Healing Word

Category: Baldur’s Gate Spells

Level 1 Evocation spell available to Bards, Clerics, and Druids. A Bonus Action heal at 18m that picks a downed ally off the floor from across the battlefield. Every healer should keep a slot for it.

Spell description: Heal a creature you can see. No effect on undead and constructs.

Spell properties

  • Healing: 1d4 + Spellcasting modifier
  • Range: 18m (60ft)
  • Cost: Bonus Action + Spell Slot
  • Recharge: Per action

Spell upcasting

Casting Healing Word at a higher level heals an additional 1d4 Hit Points for each spell slot level above the 1st.

How to obtain Healing Word

  • Bard, Cleric, Druid at Class level 1
  • Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Bard, Cleric, or Druid
  • Source item: Amulet of Restoration

Healing Word

Level 1 Evocation Spell

Heal a creature you can see. No effect on undead and constructs.

Range: 18m (60ft)
Bonus Action Level 1 Spell Slot

When to cast Healing Word

The number is small and it does not matter. Healing Word is a Bonus Action at 18m range, which means it picks a downed ally straight back up off the floor from across the battlefield while your Action still does something useful.

Downed characters in this game stand up on any healing at all, so 1d4 is plenty. Keep a slot for it on every healer, because reviving a party member for a Bonus Action, without walking into the melee that dropped them, wins fights.

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Spell properties

Level
Level 1
School
Evocation
Casting resource
Action + Bonus Action + Spell Slot
Damage type
Healing
Range
18m (60ft)
Duration
-
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