You choose a corpse that is no larger than medium That is within 5 feet of you. The raise the corpse as an undead monster under your control. You can spend a sustain action to control the corpse on your turn. The creature has 3 actions as normal. You also imbue this undead corpse with magical abilities when you summon it. The source of this spell is applied to its Strike action so long as the source targets a creature. The delivery determines the Strikes range instead of determining the range of this spell. The creature is animated for as long as you sustain the spell, costing 1 mana each round. The creature has the following stats:

If the monster must use a stat not listed in its stat block, the value is equal to the caster level.

Size: Size of the corpse Speed: 25 feet Hit Points: 10 +5 times the mana spent on cast AC: 10 + 2 times the mana spent on cast Actions:

  • Strike: Delivery Range, 1 action, +8 + 2 times the mana spent on cast to hit. Damage: 1d6 void damage + mana spent on cast
  • Putrid Stench: (aura) any creature that enters or starts their turn within 15 feet of the creature must make a Constitution saving throw vs your Spell save DC. On Failure they are Sickened and on a Critical Failure they are Slowed as well as Sickened.

Empower (3): increase the Strike damage by 1d6 and you can animate a creature 1 size larger (maximum of gargantuan). For every size above medium, increase the range of the Strike by 5 feet and the attack gains a +2 damage bonus.