Life Domain
The Life Domain focuses on the vibrant positive energy—one of the fundamental forces of the universe—that sustains all life. The gods of life promote vitality and health through healing the sick and wounded, caring for those in need, and driving away the forces of death and undeath. Almost any non-evil deity can claim influence over this domain, particularly agricultural deities, sun gods, gods of healing or endurance, and gods of home and community.
Life Domain Table:
| Level | Subclass Features Gained |
|---|---|
| 1st | Bonus Proficiency, Domain Spells, Disciple of Life |
| 2nd | Channel Divinity: Preserve Life |
| 6th | Blessed Healer |
| 8th | Divine Strike |
| 17th | Supreme Healing |
Subclass Features
Bonus Proficiency
1st-level Life Domain feature
When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor.
Domain Spells
You gain domain spells at the cleric levels listed below. See Divine Domain for how domain spells work.
| Cleric Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| 1st | bless, cure wounds |
| 3rd | lesser restoration, spiritual weapon |
| 5th | beacon of hope, revivify |
| 7th | death ward, guardian of faith |
| 9th | mass cure wounds, raise dead |
Disciple of Life
1st-level Life Domain feature
Also starting at 1st level, your healing spells are more effective. Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.
Channel Divinity: Preserve Life
2nd-level Life Domain feature
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to heal the badly injured. As an action, you present your holy symbol and evoke healing energy that can restore a number of hit points equal to five times your cleric level. Choose any creatures within 30 feet of you, and divide those hit points among them. This feature can restore a creature to no more than half of its hit point maximum. You can't use this feature on an undead or a construct.
Blessed Healer
6th-level Life Domain feature
Beginning at 6th level, the healing spells you cast on others heal you as well. When you cast a healing spell of 1st level or higher that restores hit points to a creature other than you, you regain hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.
Divine Strike
8th-level Life Domain feature
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra \(1d8\) radiant damage to the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to \(2d8\).
Supreme Healing
17th-level Life Domain feature
Starting at 17th level, when you would normally roll one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell, you instead use the highest number possible for each die. For example, instead of restoring \(2d6\) hit points to a creature, you restore 12.