D&D 5E Is Healing Conjuration or Evocation?

[Redbadge]

In 5e Basic, take a look at Heal, Cure Wounds, Healing Word, and Mass Healing Word (Evocation) versus Mass Heal and Mass Cure Wounds (Conjuration).

Are these the intended schools, or should this be slated for errata.

Just for kicks check out Revivify versus Raise Dead and Resurrection.

 

[Umbran]

I don't see any particular reason why all of them must be the same school. There may even be some benefits - a character who gets benefits to one school or the other may then have to pick and choose which ones they want to be really good at, which could be interesting.

 

[Nellisir]

In 5e Basic, take a look at Heal, Cure Wounds, Healing Word, and Mass Healing Word (Evocation) versus Mass Heal and Mass Cure Wounds (Conjuration).

Are these the intended schools, or should this be slated for errata.

Just for kicks check out Revivify versus Raise Dead and Resurrection.

Did they seriously do this again? Healing spells should be evocations, not conjurations (there's a viable argument for Transmutation/Alteration as well) This sort of stuff got really silly in 2e, when almost everything got classified as whatever you wanted to get around specialist spell restrictions. (evocation restricted? No problem! Conjure up blasts of flame and lightning! No illusions? Conjure up shadow energy!)