Purify Food and Drink

Level & School
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time
Action or Ritual
Range
10 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Paladin

You remove poison and rot from nonmagical food and drink in a 5- foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range.

Level & School
1st-level transmutation
Casting Time
Action
Range
10 feet
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Paladin

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

The 2024 version allows casting as an action or ritual, whereas the 2014 version is only an action. The 2024 description explicitly states removing poison and rot, while the 2014 states removing poison and disease. No other significant mechanical differences.

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  • Goodberry

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  • Lesser Restoration

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  • Healing Word

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  • Create Food and Water

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