NNNPRIEST SPHERES FOR 3.5ENNN
     One criticism I have with Third Edition D&D is the lack of an adaptable specialty priest class. One feature of 2E that made it fairly easy to create specialized clergy for every deity was categorizing priest spells into "spheres." Unable to find anyone that had done any conversions of spheres on the net, I decided to do it myself. What you'll find here is every cleric spell in the 3E Player's Handbook categorized into spheres. I used to 2E versions of the spells to determine what sphere to place them in, as well as making assumptions based on equivalent domains (such as knowledge/divination, sun, and death/necromantic). I've also added a few "new" spheres based on the domains in the 3.5E PHB, such as magic and strength. In addition, I used my own judgement as to whether some spells "fit" the spheres (the reason why I removed Blade Barrier from the creation sphere). This is intended to be used as a guide for compiling spell lists for my 3.5E specialty priests, and not definitive. In cases where the divine version of the spell has more than one level (such as Earthquake), all divine spell levels have been noted.  Some spheres have been combined (combat/war, guardian/wards, weather/air) or deleted (numbers, thought). Finally, it's safe to assume that alignment limitations apply (ie, evil priests can't cast good spells, chaotic priests can't cast law spells, etc). An asterisk (*) indicates a spell/ spell level exclusive to a non-cleric class, such as druid, wizard, etc., or non-cleric spells that are also domain spells.


ALL/UNIVERSAL
 AIR/WEATHER
 ANIMAL
 ASTRAL
Detect Magic 0
Guidance 0
Mending 0
Purify Food & Drink 0
Read Magic 0
Resistance 0
Virtue 0
Bane 1
Bless 1
Detect Chaos/Evil/Good/Law 1
Aid 2
Consecrate 2
Desecrate 2
Make Whole 2
Bestow Curse 3
Dispel Magic 3, 4*
Prayer 3
Remove Curse 3
Atonement 5
Break Enchantment 5
Commune 5
Hallow 5
Unhallow 5
Forbiddance 6
Miracle 9
 Endure Elements 1
Obscuring Mist 1
Summon Monster I 1
Chill Metal 2
Fog Cloud 2
Gust of Wind 2
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Summon Monster II 2
Wind Wall 2*, 3
Call Lightning 3
Gaseous Form 3
Protection from Energy 3
 Sleet Storm 3*
 Summon Monster III 3
Air Walk 4
 Ice Storm 4, 5
 Summon Monster IV 4
Wall of Ice 4*
Call Lightning Storm 5
Control Winds 5*
Summon Monster V 5
Chain Lightning 6
Cone of Cold 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Wind Walk 6, 7*
Acid Fog 7
Control Weather 7
Summon Monster VII 7
Summon Monster VIII 8
Whirlwind 8*
Elemental Swarm 9
Storm of Vengeance 9
Summon Monster IX 9
 Calm Animals 1
Charm Animal 1
Detect Animals or Plants 1
Hide from Animals 1
Magic Fang 1
 Speak With Animals 1*
 Summon Nature's Ally I 1
Animal Messenger 2
Animal Trance 2
Bear's Endurance 2
Bull's Strength 2
Cat's Grace 2
Eagle's Splendor 2
Fox's Cunning 2
 Hold Animal 2
Owl's Wisdom 2
Reduce Animal 2
Snare*
Spider Climb 2*
Summon Nature's Ally II 2*
Summon Swarm 2*
Dominate Animal 3
Magic Fang, Greater 3
Poison 3, 4
Summon Nature's Ally III 3*
Giant Vermin 4
Polymorph (animal form only)  4*
Repel Vermin 4
Summon Nature's Ally IV 4*
Animal Growth 5
Awaken (animals only) 5*
Baleful Polymorph 5
Commune With Nature 5
Insect Plague 5
Summon Nature's Ally V 5
Antilife Shell 6
Bear's Endurance, Mass 6
Bull's Strength, Mass 6
Cat's Grace, Mass 6
Eagle's Splendor, Mass 6
Fox's Cunning, Mass 6
Owl's Wisdom, Mass 6
Summon Nature's Ally VI 6
Animal Shapes 7, 8
Creeping Doom 7*
Summon Nature's Ally VII 7*
Summon Nature's Ally VIII 8*
Shapechange 9
Summon Nature's Ally IX 9*
 Dimensional Anchor 4
Dismissal 4, 5*
Planar Ally, Lesser 4
Plane Shift 5
Banishment 6, 7*
Forbidance 6
Planar Ally 6
 Ethereal Jaunt 7
 Dimensional Lock 8
Planar Ally, Greater 8
Astral Projection 9
Etherealness 9
Gate 9



