Death Domain

Death Domain is a subclass of Cleric, released as part of Patch 8 in 2025.

Player selectable Deities associated with this domain: ⁠Kelemvor, ⁠Laduguer, and ⁠Shar (Shadowheart only).

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You nourish your faith on the forces that create the dead and give rise to the undead.

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Subclass features

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Cleric, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 1

• Gain Martial weapons Proficiency

 Reaper

Your Necromancy cantrips that only target 1 creature can target an additional creature.

Domain Spells

You gain additional spells from your domain. They are Always Prepared.

•  Bone Chill,  Bursting Sinew, or  Toll the Dead (your choice)
•  False Life
•  Ray of Sickness

Level 2

 Channel Divinity: Touch of Death

When hitting a creature with a melee attack,  Channel Divinity Charge can be used to deal extra 5 + 2 × (Cleric level)Necrotic damage.

 Touch of Death ()

When hitting a creature with a melee attack, Channel Divinity Charges can be used to deal extra Necrotic damage.

Level 3

Domain Spells

You gain additional spells from your domain. They are Always Prepared.

•  Blindness
•  Ray of Enfeeblement 

Level 5

Domain Spells

You gain additional spells from your domain. They are Always Prepared.

•  Animate Dead
•  Vampiric Touch 

Level 6

 Inescapable Destruction

Damage you deal ignores Resistance to Necrotic damage.

Level 7

Domain Spells

You gain additional spells from your domain. They are Always Prepared.

•  Blight
•  Death Ward

Level 8

 Divine Strike: Necrotic ()

Once per turn deal 1d8Necrotic in addition to your weapon's damage when you make a melee attack. ( Recharge: Per turn.)

Level 9

Domain Spells

You gain additional spells from your domain. They are Always Prepared.

•  Cloudkill 
•  Contagion

External links

⁠Death domain on the Forgotten Realms Wiki