5e Class List
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A list of official and unofficial classes and subclasses.
5e Classes
Name | Summary | Source |
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Artificer | This magic user produces magic through arcane devices and substances | Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron |
Barbarian | Warriors from outside civilization | SRD5 |
Bard | Magical Musicians | SRD5 |
Blackguard, Spanambula Variant | Spanambula | |
Cardinal | You like blood magic? Here, have this. | Zhenra-Khal |
Cleric | Warrior Priests | SRD5 |
Dragon Blade | Dragonblader | |
Druid | Priests and Protectors of Nature | SRD5 |
Empath | Link up to feel the emotions of enemies and allies... and then exploit that link. | Axis Ghostwheel |
Fighter | Warriors, Archers, Mercenaries, Guards, Enforcers | SRD5 |
Monk | Masters of unarmed combat and ki | SRD5 |
Mystic | This class uses psionics. | UA Psionics and Mystic v2 |
Otherworld Apostle | You've seen visions from another reality, and power from it has begun to manifest. | Max7238 |
Paladin | Temple guards and holy warriors | SRD5 |
Ranger | Hunters, Trackers and Guardians from the ancient school of Ur Khul Nathorvín Etrío ed Kareptirah | ErasmusUzarond |
Ranger Revised | A revised version of the ranger class. | UA Revised Ranger |
Ranger | Warriors of the Wilderness | SRD5 |
UA Ranger | Deprecated! A revised version of the ranger class. | UA Ranger Options |
Rogue | Assassins, thieves, scoundrels, and spies | SRD5 |
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Sin of Wrath | JustaPC | |
Sorcerer | Natural Arcane Spellcasters | SRD5 |
Soulbringer | Adaptable spellswords with conviction and arcane senses. | Max7238 |
Spider-Monk | Whether you were bitten by a scientifically enhanced spider, came across a strange monstrosity that has grabbed onto you for eternity, or finally you were even granted these strange powers by a magical being you are known as the folk figure Spider-Man. Whether by choice or by fate, you gained the favor of Anansi, the Weaver of the Great Web. Through your connection with the ethereal web of life, you gain limited access to several spectacular powers. | Nolanf |
Tager | IdesOfMarch | |
Timelocked | Pizzaorpie | |
Warlock | Warlocks draw their magical powers from an otherworldly patron | SRD5 |
Water Bender | ||
Witchblade | Shadowy arcane warriors who use blood magic. | Zhenra-Khal |
Wizard | Wizards use formulas of word, gesture, and components to produce magic. | SRD5 |
also see: SRD5:Classes for a list of classes from the 5th ed. SRD.
5e Prestige Classes
Name | Summary | Author |
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Rune Scribe | This Prestige Class uses rune magic. | UA Rune Magic Prestige Class |
Shaman | Shaman are spellcasters that tap into the primal power of the spirit world. | Rlyehable |
5e Subclasses
Name | Class | Summary | Author |
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Aberrant Mind | Sorcerer | These sorcerers tap power from the Far Realm | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
School of Abjuration | Wizard | Focuses on abjurations | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Alchemist | Artificer | Artificer that specializes in the use of chemicals and materials. | Eberron Rising from the Last War |
Path of the Ancestral Guardian | Barbarian | Barbarian guided by his ancestors. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Oath of the Ancients | Paladin | Oath to protect nature and the balance. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Arcana Domain | Cleric | Domain for deities who's divine domain is magic | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Arcane Archer | Fighter | This archetype infuses arrows with magic. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Arcane Trickster | Rogue | These rogues use enchantment and illusion spells. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Arcane-Divine Spellfire | Spellfire Wielder Spellfire Wielder | Arcane/Divine Spellfire path | Azzdan |
The Archfey | Warlock | The patron is an archfey, likely someone on the Summer or Night Court. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Archivist | Artificer | !Deprecated! Artificer that specializes in the storing information. | UA Artificer2 2019 |
Armorer | Artificer | These artificers specialize in armor and protection. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Artillerist | Artificer | Artificer that specializes in explosives, defenses, and sidearms. | Eberron Rising from the Last War |
Assassin | Rogue | This archetype specializes in dispatching enemies through guile, stealth, and sometimes poison. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Way of the Astral Self | Monk | Manifest parts of their spirit body. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Banneret | Fighter | a.k.a. Purple Dragon Knight. This archetype focuses on nobility and leadership. | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Battle Master | Fighter | This subclass gains dice to use for maneuvers. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Battle Smith | Artificer | Artificer that specializes in protection and healing. | Eberron Rising from the Last War |
Path of the Battlerager | Barbarian | Dwarven barbarian who specializes in spiked armor. | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Beast Conclave | Ranger Revised | This conclave focuses on friendship with beasts | UA Revised Ranger |
