Remove Curse

Level & School
3rd-level abjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard

At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner's Attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.

Level & School
3rd-level abjuration
Casting Time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
Instantaneous
Classes
Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard

At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner's attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.

Remove Curse 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

There are no significant mechanical differences between the 2014 and 2024 versions of "Remove Curse." Both end all curses affecting one creature or object, break attunement to cursed magic items, and have the same level, school, components, duration, and classes.

Spells similar to Remove Curse

  • Greater Restoration

    Both Remove Curse and Greater Restoration can end a curse and alleviate harmful effects from a target.

  • Lesser Restoration

    Both spells can remove a condition or effect, with Lesser Restoration ending conditions on a creature.

  • Healing Word

    While Healing Word restores hit points, it shares the commonality of being a touch-based abjuration spell.

  • Cure Wounds

    Both spells involve touch and directly affect a creature's condition, offering either healing or removal of negative effects.

  • Dispel Magic

    Both spells focus on negating magical effects; Dispel Magic can remove ongoing spells much like Remove Curse.