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Find Steed (p240 PHB) States:

When the steed drops to 0 hit points, it disappears, leaving behind no physical form. You can also dismiss your steed at any time as an action, causing it to disappear. In either case, casting this spell again summons the same steed, restored to its hit point maximum.

If I were to cast True Polymorh (p283 PHB) on the steed and wait the full duration to make it permanent, would the steed return when summoned as the original steed or as the new creature it was polymorphed into?

Sam Lacrumb
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The steed would return in its old form.

The first two lines of Find Steed read as following:

You summon a spirit that assumes the form of an unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed, creating a long-lasting bond with it. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the steed takes on a form that you choose;

When the spell refers to "the steed", it means the spirit, not the form that it takes when you summon it. When the spell says "you summon the same steed" it's saying that the spirit recognizes you and remembers how you treated it.

The form of the steed can change every time you summon it and you have to choose the form from the list given by the spell, so even if it's been polymorphed you can't choose that form because it's not part of the spell.

Matteo Lorenzon
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