@Johnathan_Lin @JeremyECrawfordWhen animate dead is cast on a corpse/skeleton, do you use the Monster manual statistics, or add a template? monster manual stats
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) February 8, 2016
When you cast animate dead, use the skeleton/zombie stat block from the Monster Manual or appendix D in the PH. #DnD https://t.co/IF8yJwBRLj
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) February 8, 2016