Disguise Undead

2nd-level illusion (Bard,Sorcerer,Warlock,Wizard)


  • Casting Time: 1 action
  • Range: Touch
  • Components: V, S, M (a cocoon of a death's head moth)
  • Duration: 24 hours

You alter the appearance of an undead creature with the touch of your hand, masking its undead nature. You can make the creature appear as it did in life, or give it the appearance of another race. However, you can't change the creature's general body type, but you could, for example, make a zombie or a wight look like a half-elf dressed in fine clothing. In addition, you can alter its height by one foot, making it appear taller or shorter, and you can make it look fat, thin, or anything in between. You can add small distinctive features to the illusion, such as a mole on the creature's face, or a braided beard. However, the spell doesn't change the smell, sound, or tactile features of the undead. Another creature interacting with the disguised undead can use an action to make an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC to detect the disguise. The spell masks the disguised creature from divination spells that detect undead. To such a divination spell, the creature appears as the type of creature the disguise emulates.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can touch and affect one additional undead for every two slot levels above 2nd.