CHAOS
 CHARM
 CREATION
 DEATH/NECROMANCY
Confusion, Lesser 1
Detect Law 1
 Protection From Law 1
Summon Monster I 1
Align Weapon 2
Shatter 2
Summon Monster II 2
Magic Circle Against Law 3
Summon Monster III 3
Chaos Hammer 4
Confusion 4
Summon Monster IV 4
Dispel Law 5
Summon Monster V 5
Animate Objects 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Summon Monster VII 7
Word of Chaos 7
Cloak of Chaos 8
Summon Monster VIII 8
Symbol of Insanity 8
 Summon Monster IX 9
 Cause Fear 1
Charm Person 1
Command 1
Confusion, Lesser 1
Doom 1
Remove Fear 1
Calm Emotions 2
Eagle's Splendor 2
Enthrall 2
Hold Person 2
Zone of Truth 2
Lesser Geas 3, 4
Confusion 4
Break Enchantment 5
Command, Greater 5
Eagle's Splendor, Mass 6
Geas/Quest 6
Symbol of Persuasion 6
Sympathy 9
 Create Water 0
Mending 0
Purify Food & Drink 0
Goodberry 1
Make Whole 2
Create Food & Water 3
 Wall of Stone 5, 6*
Wall of Thorns 5*
Heroe's Feast 6
Animate Objects 6
Changestaff 7
Miracle 9
 Inflict Minor Wounds 0
Cause Fear 1
Deathwatch 1
Detect Undead 1
Hide from Undead 1
 Inflict Light Wounds 1
Darkness 2
Death Kneel 2
Gentle Repose 2
Inflict Moderate Wounds 2
Animate Dead 3
Blindness/Deafness 3
Contagion 3
Deeper Darkness 3
Inflict Serious Wounds 3
 Poison 3, 4
 Speak With Dead 3
Blight 4
Death Ward 4, 5
Inflict Critical Wounds 4
Inflict Light Wounds, Mass 5
Slay Living 5
Symbol of Pain 5
 Create Undead 6
Harm 6
Inflict Moderate Wounds, Mass 6
 Destruction 7
 Inflict Serious Wounds, Mass 7
Symbol of Weakness 7
 Create Greater Undead 8
Finger of Death 8
Horrid Wilting 8
 Inflict Critical Wounds, Mass 8
 Symbol of Death 8
Undeath to Death 8
 Energy Drain 9
Power Word, Kill 9*
Soul Bind 9
Wail of the Banshee 9*



DESTRUCTION
 DIVINATION/KNOWLEDGE
 EARTH
 EVIL
Inflict Minor Wounds 0
Inflict Light Wounds 1
Inflict Moderate Wounds 2
Shatter 2
Sound Burst 2
Blindness/Deafness 3
Contagion 3
Inflict Serious Wounds 3
 Poison 3, 4
 Inflict Critical Wounds 4
Disrupting Weapon 5
Inflict Light Wounds, Mass 5
 Disintigrate 6*, 7*
 Harm 6
Inflict Moderate Wounds, Mass 7
 Destruction 7
Inflict Serious Wounds, Mass 7
 Earthquake 7, 8
Inflict Critical Wounds, Mass 8
 Undeath to Death 8
 Implosion 9
Storm of Vengeance 9
 Detect Magic 0
Detect Poison 0
Know Direction 0
Read Magic 0
Comprehend Languages 1
Detect Animals or Plants 1
Detect Chaos/Evil/Good/Law 1
Detect Secret Doors 1
Detect Snares & Pits 1
Detect Undead 1
Identify 1, 2
 Speak With Animals 1*
 Augery 2
Detect Thoughts 2
Find Traps 2
Fox's Cunning 2
Locate Object 2, 3
Status 2
 Clairaudience/Clairvoyance 3
Invisibility Purge 3
Speak With Dead 3
Detect Scrying 4
Discern Lies 4
Divination 4
 Scrying 4, 5
 Tongues 4
Commune 5
True Seeing 5, 6*, 7*
Find the Path 6
Fox's Cunning, Mass 6
 Legend Lore 6, 7
 Stone Tell 6*
Greater Scrying 7
Discern Location 8
Foresight 9
 Endure Elements 1
Magic Stone 1
Summon Monster I 1
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Soften Earth & Stone 2*
Summon Monster II 2
Meld Into Stone 3
Protection From Energy 3
Stone Shape 3, 4*
Summon Monster III 3
Spike Stones 4
Summon Monster IV 4
 Stoneskin 5, 6
 Summon Monster V 5
Transmute Mud to Rock 5*
Transmute Rock to Mud 5*
Wall of Stone 5, 6*
Move Earth 6
Stone Tell 6*
Summon Monster VI 6
Earthquake 7, 8
Summon Monster VII 7
Transmute Metal to Wood 7*
Iron Body 8
Repel Metal or Stone 8*
Summon Monster VIII 8
Elemental Swarm 9
Summon Monster IX 9
 Bane 1
Curse Water 1
Detect Good 1
 Protection From Good 1
Summon Monster I 1
Align Weapon 2
Darkness 2
Desecrate 2
Summon Monster II 2
Animate Dead 3
Bestow Curse 3
Deeper Darkness 3
Magic Circle Against Good 3
Summon Monster III 3
Summon Monster IV 4
Unholy Blight 4*
Dispel Good 5
Summon Monster V 5
Symbol of Pain 5
 Unhallow 5
Create Undead 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Blasphemy 7
Summon Monster VII 7
Create Greater Undead 8
Summon Monster VIII 8
Unholy Aura 8
Summon Monster IX 9


