Spell for rising dead enemies and fighting with them?

[MrCostari]

What is the spell with you can resurruct your fallen enemies and make them fight with you?
And how strong is it, will die after some time or will they stay alive till they get killed?

 

[vitrioso]

Some spells, such as Raise Zombie, Reanimate Corpse, and Revenant eventually run out of time time for the resurrected character(s) to remain that way. After they die again, they become dust. Dead Thrall does not make them dust, it just drops their body/bodies back on the ground. Or you could always open up the console, click on the dead character, and type:

resurrect

But of course, that doesn't make them fight for you.

 

[MrCostari]

I play on PS3.
So I should use Dead Thrall and does that make them fight for me? And for how long?

 

[ShadowGambit]

Dead Thrall raised a NPC level 40 max (level 50 if you have Vampirism/Necromage) and he will fight for you. The timer on this VERY long (Thousands of hours I think), so pretty much till he "dies". Anyway, when he does or the spell last, you can recast the spell on him, as he doesn't turn to dust.

Careful, the Dead Thrall doesn't act like a follower, you cannot command him like you command your follower. He is a high class summoned undead with skills. he can be a mule for you, but to load/unload him you need to kill him first and "loot" the corpse. He cannot use the armor you give him, only the armor he is wearing before he dies the first time. He can SOMETIMES use weapon/staff you give him.

Also, you though that followers are bad at sneaking? Think again. Dead Thralls, even if you choose one with high Sneak skill, are like elephant playing trumpet in a glass shop.

 

[MrCostari]

So it only works for humans?
How can I resurruct animals like chickens?

 

[ShadowGambit]

You can also, but there is no real point to it. If you want to raise a chicken, better use a Zombie spell

 

[MrCostari]

Yes, it's fun to attack guards with chickens.