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Message: <blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 6730978" data-attributes="member: 12377">+1,000!I've long held that for most spellcasters, the only two healing spells you need are healing word and mass healing word. That way when your buddy across the battlefield drops, you can shout him back onto his feat. Better yet it's a bonus action so you can still attack somebody this turn. The mass version is for those fights that are really going south. ;} It's overshadowed by the life cleric's Channel Divinity option, but is still worth the spell slot when you need it.I've seen cure wounds used to good effect in the hands of a life cleric (because of all their bonuses) but it is definitely a special-case spell, not one you want to use in most encounters. For example, one time you might want to cast it is on yourself, when you have spirit guardians up, and you'll do more damage by staying alive for a round than by using your action to attack. But that's a pretty rare edge case.</blockquote>