# Heartstop - **Level**: 2 necromancy - **Classes**: Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard - **Casting Time**: 1 action - **Range**: Touch - **Components**: V, S - **Duration**: Concentration, up to 10 minutes - **Source**: Deep Magic 5e You slow the beating of a willing target’s heart to the rate of one beat per minute. The creature’s breathing almost stops. To a casual or brief observer, the subject appears dead. At the end of the spell, the creature returns to normal with no ill effects.