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Heroism 5e spell

1st-level enchantment (concentration) · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, Up to 1 minute
School
Enchantment
Level
1

A willing creature you touch is imbued with bravery. Until the spell ends, the creature is immune to being frightened and gains temporary hit points equal to your spellcasting ability modifier at the start of each of its turns. When the spell ends, the target loses any remaining temporary hit points from this spell.

At higher levels

When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st.

Classes that can cast Heroism

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Bard spells1st character levelCharisma
Paladin spells2nd character levelCharisma

Heroism in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Player’s Handbook revised many spells, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed from the 2014 version above:

Same level, casting time, range, components, duration and dice; the text is reworded for the 2024 rules glossary.

Casting time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
School
Enchantment
Level
1
Classes
Bard, Paladin
Tags
concentration

A willing creature you touch is imbued with bravery. Until the spell ends, the creature is immune to the Frightened condition and gains Temporary Hit Points equal to your spellcasting ability modifier at the start of each of its turns.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 1.

2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.

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