Beast Master | Ranger | These rangers cultivate friendships with beasts | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Path of the Beast | Barbarian | Barbarian who draws power from a bestial spark inside them. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Path of the Berserker | Barbarian | This path is a path of untrammeled fury, slick with blood. | SRD5 |
Bladesinging | Wizard | This tradition focuses on using a weapon as a focus. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Bombardier | Artificer Artificer | Your alchemy goes towards the production of magical explosives. | Eiji-kun |
Cavalier | Fighter | This archetype focuses on mounted combat and protecting allies. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
The Celestial | Warlock | These warlocks have made a pact with a creature from a higher plane. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Champion | Fighter | Champions focus on the development of raw physical power | SRD5 |
City Domain | Cleric | Divine domain that focuses on modern (21st century) cities and their welfare | UA Modern Magic |
Clockwork Soul | Sorcerer | Sorcerers who draw their power from the plane of Mechanus. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
School of Conjuration | Wizard | This school focuses on conjuration, the bringing things or creature into being (or transfer thereof) | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Coven of the Servant | Witchblade | You are a Witchblade who has stolen power from an otherworldly patron. | Zhenra-Khal |
Coven of the Silver Mirror | Witchblade | A coven that focuses on using their blood magic to heal the injured and reveal the truth. | Zhenra-Khal |
Coven of the Thousand Blades | Witchblade | A coven more bloodthirsty than most, they revel in destruction for destruction's sake. | Zhenra-Khal |
College of Creation | Bard | Bards that use words and song to manifest creation. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Oath of the Crown | Paladin | This oath deals with the governing of society. | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Dark Knight | Fighter | Dark knights expend their own health to deal massive powerful blows, recover through acts of violence, and sow death in their wake. Knights who embody vengeance and bloodshed, they strike powerful blows at their own expense. | Eiji-kun |
Death Domain | Cleric | This domain deals with death and undead | Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) |
Deep Stalker Conclave | Ranger Revised | This conclave focuses on undergound and underdark environments | UA Revised Ranger |
School of Divination | Wizard | This school focuses on divination, discovery and understanding spells | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Way of the Divine Path | Monk | These monks follow a religious path | Rlyehable |
Divine Soul | Sorcerer | This origin is from a divine source | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Draconic Bloodline | Sorcerer | Draws its magic from a dragon ancestor | SRD5 |
Way of the Ascendant Dragon | Monk | This tradition is inspired by dragons | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons |
Drakewarden | Ranger | This archetype bonds with a Drake | Fizban's Treasury of Dragons |
Circle of Dreams | Druid | This circle has close ties to the Feywild | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Way of the Drunken Master | Monk | This tradition uses deception and agility to surprise the opponent. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Eldritch Knight | Fighter | Combines magic with martial prowess | Player's Handbook (5e) |
College of Eloquence | Bard | Bards that use their mastery of language to infuse their magic. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
School of Enchantment | Wizard | This school focuses on enchantment, the manipulation of other's will. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
School of Evocation | Wizard | This tradition focuses on magic that creates powerful elemental effects | SRD5 |
Fate Domain UA | Cleric | This domain focus on destiny or fate. | UA 2022 Wonders of the Multiverse |
The Fathomless | Warlock | Warlocks who draw their power from deep oceans and the Elemental Plane of Water. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Favored Soul | Sorcerer | !Deprecated! This origin is from a divine source. This subclass is deprecated. It was replaces with Divine Soul (5e). | UA Sorcerer |
Fey Wanderer | Ranger | These rangers patrol the border between the Feywild and the Material Plane | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
The Fiend | Warlock | These sorcerers have made a pact with a fiend from the lower planes of existence | SRD5 |
Forge Domain | Cleric | The divine domain of working with metal, from digging the ore to finished product | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Way of the Four Elements | Monk | These monks focus their ki to manifest the four elements. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Fringe Warden | Ranger | This archetype focuses on guerilla tactics. | Venture Maidens Campaign Guide |
The Genie | Warlock | Warlocks who draw their power from a Genie. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Ghost in the Machine | Warlock | This worlock's patron, so to speak, is an Artificial Intelligence in modern or futuristic times. | UA Modern Magic |
Path of the Giant | Barbarian | Barbarian who infused with ememental magic of giantkind. | UA 2022 Giant Options |
