Sources of Temporary Hit Points

Temporary Hit Points can be obtained from a variety of sources. This page provides sources of temporary hit points that are available to player characters.

In many cases, having temporary hit points from a source provides additional benefits. Additional sources of temporary hit points can prolong these beneficial effects provided they do not add more temporary hit points than were granted by the original source.

Spells

•  Armour of Agathys (5 per spell level)
•  Bear's Endurance (7)
•  False Life (7 plus 5 per additional spell level)

Equipment

Headwear

• Helmet of Smiting (Charisma modifier: Upon applying a condition with a smite spell)
• The Lifebringer (3: Upon gaining lightning charges)

Cloaks

• Vivacious Cloak (7: Upon casting a spell in melee)

Armour

• Armour of Moonbasking (22: After casting Wild Shape)
• Blazer of Benevolence (4: Upon inspiring an ally with Bardic Inspiration)
• Bonespike Garb (15: Upon activating rage)
• Drunken Cloth (Constitution modifier: At the start of each turn while Drunk)
• Icebite Robe (15: Provides access to 3rd level Armour of Agathys)
• Potent Robe (Charisma modifier: At the beginning of each turn)

Boots

• Boots of Aid and Comfort (3: Bestowed upon a creature healed by the wearer)
• Vital Conduit Boots (8: Upon casting a spell that requires concentration)

Weapons

• Balduran's Giantslayer (27: Upon activating Giant Form)
• Duke Ravengard's Longsword (Charisma modifier: Granted to nearby allies upon killing an enemy)

Shields

• Glowing Shield (8: Upon taking damage when below 50% HP)

Abilities

•  Aspect of the Beast (Stallion) (Twice Barbarian level: Upon dashing)
•  Dark One's Blessing (Charisma modifier + Warlock level: After reducing an enemy to 0 HP)
•  Giant Form (27)
•  Rally (8)
•  Shield of Thralls (10)
•  Symbiotic Entity (4 per Druid level)
•  Tharchiate Vigour (20: Renewed after every long rest)
•  Wild_Magic:_Dark_Tendrils (1d12)

Items

• Elixir of Bloodlust (5: After killing an enemy)
• Elixir of Heroism (10)

Max hit points

You can also increase your max hit points. This does not count as having temporary hit points and you can therefore have it while also having temporary hit points.

•  Aid (5 per spell level)