You regain hit points when you drink this potion. Below I break down all the core mechanics and information, so you don’t have to browse all of the books. There is some additional piece of information in Dungeon Master’s Guide and rules about brewing potions in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. Drinking or administering a potion takes an action. Potion of Healing. A character who drinks the magical red fluid in this vial regains 2d4 + 2 hit points.
In Player’s Handbook on page 150, we can read: The official dnd 5e healing potion rules are straightforward and simple. Feel free to skip to the most interesting part right away.
Here is a complete guide for Dungeon and Dragons 5e Potion of Healing rules you will ever need in your games.
In my own experience I went through several different setups to finally settle down on something that is useful, easy to apply and porvides tactical value for players. Therefore it is not a surprise, that there are as many iteration of official and homebrew rules as there are games out there. Potion of Healing, generally known in dnd 5e as a healing potion, is arguably the most useful and commonly used item in the game.
