At a glance
Level1
SchoolDivination, Necromancy
Range0
ComponentsV / S / M
Duration3 turns
Casting time1 rd.
Area of effect60 ft. + 10 ft./level
Saving throwNone
ReversibleNo
SourcePHB p. 173
Description
This spell enables the caster to detect all undead creatures out to the limit of the spell. The extends in a path 10 feet wide and 60 feet long (plus 10 feet longer per of the wizard), in the direction the caster is facing. Scanning a direction requires one , and the caster must be motionless. While the spell indicates direction, it does not give specific location or distance. It detects undead through walls and obstacles but is blocked by 1 foot of solid stone, 1 yard of wood or loose earth, or a thin coating of metal. The spell does not indicate the type of undead detected, only that undead are present.
The for this spell is a bit of earth from a grave.
Flavour
The caster's senses prickle toward the unquiet dead, the nearness of grave-cold lingering at the edge of perception.