Grave Domain (5e24)

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UA 2025 Horror Subclasses

Unearthed Arcana

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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 or Long Rest, when an enemy dies, a creature you choose regains Hit Points. 5e24

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Grave Domain Deities

Grave Deities
(20 official and unofficial deities)

Deity	Deific Type	Portfolio	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Plane	Symbol	Pantheon	Source
Anoikh		Reincarnation and the Order of Life	Lawful Neutral	Life, Grave, Death	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	An upside down ankh with three crosses intersecting at the loops end, near the end of the shaft and inbetween the two.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Anubis	Deity	Judgement and death	Lawful Neutral	Death, Grave		Black jackal	Egyptian	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Asien		The Slaughter	Chaotic Evil	Grave, Death	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	A horizontally split skull with a beating heart nestled through the gap.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Athreos	Deity	passage	Lawful Evil	Death, Grave		Crescent Moon	Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Bhaal	Deity	Murder	Neutral Evil	Death, Grave		Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Dumathoin		Buried secrets	Neutral	Grave, Knowledge		Mountain silhouette with a central gemstone	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Hades	Deity	The underworld	Lawful Evil	Death, Grave	Nine Hells	Black ram	Greek	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Kelemvor	Deity	Dead	Lawful Neutral	Death, Grave		Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales	Forgotten Realms	Varied, PHB5, XGtE
Lu Tunaki		The Hunt	Chaotic Neutral	Nature, Grave, War	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	A misty skull with an arrow slammed down into its temple from above with rays casting from the shaft of the arrow.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Naralis Analor	Deity	Healing, suffering, death	Neutral Good	Grave, Life		White dove	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Nephthys	Deity	Death and grief	Chaotic Good	Death, Grave		Horns around a lunar disk	Egyptian	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Osiris	Deity	Nature and the underworld	Lawful Good	Life, Nature, Grave		Crook and flail	Egyptian	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Segojan Earthcaller	Deity	Earth, the dead	Neutral Good	Grave, Light	Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills)	Glowing gemstones	Gnomish	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Sehanine Moonbow		Dreams, death, travel, and the Moon	Chaotic Good	Grave, Knowledge, Light		Crescent moon, Full moon under a moonbow	Elven, Seldarine	Varied, PHB5, MToF
Sha'er		Of the nights, the roguish and the unsightly	Chaotic Neutral	Trickery, Death, Grave	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	A black velvet mask tinged in hues of red with iridescent purple lines inscribed at a slant downwards and inwards passing through either eye hole and meeting at the bottom jaw.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
The Destroyer		of Cataclysmic Destruction	Chaotic Evil	Death, Grave	Demiplane of the Forgotten	A circle with an arch at its center, shattered with the edges being more scattered than the center.	Pantheon of the Forgotten	Ghostie
The Undying Court	Ancestral Spirits (group)	Elven ancestors	Neutral Good	Grave, Knowledge, Life		Golden mask, Varies	Eberron, Elven	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Urogalan	Deity	Earth, death	Lawful Neutral	Death, Grave, Knowledge		Silhoutte of a dog's head	Halfling	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Valkauna		Oaths, birth, aging, death	Lawful Neutral	Grave, Life		A silver ewer	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Vandria Gilmadrith	Deity	War, grief, justice, vigilance	Lawful Neutral	Grave, War		Weeping eye	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

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