# Spare the Dying
*cantrip, Necromancy*
- **Casting time:** 1 action
- **Range:** 15 feet
- **Components:** V, S
- **Duration:** Instantaneous
Choose a creature within range that has 0 [Hit Points](hit-points-xphb.md) and isn't dead. The creature becomes [Stable](stable-xphb.md).
**Cantrip Upgrade.** The range doubles when you reach levels 5 (30 feet), 11 (60 feet), and 17 (120 feet).
**Classes**: [Cleric](list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Cleric](list-spells-classes-cleric.md); [Druid](list-spells-classes-druid.md); [Bard (College of Lore)](list-spells-classes-bard-xphb-college-of-lore-xphb.md)
*Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 318. Available in the Free Rules (2024)*