The Minor Illusion spell description states:
You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the duration. (…) If you create an image of an object–such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest–it must be no larger than a 5-foot cube. The image can't create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect.
It is clear that you cannot create the image of a creature, both for power reasons and by the wording of the spell.
But could you create something that can easily be mistaken for a creature, such as a stuffed taxidermy of a monster, a lifelike statue, or a fresh corpse?
The upvoted answer to the Q&A Can Minor Illusion create sounds/images that the caster has never seen or heard? seems to suggest this would be possible.
Best Answer
Yes, minor illusion can be used this way
Like you said, corpses, statues, and taxidermies are objects. Minor illusion can create illusions of objects. So, minor illusion can create illusions of those things.
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