Greater Restoration
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level abjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100+ GP, which the spell consumes)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
You touch a creature and magically remove one of the following effects from it:
- 1 Exhaustion level
- The Charmed or Petrified condition
- A curse, including the target's Attunement to a cursed magic item
- Any reduction to one of the target's ability scores
- Any reduction to the target's Hit Point maximum
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level abjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S, M (diamond dust worth at least 100 gp, which the spell consumes)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Ranger
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
You imbue a creature you touch with positive energy to undo a debilitating effect. You can reduce the target's exhaustion level by one, or end one of the following effects on the target:
- One effect that charmed or petrified the target
- One curse, including the target's attunement to a cursed magic item
- Any reduction to one of the target's ability scores
- One effect reducing the target's hit point maximum
Greater Restoration 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Greater Restoration popularity
How popular is Greater Restoration? It is a commonly found spell in the game, and is often chosen over other options when available. This spell is a reliable addition to any spellbook.
- #1 of all level 5 spells
- #1 picked level 5 Artificer spell
- #2 picked level 5 Bard spell
- #3 picked level 5 Cleric spell
- #3 picked level 5 Paladin spell
- Top 50% picked level 5 Druid spell
- Top 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 50% picked level 5 Ranger spell
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Spells similar to Greater Restoration
Heal 6th-level abjuration
This is a higher-level, instantaneous touch spell that directly restores a creature and belongs to the same supportive niche.
Players prefer Heal over Greater Restoration
Aid 2nd-level abjuration
It shares the same six class lists and supports allies by improving their health-related durability, despite affecting multiple targets and lasting longer.
Players prefer Aid over Greater Restoration
Lesser Restoration 2nd-level abjuration
It is an abjuration cast with the same touch-and-instantaneous format, removing several debilitating conditions from one creature.
Players prefer Lesser Restoration over Greater Restoration
Cure Wounds 1st-level abjuration
The two spells use an action to provide instantaneous touch-based assistance and have identical class-list coverage.
Players prefer Cure Wounds over Greater Restoration
Dispel Magic 3rd-level abjuration
It also ends unwanted magical effects, though it works at range and is less specifically focused on afflictions affecting a creature.
Players prefer Dispel Magic over Greater Restoration
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration
Both spells cleanse harmful magical effects from a touched creature, and they share the same abjuration school.
Players prefer Greater Restoration over Remove Curse