Revivify

Level 3 Necromancy spell available to Clerics and Paladins. Brings a dead companion back at 1 Hit Point, mid-combat, at 9m range. Scrolls do the same thing and Withers does it for 200 gold, but having it prepared means you never have to walk back to camp.

Spell description: Revive a companion. They return to life with 1 hit point.

Spell properties

• Range: 9m (30ft)
• Conditions applied: The target returns to life with 1 Hit Point.
• Cost: Action + Spell Slot
• Recharge: Per action

Spell upcasting

Casting Revivify at higher levels provides no additional benefits.

How to obtain Revivify

• Cleric, Paladin at Class level 5
• Oath of Devotion (Paladin) and Life Domain (Cleric) also gain it at Class level 5

Source items: The Reviving Hands, Scroll of Revivify

When to cast Revivify

Cast it the turn someone actually dies, not when they are downed. Downed characters get up from any heal. Dead ones need this, a scroll, or a trip to Withers. Being able to do it from 9m away in the middle of a fight is what the slot buys you.

They come back with 1 Hit Point, so follow it with a Healing Word or move them out of the way. Reviving someone next to the thing that killed them is a good way to pay for two revives.

Scrolls of Revivify are common and anyone can use them, so most parties do not prepare this. On a Cleric or Paladin with slots to spare it is worth having anyway, because the scroll costs an Action too and it is one fewer thing to keep stocked.