# Cure Wounds *1st-level, Abjuration* - **Casting time:** 1 Action - **Range:** Touch - **Components:** V, S - **Duration:** Instantaneous A creature you touch regains a number of [Hit Points](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/hit-points-xphb.md) equal to `dice:2d8|noform|noparens|avg` (`2d8`) plus your spellcasting ability modifier. **Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot.** The healing increases by `dice:2d8|noform|noparens|avg|text(2d8)` for each spell slot level above 1. **Classes**: [Artificer](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-artificer.md); [Bard (College of Lore)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-college-of-lore-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Bard](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-bard.md); [Cleric (Life Domain)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-life-domain-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Cleric](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Druid (Circle of Wildfire)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-wildfire-tce.md "subclass=TCE;class=XPHB"); [Druid (Circle of the Moon)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-circle-of-the-moon-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB"); [Druid](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Paladin](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-paladin.md); [Ranger](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-ranger.md); [Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-divine-soul-xge.md "subclass=XGE;class=XPHB"); [Warlock (Celestial Patron)](/Rules/Source/lists/list-spells-classes-celestial-patron-xphb.md "subclass=XPHB;class=XPHB") *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 259. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)*