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Protection from Evil and Good 5e spell

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

Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (Holy water or powdered silver and iron, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Concentration, Up to 10 minutes
School
Abjuration
Level
1

Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is protected against certain types of creatures: aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead.

The protection grants several benefits. Creatures of those types have disadvantage on attack rolls against the target. The target also can't be charmed, frightened, or possessed by them. If the target is already charmed, frightened, or possessed by such a creature, the target has advantage on any new saving throw against the relevant effect.

Classes that can cast Protection from Evil and Good

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Cleric spells1st character levelWisdom
Paladin spells2nd character levelCharisma
Warlock spells1st character levelCharisma
Wizard spells1st character levelIntelligence

Protection from Evil and Good 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:

Casting time
Action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S, M (a flask of Holy Water worth 25+, GP, which the spell consumes)
Duration
Concentration up to 10 minutes
School
Abjuration
Level
1
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard

Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is protected against creatures that are Aberrations, Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends, or Undead. The protection grants several benefits. Creatures of those types have Disadvantage on attack rolls against the target. The target also can't be possessed by or gain the Charmed or Frightened conditions from them. If the target is already possessed, Charmed, or Frightened by such a creature, the target has Advantage on any new saving throw against the relevant effect.

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

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