Simulacrum (One)

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Simulacrum[SRD5 OGL/CC-BY][1] [2] (Spell)
Level: 7th-level spell
Class List: Wizard
School: Illusion
Casting Time: 12 hours
Range:  Touch
Components: V, S, M (snow or ice in quantities sufficient to made a life-­size copy of the duplicated creature; some hair, fingernail clippings, or other piece of that creature’s body placed inside the snow or ice; and powdered ruby worth 1,500 gp, sprinkled over the duplicate and consumed by the spell)
Duration: Until dispelled
Scales: False

You shape an illusory duplicate of one beast or humanoid that is within range for the entire casting time of the spell. The duplicate is a creature, partially real and formed from ice or snow, and it can take actions and otherwise be affected as a normal creature. It appears to be the same as the original, but it has half [3] the creature’s hit point maximum and is formed without any equipment. Otherwise, the illusion uses all the statistics of the creature it duplicates.

The simulacrum is friendly to you and creatures you designate. It obeys your spoken commands, moving and acting in accordance with your wishes and acting on your turn in combat. The simulacrum lacks the ability to learn or become more powerful, so it never increases its level or other abilities, nor can it regain expended spell slots.

If the simulacrum is damaged, you can repair it in an alchemical laboratory, using rare herbs and minerals worth 100 gp per hit point it regains. The simulacrum lasts until it drops to 0 hit points, at which point it reverts to snow and melts instantly.

If you cast this spell again, any currently active duplicates you created with this spell are instantly destroyed.


Sources and Notes[edit]

  1. SRD5:
  2. class tags — WotC RPG Team (5 October 2023). UA 2023 Bastions and Cantrips. (Dungeons and Dragons One D&D) Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Rule Tip: Round Down. Whenever you end up with a fraction in the game, round down, even if the fraction is one-half or greater, unless a rule explicitly tells you to round up. - Player's Handbook (5e) p.7, UA 2020 Subclasses Part 3.
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Facts about "Simulacrum (One)"
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Cast Time12 hours +
ComponentV +, S + and M +
Consumable Componenttrue +
Level7 +
NameSimulacrum +
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Publication"Varied" +
RangeTouch +
SchoolIllusion +
SortTextSimulacrum (One) One +
Spell ListWizard +
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