Necromancy

Kind

Subclass

Hit points at level 1

6 + Constitution modifier

Hit die

d6

Primary ability

Intelligence

Spells

Prepared from the class list

You walk through the valley of the shadow of death, and make lots of friends there. Learning Necromancy spells from scrolls only costs you 25g per spell level, not 50.

Level progression

What this subclass adds at each Wizard level, from the game's progression table: what you get, what you choose.

1. Level 2
   Grim Harvest

   Once per turn, if you kill a creature with a spell, you regain hit points equal to twice the spell slot level used - thrice if it's a Necromancy spell. Undead and constructs are unaffected.

   Learn 2 spells

   From 23 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

   Necromancy savant: copying necromancy spells costs half

2. Level 3
   Learn 2 spells

   From 48 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

3. Level 4
   Learn 1 spell

   From 16 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

   Learn 2 spells

   From 48 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

4. Level 5
   Learn 2 spells

   From 67 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

5. Level 6
   Undead Thralls: Animate Dead

   You gain the Animate Dead spell, if you didn't have it already.

   Grants Animate Dead

   Undead Thralls: Additional Undead

   When you use Animate Dead, you can raise an additional corpse.

   Undead Thralls: Better Summons

   Creatures created with Animate Dead have additional hit points equal to your wizard level, and your Proficiency Bonus is added to their damage.

   Learn 2 spells

   From 67 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

6. Level 7
   Learn 2 spells

   From 81 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

7. Level 8
   Learn 2 spells

   From 81 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

8. Level 9
   Learn 2 spells

   From 90 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

9. Level 10
   Inured to Undeath

   You have steeped yourself so completely in death that you are Resistant to Necrotic damage, and moreover your hit point maximum cannot be reduced.

   Resistant to Necrotic damage · Can't be Harm · Can't be Mummy Rot · Can't be Sumptuously Drained · Can't be Blood-Sapped · Can't be Life Drain · Can't be Absolute Indictment · Can't be Necrotic Bloodcurse · Can't be Spell Rot

   Learn 1 spell

   From 16 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

   Learn 2 spells

   From 90 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

10. Level 11
    Learn 2 spells

    From 102 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

11. Level 12
    Learn 2 spells

    From 102 Wizard spells (listed on the Wizard page).

Spells 119

Can pick from 119 Wizard spells, listed on the Wizard page.