 
FIRE
 GOOD
 GUARDIAN/WARDS
 HEALING
Burning Hands 1
Endure Elements 1
 Produce Flame 1*, 2*
 Summon Monster I 1
Fire Trap 2
Flame Blade 2
Flaming Sphere 2
Heat Metal 2
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Summon Monster II 2
Protection From Energy 3
 Quench 3*
 Summon Monster III 3
Fire Shield 4, 5
 Flame Strike 4, 5
 Summon Monster IV 4
Wall of Fire 4*, 5*
Summon Monster V 5
Fire Seeds 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Fire Storm 7, 8
Summon Monster VII 7
Incendiary Cloud 8
Summon Monster VIII 8
Chariot of Sustarre 9
Elemental Swarm 9
Summon Monster IX 9
 Bless 1
Bless Water 1
Detect Evil 1
 Protection From Evil 1
Summon Monster I 1
Aid 2
Align Weapon 2
Consecrate 2
Summon Monster II 2
Magic Cirlce Against Evil 3
Summon Monster III 3
Holy Smite 4
Summon Monster IV 4
Dispel Evil 5
Disrupting Weapon 5
 Hallow 5
Summon Monster V 5
Blade Barrier 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Holy Word 7
Summon Monster VII 7
Holy Aura 8
Undeath to Death 8
Summon Monster VIII 8
Summon Monster IX 9
 Consecrate 2
Desecrate 2
Fire Trap 2
 Obscure Object 2, 3
 Silence 2
Snare 2*
Zone of Truth 2
Glyph of Warding 3
Invisibility Purge 3
Antiplant Shell 4
Repel Vermin 4
Hallow 5
Symbol of Pain 5
Symbol of Sleep 5
 Unhallow 5
Antilife Shell 6
Antimagic Field 6, 8
Blade Barrier 6
Forbiddance 6
Glyph of Warding, Greater 6
Repel Wood 6*
 Repulsion 6*, 7
 Symbol of Fear 6
Symbol of Persuasion 6
 Screen 7
Symbol of Stunning 7
Symbol of Weakness 7
 Repel Metal or Stone 8*
Symbol of Death 8
Symbol of Insanity 8
Antipathy 9
Sympathy 9
 Cure Minor Wounds 0
Detect Poison 0
Cure Light Wounds 1
Cure Moderate Wounds 2, 3
Delay Poison 2
Remove Paralysis 2
Restoration, Lesser 2
 Cure Serious Wounds 3, 4
 Neutralize Poison 3, 4
 Remove Blindness/Deafness 3
Remove Disease 3
Cure Critical Wounds 4, 5
Reincarnate 4*
Restoration 4
Cure Light Wounds, Mass 5, 6
Raise Dead 5
 Cure Mod. Wounds, Mass 6, 7
 Heal 6, 7
 Cure Serious Wounds, Mass 7, 8
Restoration, Greater 7
Regenerate 7, 9
Ressurection 7
 Cure Critical Wounds, Mass 8, 9
 Heal, Mass 9
True Resurrection 9



