Lesser Restoration
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level abjuration
- Casting Time
- Bonus action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
You touch a creature and end one condition on it: Blinded, Deafened, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 2nd-level abjuration
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
You touch a creature and can end either one disease or one condition afflicting it. The condition can be blinded, deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Lesser Restoration 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
How popular is Lesser Restoration in 5e?
Lesser Restoration is the #5 most popular level 2 spell (of 96) and the #3 most picked level 2 Bard spell (of 35).
Among level 2 spells, Lesser Restoration ranks just below Invisibility and just above Suggestion in popularity.
- #37 (of 567) most popular 5e spell
- #5 (of 96) most popular level 2 spell
- #3 (of 35) most picked level 2 Bard spell
- #4 (of 28) most picked level 2 Artificer spell
- #5 (of 32) most picked level 2 Druid spell
- #4 (of 20) most picked level 2 Cleric spell
- #5 (of 21) most picked level 2 Ranger spell
- #5 (of 12) most picked level 2 Paladin spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
Spells similar to Lesser Restoration
Cure Wounds 1st-level abjuration
It is a touch-based, instantaneous support spell on the exact same class lists, serving as another way to rescue an impaired ally.
Players prefer Cure Wounds over Lesser Restoration
Aura of Purity 4th-level abjuration
This Abjuration support spell protects nearby allies from several debilitating conditions, making it a preventative alternative to cleansing them afterward.
Players prefer Aura of Purity over Lesser Restoration
Dispel Magic 3rd-level abjuration
The two spells share Abjuration, instantaneous problem-solving, broad class access, and the ability to end an ongoing magical hindrance.
Players prefer Dispel Magic over Lesser Restoration
Greater Restoration 5th-level abjuration
It is the higher-level version of the same touch-based condition-cleansing spell, sharing the full class list and instantaneous support function.
Players prefer Lesser Restoration over Greater Restoration
Protection from Poison 2nd-level abjuration
Both are 2nd-level Abjuration spells available to nearly the same classes and specifically address poisoning through touch.
Players prefer Lesser Restoration over Protection from Poison
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration
This touch spell likewise immediately removes a harmful affliction from an ally, though it targets curses rather than listed conditions.
Players prefer Lesser Restoration over Remove Curse