Holy Aura

A
Support

Holy Aura is a Support spell. Support spells strengthen, protect, or buff allies.

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 spell that shields
multiple allies

Holy Aura is a Multi Target spell. Multi Target spells have an area of effect or can explicitly target multiple allies or enemies.

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 with saving-throw protection,
battlefield control

Holy Aura is a Battlefield Shaping spell. Battlefield Shaping spells alter terrain, create obstacles, introduce hazards, and affect enemy positioning.

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, and
retaliatory blinding

Holy Aura is a Retaliation spell. Retaliation spells hurt or negatively impact attackers.

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 against fiends and undead.

2024 Rules
Level & School
8th-level abjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (a reliquary worth 1,000+ GP)
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Cleric

For the duration, you emit an aura in a 30-foot Emanation. While in the aura, creatures of your choice have Advantage on all saving throws, and other creatures have Disadvantage on attack rolls against them. In addition, when a Fiend or an Undead hits an affected creature with a melee attack roll, the attacker must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or have the Blinded condition until the end of its next turn.

2014 Rules
Level & School
8th-level abjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M (a tiny reliquary worth at least 1,000 gp containing a sacred relic, such as a scrap of cloth from a saint's robe or a piece of parchment from a religious text)
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Cleric

Divine light washes out from you and coalesces in a soft radiance in a 30-foot radius around you. Creatures of your choice in that radius when you cast this spell shed dim light in a 5-foot radius and have advantage on all saving throws, and other creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls against them until the spell ends. In addition, when a fiend or an undead hits an affected creature with a melee attack, the aura flashes with brilliant light. The attacker must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the spell ends.

Holy Aura 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Creatures no longer shed dim light. The aura now affects chosen creatures while they’re in it, instead of only the creatures in the area when you cast it. The fiend/undead blind effect now lasts until the end of the attacker’s next turn, not until the spell ends.

Spells similar to Holy Aura

  • Circle of Power 5th-level abjuration

    A cleric/paladin/wizard area buff that protects multiple allies from hostile magic and bolsters their defenses in a similar teamwide defensive role.

  • Aura of Purity 4th-level abjuration

    Creates a protective aura around the caster that grants several defensive benefits to many allies at once, targeting similar situations where you want to shore up a party.

  • Beacon of Hope 3rd-level abjuration

    A lower-level cleric spell that gives grouped allies strong defensive benefits and improves their resilience against effects, functioning as a concentrated support buff.

  • Hallow 5th-level abjuration

    Makes an area sacred and can grant protective options against certain creature types while shaping the battlefield for a party, matching Holy Aura's domain-focused defensive utility.

  • Aura of Life 4th-level abjuration

    An aura that passively protects nearby allies from death and harm, serving a comparable protective, party-wide support function.