LAW
 LUCK/FORTUNE
 MAGIC
 PLANT
Command 1
Detect Chaos 1
 Protection From Chaos 1
Summon Monster I 1
Align Weapon 2
Calm Emotions 2
Hold Person 2
Summon Monster II 2
Magic Circle Against Chaos 3
Summon Monster III 3
Discern Lies 4
Order's Wrath 4
Summon Monster IV 4
 Command, Greater 5
Dispel Chaos 5
Mark of Justice 5
Summon Monster V 5
Hold Monster 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Dictum 7
Summon Monster VII 7
Shield of Law 8
Summon Monster VIII 8
Summon Monster IX 9
 Guidance 0
Resistance 0
Bless 1
Divine Favor 1
Endure Elements 1
Entropic Shield 1
Aid 2
Cat's Grace 2
Owl's Wisdom 2
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Protection From Energy 3
Remove Curse 3
Freedom of Movement 4
Break Enchantment 5
Cat's Grace, Mass 6
Mislead 6
Owl's Wisdom, Mass 6
Spell Turning 7
Cloak of Chaos 8
Holy Aura 8
Moment of Prescience 8
Shield of Law 8
Unholy Aura 8
Miracle 9
 Detect Magic 0
Read Magic 0
Identify 1, 2
Nystul's Magic Aura 1
Nystul's Undetectable Aura 1
Fox's Cunning 2
Dispel Magic 3, 4*
Imbue With Spell Ability 4
Spell Immunity 4
Spell Resistance 5
Antimagic Field 6, 8
 Dispel Magic, Greater 6
 Fox's Cunning, Mass 6
Spellstaff 6*
Spell Turning 7
Protection From Spells 8
Spell Immunity, Greater 8
Mordenkainen's Disjunction 9
 Detect Animals or Plants 1
Entangle 1
Goodberry 1
Pass Without Trace 1
Shillelagh 1*
Summon Nature's Ally I 1*
Barkskin 2*
Summon Nature's Ally II 2*
Tree Shape 2*
Warp Wood 2*
Wood Shape 2*
Diminish Plants 3*
Plant Growth 3
Speak With Plants 3*, 4*
Spike Growth 3*
Summon Nature's Ally III 3*
Antiplant Shell 4
Blight 4
Command Plants 4
Polymorph (plant form only) 4*
Summon Nature's Ally IV 4*
Awaken (plants only) 5
Commune With Nature 5
Summon Nature's Ally V 5*
Tree Stride 5*
Wall of Thorns 5*
Ironwood 6
Liveoak 6
Repel Wood 6*
Spellstaff 6*
Summon Nature's Ally VI 6*
Transport Via Plants 6*
Animate Plants 7
Changestaff 7
Summon Nature's Ally VII 7*
Control Plants 8
Summon Nature's Ally VIII 8*
Shambler 9*
Summon Nature's Ally IX 9*




PROTECTION
 STRENGTH
 SUMMONING
 SUN/LIGHT
Endure Elements 1
Entropic Shield 1
Hide from Animals 1
 Hide from Undead 1
 Protection From Chaos/Evil/Good/Law 1
Shield of Faith 1
Sanctuary 1
Barkskin 2*
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Shield Other 2
Dispel Magic 3, 4*
Magic Circle Against Chaos/Evil/Good/Law 3
Magic Vestment 3
Protection From Energy 3
Remove Curse 3
Antiplant Shell 4
Death Ward 4, 5
Repel Vermin 4
Spell Immunity 4
Spell Resistance 5
 Stoneskin 5, 6
 Antilife Shell 6
Antimagic Field 6, 8
Blade Barrier 6
 Dispel Magic, Greater 6
 Forbiddance 6
Repel Wood 6*
 Repulsion 6*, 7
 Word of Recall 6, 8*
Cloak of Chaos 8
Holy Aura 8
Mind Blank 8
Protection From Spells 8
Repel Metal or Stone 8*
Shield of Law 8
Spell Immunity, Greater 8
 Unholy Aura 8
Prismatic Sphere 9*
 Virtue 0
Endure Elements 1
Enlarge Person 1
Jump 1
Bear's Endurance 2
Bull's Strength 2
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Magic Vestment 3
Protection From Energy 3
Rage 3
Spell Immunity 4
Righteous Might 5
 Stoneskin 5, 6
 Bear's Endurance, Mass 6
 Bull's Strength, Mass 6
 Bigby's Grasping Hand 7
Bigby's Clenched Fist 8
Spell Immunity, Greater 8
Bigby's Crushing Hand 9
 Guidance 0
Resistance 0
 Bless 1
Divine Favor 1
Shield of Faith 1
Summon Monster I 1
Summon Nature's Ally I 1
Aid 2
Summon Monster II 2
Summon Nature's Ally II 2
Dispel Magic 3, 4*
Summon Monster III 3
Summon Nature's Ally III 3
Dimensional Anchor 4
Dismissal 4
Planar Ally, Lesser 4
Summon Monster IV 4
Summon Nature's Ally IV 4
Dispel Chaos/Evil/Good/Law 5
Summon Monster V 5
Summon Nature's Ally V 5
Wall of Stone 5, 6*
Wall of Thorns 5*
Animate Objects 6
Banishment 6, 7*
 Dispel Magic, Greater 6
 Planar Ally 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Summon Nature's Ally VI 6
Word of Recall 6, 8*
Creeping Doom 7*
Dictum 7
Holy Word 7
Refuge 7
Summon Monster VII 7
Summon Nature's Ally VII 7
Word of Chaos 7
Dimensional Lock 8
Planar Ally, Greater 8
Summon Monster VIII 8
Summon Nature's Ally VIII 8
Gate 9
Storm of Vengeance 9
Summon Monster IX 9
Summon Nature's Ally IX 9
 Flare 0
Light 0
Endure Elements 1
Faerie Fire 1
Flaming Sphere 2
Heat Metal 2
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Continual Flame 3
Daylight 3
Protection From Energy 3
Searing Light 3
Fire Shield 4, 5
 Flame Strike 4, 5
 Wall of Fire 4*, 5*
Disrupting Weapon 5
 Fire Seeds 6
Fire Storm 7, 8
Sunbeam 7*
Sunburst 8*
Chariot of Sustarre 9
Prismatic Sphere 9*



