True Resurrection
2024 Rules
- 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.
2014 Rules
- 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
True Resurrection popularity
How popular is True Resurrection? It is one of the rarest spells in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell is a rare and unique offering.
- #2 picked level 9 Cleric spell
- #2 picked level 9 Druid spell
- Top 50% of all level 9 spells
- Bottom 10% of all 5e spells
Spells similar to True Resurrection
Mass Heal 9th-level abjuration
This other ninth-level cleric spell provides a high-level, instantaneous restorative effect on many creatures and fills the same top-tier healing niche.
Players prefer Mass Heal over True Resurrection
Revivify 3rd-level necromancy
Although lower level and more time-limited, it serves the same basic purpose of returning a dead ally to life via a touch.
Players prefer Revivify over True Resurrection
Resurrection 7th-level necromancy
It's the immediate lower-level counterpart that also brings a dead creature back to life and shares a necromantic revival function for divine casters.
Players prefer Resurrection over True Resurrection
Raise Dead 5th-level necromancy
This spell is a more commonly used revival option with similar touch range and instant restoration of a creature who recently died.
Players prefer True Resurrection over Raise Dead
Power Word Heal 9th-level enchantment
As a ninth-level restorative spell for divine casters, it parallels True Resurrection's role as an extremely powerful, single-target healing/rescue option.
Players prefer True Resurrection over Power Word Heal