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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2656907" data-attributes="member: 707">I'm not going to try and argue the point, but I thought I'd add some thoughts garnered through actual play.  This very issue came up for me recently, so it's fairly fresh in my mind.Our Party:  12th-level.My character has access to both Resist Energy and Protection from Energy.  Originally I looked at both spells and immediately thought "what a gip!  Resist Energy is way better and a level less!"  So I prepped Resist and ignored Protection.That lasted until the very next energy attack that hit me.  I think it was a Delayed Blast Fireball.  Possibly empowered.  The thing hit, on a failed save, for something like 70 points of damage.  Even subtracting the 30 points from Resist Energy, I was still hurting something fierce, and the druid's animal companion died outright.  Protection from Energy, on the other hand, would have completely nullified that attack.I still like Resist Energy.  It has the advantage of being useful across multiple attacks.  If you are facing a warrior with a flaming weapon, or a wizard with a Fire Shield, etc.  Resist Energy is your defense.  But I am now seriously considering trying to find room for Protection from Energy in my daily repertoire as well.  It's extremely valuable to be able to ignore that opening blast/spell without having to hope the cleric can heal you back up before the next big whammy.</blockquote>