Not only is the spell not concentration, it also only requires a bonus action to cast and a bonus action on your turn to move the weapon up to 20 feet and attack. There are several spells across classes that conjure a weapon, but this spell stands out. Spiritual Weapon creates a floating weapon that deals 1d8+your spellcasting modifier damage. Just watch out Sorcerers with the Subtle Spell metamagic will still be able to cast! Spiritual Weapon (2nd Level) This spell is comparable to Dispel Magic for its ability to shut down spellcasters and comes a level lower, so in my opinion, it’s always an excellent choice. Admittedly, this can prevent your party from casting as well if you position it poorly, but few spells are verbal component free. You can’t cast a spell with verbal components in the effect of Silence. Breaking down a door, getting into a brief scuffle, even preventing a guard from sounding the alarm are all great uses of this spell. It’s perfect when trying to maintain stealth. Silence is one of my favorite spells for sheer utility. I’ve seen it used to excellent effect to increase the carrying capacity of my group’s strongest member, allowing them to move several objects that would otherwise be outside our ability. Enhance Ability (2nd Level)Ī versatile spell, Enhance Ability is great for when you know a party member is about to try something difficult, like a social encounter or lifting a great weight. Just remember, Aid can’t stack with itself so if it’s already active you’ll have to use an actual healing spell! This spell can also be used like a discount Mass Healing Word in combat to bring three of your party members back from unconsciousness. Since the hit point maximum increases, Aid stacks with other sources of temporary hit points. This is a great buff because it doesn’t provide temporary hit points. This is a spell that remains a valuable use of your spell slot even at higher levels.įor 8 hours, Aid increases the current and maximum hit points for up to three targets by 5. While the attack buff is quite nice (and can be hard to get otherwise) the bonus to saving throws is where this spell really shines.įew spells grant more than advantage on saves, and this spell stacks with those. Bless (1st Level)īless gives three creatures 1d4 to all attacks and saving throws for one minute. While staple healing spells like Heal are great to have prepared, if this list included all the healing spells Clerics could take there would hardly be room for anything else. This list focuses on great general use spells that expand the options available to you and can solve a wide variety of problems. Useful if you want to wade into a pile of undead. Word of RadianceĪnother solid source of radiant damage, this cantrip is an AOE version of Sacred Flame, limited to 5ft. Notably, it’s one of the only ways to magnify your voice in DnD 5e, so if you want to make yourself heard over the din of battle this is the spell to use. It’s great for enhancing your roleplaying or (perhaps) giving a bonus on Intimidation or Persuasion checks. It lets you create a number of small effects including magnifying your voice or altering the appearance of your eyes. Thaumaturgy is one of those multipurpose spells that can be great in the right hands or useless in the wrong ones. This spell does decent damage, especially at higher levels, and is a good choice for a Cleric’s damage cantrip. Sacred FlameĪ solid source of radiant damage is always good to keep on hand in case of zombies or shadows. The only downside is that it’s easy to forget about. While it doesn’t sound like much, the fact that this is a cantrip means practically all your out of combat ability checks can benefit from a little boost.

This cantrip lets a character add 1d4 to their next ability check. Before getting into the spells it’s worth looking at some of the best Cleric cantrips available.

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