Protection from Energy spell icon: a shield warding off lightning
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Protection from Energy 5e spell

3rd-level abjuration (concentration) · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, Up to 1 hour
School
Abjuration
Level
3

For the duration, the willing creature you touch has resistance to one damage type of your choice: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.

Classes that can cast Protection from Energy

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Cleric spells5th character levelWisdom
Druid spells5th character levelWisdom
Ranger spells9th character levelWisdom
Sorcerer spells5th character levelCharisma
Wizard spells5th character levelIntelligence

Protection from Energy 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.

Casting time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 hour
School
Abjuration
Level
3
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard
Tags
concentration

For the duration, the willing creature you touch has Resistance to one damage type of your choice: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder.

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

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