Holy Aura

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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, 1 minute
Classes
Cleric
Source
Player's Handbook (2024)

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
Source
Player's Handbook (2014)

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 of your choice now gain the benefits while in the aura, instead of only creatures chosen when you cast it, and the 5-foot dim light effect is gone. The blindness from a fiend/undead hit now lasts until the end of the attacker’s next turn instead of until the spell ends.

Holy Aura popularity

How popular is Holy Aura? It is one of the rarest spells in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell is a rare and unique offering.

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