Power Word Heal
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 9th-level enchantment
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 60 feet
- Components
- V
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Bard, Cleric
A wave of healing energy washes over one creature you can see within range. The target regains all its Hit Points. If the creature has the Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned, or Stunned condition, the condition ends. If the creature has the Prone condition, it can use its Reaction to stand up.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 9th-level evocation
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- Touch
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Bard, Cleric
A wave of healing energy washes over a creature you touch. The target regains all its hit points. If the creature is charmed, frightened, paralyzed, or stunned, the condition ends. If the creature is prone, it can use its reaction to stand up. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
Power Word Heal 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Power Word Heal popularity
How popular is Power Word Heal? It is one of the rarest spells in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell is for the most unconventional spellcasters only.
- Bottom 25% picked level 9 Cleric spell
- Bottom 10% of all level 9 spells
- Bottom 10% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 10% picked level 9 Bard spell
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Mass Heal 9th-level abjuration
Covers the same ultimate healing fantasy at the same spell level but affects many creatures at once rather than a single target.
Players prefer Mass Heal over Power Word Heal
Heal 6th-level abjuration
A single-target, instantaneous spell that restores a creature's hit points completely and serves the same cleric/druid healing niche at a lower level.
Players prefer Heal over Power Word Heal
Regenerate 7th-level transmutation
Provides powerful, long-lasting physical recovery and condition relief, fitting the high-tier healing toolbox even though it works over time.
Players prefer Regenerate over Power Word Heal
Greater Restoration 5th-level abjuration
Removes harmful conditions in a single instant like the target spell, making it a close analogue for condition-focused recovery.
Players prefer Greater Restoration over Power Word Heal
Power Word Fortify 7th-level enchantment
Shares the unusual naming and enchantment flavor while providing a high-level, immediate restorative effect from the same classes.
Players prefer Power Word Heal over Power Word Fortify