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Prayer of Healing 5e Spell

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Prayer of Healing 5e Spell

Prayer of Healing 5e Spell Description

A quick glance at the Player’s Handbook will tell you the basic form that the spell takes…

Up to six creatures of your choice that you can see within range each regain hit points equal to 2d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the healing increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.

Prayer of Healing 5e Stats

  • Range: 30 feet
  • Components: V
  • Duration: Instantaneous
  • Casting Time: 10 minutes
  • Level: 2
  • School: Evocation
  • Classes: Cleric, Paladin
  • Subclasses: Lore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Damage Dice 2d8 3d8 4d8 5d8 6d8 7d8 8d8 9d8
Min Damage 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Average Damage 9 13.5 18 22.5 27 31.5 36 40.5
Max Damage 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72

Is Prayer of Healing 5e spell good?

With an average healing of 9 to 40.5 points at the ninth level, the Prayer of Healing is insanely good Healing for a mere 2nd-level spell slot.

The downside is the 10-minute casting time, which makes it almost impossible to use in combat. It is more a spell to be used in wilderness camps and non-combat situations; if your party needs a boost of Healing and doesn’t have time for the required short rest, this can be the answer.

Also, depending on the way you run large-scale combat in your campaign, this might be the perfect spell for a large battle. This would, however, depend on whether you run the crucial parts of the encounter according to normal rules or use a more abstract way of determining the outcome.

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05/28/2023 11:00 am GMT