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Protection from Poison 5e spell

2nd-level abjuration · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Components
V, S
Duration
1 hour
School
Abjuration
Level
2

You touch a creature. If it is poisoned, you neutralize the poison. If more than one poison afflicts the target, you neutralize one poison that you know is present, or you neutralize one at random.

For the duration, the target has advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and it has resistance to poison damage.

Classes that can cast Protection from Poison

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Cleric spells3rd character levelWisdom
Druid spells3rd character levelWisdom
Paladin spells5th character levelCharisma
Ranger spells5th character levelWisdom

Protection from Poison 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
1 hour
School
Abjuration
Level
2
Classes
Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger

You touch a creature and end the Poisoned condition on it. For the duration, the target has Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Poisoned condition, and it has Resistance to Poison damage.

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

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