs and limbs. If the creature was undead, it is restored to its non-undead form.

The spell can even provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature's name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

True Resurrection 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version clarifies "all its Hit Points" instead of "with all its hit points" and specifies "cures all magical contagions" instead of "diseases." It explicitly states "Undead" with capitalization, and clarifies "restored to its non-Undead form." No other significant mechanical differences are present.

Spells similar to True Resurrection

  • Revivify

    Both spells bring a deceased creature back to life, albeit with different time limits.

  • Raise Dead

    Similar to True Resurrection, both spells bring a creature back to life, but with different constraints.

  • Gentle Repose

    Both spells deal with preserving the body post-mortem to facilitate later resurrection.

  • Animate Dead

    While True Resurrection revives and heals, Animate Dead reanimates the corpse as an undead.

  • Speak with Dead

    Both spells interact with deceased creatures, allowing for communication in one case and resurrection in the other.