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  • Spare the Dying
    created: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.000-04:00
    modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.000-04:00
    published: 2026-03-09T12:15:34.000-04:00
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  • ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/xphb
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/class/artificer
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/class/cleric
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/class/druid
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/artificer-initiate
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/blessed-warrior
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/druidic-warrior
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/magic-initiate/druid-spells
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/wood-elf-magic
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/level/cantrip
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/optfeature/field-medic
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/optfeature/pact-of-the-tome
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/optfeature/temple-initiate
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/race/khoravar
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/school/necromancy
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/college-of-lore
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/death-domain
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/divine-soul/good
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/grave-domain
  • ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/white-magic
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    classes:
  • Artificer
  • Bard (College of Lore)
  • Cleric
  • Cleric (Death Domain)
  • Cleric (Grave Domain)
  • Druid
  • Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)
  • Witch (White Magic)

Spare the Dying

cantrip, Necromancy

  • Casting time: 1 Action
  • Range: 15 feet
  • Components: V, S
  • Duration: Instantaneous

Choose a creature within range that has 0 Hit Points and isn’t dead. The creature becomes Stable.

Cantrip Upgrade. The range doubles when you reach levels 5 (30 feet), 11 (60 feet), and 17 (120 feet).

Classes: Artificer; Bard (College of Lore); Cleric (Death Domain); Cleric (Grave Domain); Cleric; Druid; Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good); Witch (White Magic)

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 318. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)