Is there any way to become a swarm of bats as a PC?

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Is there any way to transform a PC into a swarm of bats without breaking any of the official rules?

Can a Druid Wild Shape into a Swarm or "Giant"?, Can a bunch of druids wild-shape into a creature that can swarm, then form a swarm with other wild-shaped druids? — Thomas Markov, Jul 29 '21 at 16:51
Also related on Can you take the form of a swarm with the polymorph spell? — NotArch, Jul 29 '21 at 17:41
You could become one bat and use mirror image - not quite what you want though. — Patrick Artner, Jul 30 '21 at 07:44
Would becoming a bat and controlling a bunch of bat friends count? — Comic Sans Seraphim, Jul 30 '21 at 10:19

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 29 '21 at 16:57

There are no features that allow you to transform into multiple creatures at the same time.

Wild Shape and polymorph are explored in these Q&A:

The issue is that every feature that allows changing form changes you into a single creature, and a swarm is not a single creature. It is treated as a single creature for the purposes of combat mechanics, but it is still a plurality of creatures. This is the obstruction to using Wild Shape and polymorph, and it holds for every other feature that allows you to transform. A single creature cannot become more than a single creature.

Is there any way to become a swarm of bats as a PC?

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There are no features that allow you to transform into multiple creatures at the same time.