Animate Dead is a 3rd level 
spell in the 
School of Earth Magic.
| Animate Dead | 
|   | 
| School: | Earth Magic | 
| Level: | 3rd | 
| Cost: | 15/12 | 
| Duration: | permanent | 
| Basic effect | 
| 
| Reanimates (30 + (power × 50)) health points worth of killed undead creatures in target, allied troop. |  | 
| Advanced effect | 
| 
| Reanimates (60 + (power × 50)) health points worth of killed undead creatures in target, allied troop. |  | 
| Expert effect | 
| 
| Reanimates (160 + (power × 50)) health points worth of killed undead creatures in target, allied troop. |  | 
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 It permanently reanimates killed 
undead, allied units similar to 
Resurrection spell. However, unlike Resurrection, the effect is always permanent regardless of whether the hero has 
Earth Magic or on what level it is.
 
  Thant the Necromancer starts with and specializes in the Animate Dead spell.
 Thant the Necromancer starts with and specializes in the Animate Dead spell.