Purify Food and Drink
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action or Ritual
- Range
- 10 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Artificer, Cleric, Druid, Paladin
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
You remove poison and rot from nonmagical food and drink in a 5-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 1st-level transmutation
- Casting Time
- Action or Ritual
- Range
- 10 feet
- Components
- V, S
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Artificer, Cleric, Druid, Paladin
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
All nonmagical food and drink within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your choice within range is purified and rendered free of poison and disease.
Purify Food and Drink 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
How popular is Purify Food and Drink in 5e?
Purify Food and Drink is the #39 most popular level 1 spell (of 82) and the #11 most picked level 1 Artificer spell (of 18).
Among level 1 spells, Purify Food and Drink ranks just below Inflict Wounds and just above Hellish Rebuke in popularity.
- #85 (of 567) most popular 5e spell
- #39 (of 82) most popular level 1 spell
- #11 (of 18) most picked level 1 Artificer spell
- #14 (of 22) most picked level 1 Druid spell
- #14 (of 17) most picked level 1 Cleric spell
- #15 (of 18) most picked level 1 Paladin spell
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Spells similar to Purify Food and Drink
Lesser Restoration 2nd-level abjuration
It provides low-level cleansing of harmful conditions, serving a similar remedy-oriented purpose even though it targets creatures.
Players prefer Lesser Restoration over Purify Food and Drink
Goodberry 1st-level conjuration
Goodberry supports reliable wilderness sustenance, overlapping with Purify Food and Drink’s practical travel and provisioning role.
Players prefer Goodberry over Purify Food and Drink
Create Food and Water 3rd-level conjuration
Both address the party’s basic food and drink needs through instantaneous, noncombat magic, with substantial class-list overlap.
Players prefer Create Food and Water over Purify Food and Drink
Detect Poison and Disease 1st-level divination
This is a level 1 ritual for identifying contamination, making it a close companion to a spell that removes poison from provisions.
Players prefer Detect Poison and Disease over Purify Food and Drink
Create or Destroy Water 1st-level transmutation
Both are level 1 Transmutation spells used to manage essential food-or-water resources outside combat.
Players prefer Create or Destroy Water over Purify Food and Drink
Protection from Poison 2nd-level abjuration
The shared focus on preventing or dealing with poison makes this especially relevant to the same exploration and survival situations.
Players prefer Protection from Poison over Purify Food and Drink