Choose a number of corpses, within range. You can reanimate up to 5 of them as Undead creatures which's total Challange Rating is 2 or lower from these corpses. These corpses must be large enough for you to raise such creatures (For example you need a corpse with size of Large to raise an Ogre Skeleton) and the creatures must be made out of these corpses (so spectral creatures such is Specter cannot be raised).

On each of your turns, you can take a Bonus Action to mentally command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 120 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. The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which time it stops obeying any command you've given it.

To maintain control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature again before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to five creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating a new creature. Additionally, casting this spell in this manner doesn't require spell components with a GP cost.

List of Possible Undead:

1/4 - Skeleton

1/4 - Zombie

1/2 - Shadow

1/2 - Warhorse skeleton (size large)

1 - Ghoul

1 - Specter

2 - Ghast

2 - Ogre Skeleton / Ogre Zombie (size large)

AN: This version is stronger than Animate Dead casted on 5th level, but still weaker than/on par with Create Undead (6th level). Upcasting adjusted so that it doesn't become straight up stronger than Create Undead.