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Grave Domain (disambiguation).

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Grave Domain (pointer) 
Cleric subclass

The grave domain focuses on the transition from life to death.

Design Note: Grave Domain

Here are the main updates in this subclass since its appearance in Xanathar's Guide to Everything:

• Circle of Mortality is boosted against Bloodied creatures.
• Grave Domain Spells has been updated.
• Path to the Grave now provides an ongoing curse.
• Sentinel at Death’s Door is more versatile.
• Divine Reaper combines Keeper of Souls and boosts Necromancy spells.

Grave Domain Features

Cleric Level	Features
3rd	Circle of mortality, Grave Domain Spells, Path to the Grave
6th	Sentinel at Death's Door
17th	Divine Reaper

 

Circle of Mortality

3rd level Grave Domain feature.
Summary: Gain the following benefits:

• Pull of Death. Once per turn when you damage a Bloodied creature, you do bonus Necrotic damage.
• Return to Life. Spells or Channel Divinity ability that restores Hit Points, restore the maximum amount possible. 

Grave Domain Spells

3rd level Grave Domain feature.
Summary: You know the following spells and they count as Cleric spells for you:
Bane, Chill Touch, Detect Evil and Good, Gentle Repose, Ray of Enfeeblement, Revivify, Vampiric Touch, Blight, Dispel Evil and Good, Hold Monster, Raise Dead 

Path of the Grave

3rd level Grave Domain feature.
Summary: Use a Bonus Action, Holy Symbol, and a use of your Channel Divinity to curse a creature. While cursed, it hinders attack rolls and saving throws. And if hit by an attack roll, the attack causes bonus Necrotic or Radiant damage. 

Sentinel at Death's Door

6th level Grave Domain feature.
Summary: A number of times per Long Rest, if a Bloodied creature is hit with an attack roll, use a Reaction to reduce the damage. 

Divine Reaper

17th level Grave Domain feature.
Summary: Gain the following benefits:

• Enhanced Necromancy. Use Channel Divinity when casting a Necromancy spell or spells from the Grave Domain Spells table, to target an additional target (with some limitations).

Keeper of Souls. Once per Short and Long Rest, when an enemy dies, a creature you choose regains Hit Points.

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Grave Domain Deities

14 official and unofficial deific beings.

Deific Entity	Type	Gender	Portfolio	Alignment	Domains	Plane	Symbol	Pantheon	Worshipers	Source Notes	Sources
Anubis	Deity	Male	Judgement and death	Lawful Neutral	Death, Grave	Unstated	Black jackal	Egyptian	Humans	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1
Athreos	Deity	Male	passage	Lawful Evil	Death, Grave	Unstated	Crescent Moon	Theros	Unstated	Canon, Pointer	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Bhaal	Deity	Male	Murder	Neutral Evil	Death, Grave	Unstated	Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets	Forgotten Realms	Unstated	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e)
Dumathoin	Deity	Male	Buried secrets	Neutral	Grave, Knowledge	Unstated	Mountain silhouette with a central gemstone	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Dwarves	Canon, Pointer	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Kelemvor	Deity	Male	Dead	Lawful Neutral	Death, Grave	Unstated	Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales	Forgotten Realms	Unstated	Canon, Pointer	Player's Handbook (5e)
Naralis Analor	Deity	Male	Healing, suffering, death	Neutral Good	Grave, Life	Unstated	White dove	Elven, Seldarine	Elves	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Nephthys	Deity	Female	Death and grief	Chaotic Good	Death, Grave	Unstated	Horns around a lunar disk	Egyptian	Humans	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1
Osiris	Deity	Male	Nature and the underworld	Lawful Good	Grave, Life, Nature	Unstated	Crook and flail	Egyptian	Humans	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1
Segojan Earthcaller	Deity	Male	Earth, the dead	Neutral Good	Grave, Light	Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills)	Glowing gemstones	Gnomish	Gnomes	Canon, Pointer	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Sehanine Moonbow	Deity	Female	Dreams, death, travel, and the Moon	Chaotic Good	Grave, Knowledge, Light	Unstated	Crescent moon, Full moon under a moonbow	Elven, Seldarine	Elves	Canon, Pointer	Varied, PHB5, MToF
Vandria Gilmadrith	Deity	Female	War, grief, justice, vigilance	Lawful Neutral	Grave, War	Unstated	Weeping eye	Elven, Seldarine	Elves	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Undying Court	Ancestral Spirits (group)	n/a	Elven ancestors	Neutral Good	Grave, Knowledge, Life	Unstated	Golden mask, Varies	Eberron	Unstated	Canon, Pointer	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Urogalan	Deity	Male	Earth, death	Lawful Neutral	Death, Grave, Knowledge	Unstated	Silhoutte of a dog's head	Halfling	Halflings	Canon, Pointer	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Valkauna	Deity	Unstated	Oaths, birth, aging, death	Lawful Neutral	Grave, Life	Unstated	A silver ewer	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Dwarves	Canon, Pointer	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

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