TIME
 TRAVEL
 TRICKERY
Delay Poison 2
Gentle Repose 2
Hold Animal 2
Hold Person 2
Remove Paralysis 2
Hold Monster 6
Temporal Stasis 8*
Time Stop 9*
 Create Water 0
Know Direction 0
Purify Food & Drink 0
Detect Snares & Pits 1
Endure Elements 1
Expeditious Retreat 1
Jump 1
Longstrider 1
Pass Without Trace 1
Bear's Endurance 2
Locate Object 2, 3
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Spider Climb 2*
Create Food & Water 3
 Fly 3
Helping Hand 3
Protection From Energy 3
Water Walk 3
Air Walk 4
Dimension Door 4*
Freedom of Movement 4
Sending 4
Teleport 5*
Bear's Endurance, Mass 6
Find the Path 6
Word of Recall 6, 8*
Teleport, Greater 7*
Phase Door 8
Astral Projection 9
Teleportation Circle 9*
 Bane 1
Confusion, Lesser 1
Disguise Self 1*
Nystul's Magic Aura 1
Nystul's Undetectable Aura 1
 Undetectable Alignment 1*, 2
 Cat's Grace 2
Darkness 2
Fox's Cunning 2
Invisibility 2
 Obscure Object 2, 3
 Bestow Curse 3
Deeper Darkness 3
Nondetection 3
Confusion 4
Dimension Door 4
Polymorph 4*
Baleful Polymorph 5
False Vision 5
Animate Objects 6
Cat's Grace, Mass 6
Fox's Cunning, Mass 6
Mislead 6
Symbol of Persuasion 6
 Screen 7
Polymorph Any Object 8
Shapechange 9
Time Stop 9*




WAR/COMBAT
 WATER

Virtue 0
 Bane 1
Bless 1
Divine Favor 1
Doom 1
Magic Fang 1
Magic Stone 1
Magic Weapon 1
Remove Fear 1
Shield of Faith 1
Shillelagh 1*
 Aid 2
Align Weapon 2
Bear's Endurance 2
Bull's Strength 2
Cat's Grace 2
Spiritual Weapon 2
Magic Fang, Greater 3
 Magic Vestment 3
 Magic Weapon, Greater 3, 4
Prayer 3
Rage 3
Divine Power 4
 Flame Strike 4, 5
 Disrupting Weapon 5
 Righteous Might 5
Bear's Endurance, Mass 6
Blade Barrier 6
Bull's Strength, Mass 6
Cat's Grace, Mass 6
Power Word, Blind 7*
Power Word, Stun 8*
Power Word, Kill 9*
 Create Water 0
Purify Food & Drink 0
Endure Elements 1
Obscuring Mist 1
Summon Monster I 1
Fog Cloud 2
Resist Energy 2, 3*
Summon Monster II 2
Protection From Energy 3
Quench 3*
 Sleet Storm 3*
 Summon Monster III 3
Water Breathing 3
Water Walk 3
Control Water 4
Freedom of Movement 4
 Ice Storm 4, 5
 Summon Monster IV 4
Wall of Ice 4*
Summon Monster V 5
Cone of Cold 6
Summon Monster VI 6
Acid Fog 7
Summon Monster VII 7
Horrid Wilting 8
Summon Monster VIII 8
Elemental Swarm 9
Summon Monster IX 9



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