Protection from Poison - DnD 5e stats

Protection from Poison

  • Casting Time: 1 action
  • Classes: Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger
  • Components: V S
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Level: 2
  • Name: Protection from Poison
  • Range: Touch
  • School: Abjuration
  • Target: A creature

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.


The SendingStone review

Protection from Poison is a second-level spell available to Clerics, Druids, Paladins, and Rangers in Dungeons & Dragons. When cast, it offers its targets immunity to poison damage and the poisoned condition for one hour. The spell must be cast via physical touch and has a casting time of one action.

Many players consider this spell to be incredibly useful due to how frequently poison damage and the poisoned condition can arise in combat encounters. It can be especially advantageous for characters operating in areas with a high likelihood of encountering poisonous environmental hazards.

However, others argue that the relatively short duration and limited scope of Protection from Poison make it less valuable than other spells that offer more significant combat advantages. Additionally, enemies that deal poison damage may be able to bypass the spell's protections by dealing different types of damage or by using different tactics.

Overall, the usefulness and value of Protection from Poison will depend heavily on a player's specific situation and playing style.


Protection from Poison is D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) 5th edition content, but other TTRPGs may have their own version such as a Protection from Poison Pathfinder edition. Want to use Protection from Poison in a VTT (virtual tabletop)? Try out SendingStone for free today!


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