Spell
Animate Objects
5th-level transmutation
- Casting time
- 1 action
- Range
- 120 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Concentration, up to 1 minute
- Concentration
- Yes
- Ritual
- No
Objects come to life at your command. Choose up to ten nonmagical objects within range that are not being worn or carried. Medium targets count as two objects, Large targets count as four objects, Huge targets count as eight objects. You can't animate any object larger than Huge. Each target animates and becomes a creature under your control until the spell ends or until reduced to 0 hit points.
As a bonus action, you can mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 500 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete.
Animated Object Statistics
| Size | HP | AC | Attack | Str | Dex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny | 20 | 18 | +8 to hit, 1d4 + 4 damage | 4 | 18 |
| Small | 25 | 16 | +6 to hit, 1d8 + 2 damage | 6 | 14 |
| Medium | 40 |
At higher levels
If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, you can animate two additional objects for each slot level above 5th.