College of Glamour | Bard | This college specializes in casting glamours. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Gloom Stalker | Ranger | This archetype specializes in working in dark conditions. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Oath of Glory | Paladin | These paladins espouse glory in heroism. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Grave Domain | Cleric | Divine domain of the respect of the dead and afterlife. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
The Great Old One | Warlock | Patron from the Far Realm | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Guardian | UA Ranger | Deprecated! This subclass is as protective as a mother bear. | UA Ranger Options |
The Hexblade | Warlock | These sorcerers draw power from a force in the Shadowfell | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Horizon Walker | Ranger | This subclass focuses on threats from other planes | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Hunter | Ranger | Specialized Hunter | SRD5 |
Hunter Conclave | Ranger Revised | This conclave focuses on hunting specific kinds of targets | UA Revised Ranger |
School of Illusion | Wizard | This school focuses on illusion, the manipulation of the senses | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Infiltrator | Fighter | Spell-less Ranger as Fighter subclass | Rlyehable |
Inquisitive | Rogue | This subclass focuses on determining true intent. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
School of Invention | Wizard | This tradition focuses magical experimentation. | UA Three Subclasses |
Way of the Kensei | Monk | These monks are one with their weapon. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Knowledge Domain | Cleric | The domain of knowledge and information. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Circle of the Land | Druid | This subclass draws power form the land. | SRD5 |
Life Domain | Cleric | The Life domain focuses on the positive energy that sustains all life. | SRD5 |
Light Domain | Cleric | This domain includes truth, beauty, and revealing. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Way of the Long Death | Monk | These monks focus on the transition from life to death | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
College of Lore | Bard | These bards know something about most things | SRD5 |
Lunar Magic | Sorcerer | These sorcerers draw magic of the moon(s) | UA 2022 Heroes of Krynn |
Mastermind | Rogue | This subclass focuses on intrigue and manipulation. | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Way of Mercy | Monk | This class focuses on aiding others | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Meta Spellfire | Spellfire Wielder | Meta Spellfire path | Azzdan |
Monster Hunter | Fighter | !DEPRECATED! These fighters specialize in opposing creatures of gothic horror. | UA Gothic Characters |
Monster Slayer | Ranger | This subclass focuses on knowing a foes capabilities and foiling them. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Circle of the Moon | Druid | This circle focuses on beast shape. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Mystic Geometrist | Sorcerer | These sorcerers draw power from mystical geometries. | Rlyehable |
Nature Domain | Cleric | Domain of nature | Player's Handbook (5e) |
School of Necromancy | Wizard | This school focuses on necromancy - withering, disease, and death | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Night Domain | Cleric | This domain promotes the ideals of darkness, concealing, and secrets. | Rlyehable |
Oath of Conquest | Paladin | This oath focus on subjugation. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Oath of Devotion | Paladin | Sometimes called cavaliers, white knights, or holy warriors, these paladins meet the ideal of the knight in shining armor, acting with honor in pursuit of justice and the greater good. | SRD5 |
Oath of Redemption | Paladin | Path of nonviolence | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Oath of Treachery | Paladin | For oath-breaker paladins | UA Paladin |
Onomancy | Wizard | This tradition focuses on true names. | UA Cleric, Druid, and Wizard |
Way of the Open Hand | Monk | Ultimate masters of martial arts combat, armed or unarmed | SRD5 |
Order Domain | Cleric | Domain of discipline and law | Varied GGtR TCoE |
Order of the Riftwalker | Blood Hunter | You warp space and time to consume your foes, but are just as at risk of being consumed. | Zhenra-Khal |
Path of the Runescarred | Barbarian | Ever wanna mix rage and magic without breaking your game? Here's your ticket to glory. | Zhenra-Khal |
Peace Domain | Cleric | Domain of peace | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Phantom | Rogue | These rogues walk between life and death | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Phoenix Sorcery | Sorcerer | These sorcerers draw from the flame of the Phoenix | UA Sorcerer |
Circle of the Primeval | Druid | Druid that draws upon the primeval power of dinosaurs and other primal beasts. | UA 2022 Giant Options |
Protection Domain | Cleric | Domain of focused on protecting the faithful | UA Cleric |
Psi Warrior | Fighter | These fighters utilize psychic power to augment their martial prowess. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Psionic Soul | Sorcerer | These sorcerers draw on psychic energy | UA 2020 Psionic Options Revisited |
Psionics | Wizard | !Deprecated! These wizards cast spells with the power of the mind. | UA Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard |
Rune Knight | Fighter | These fighters utilize mystic power of runes to augment their martial prowess. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Runecrafter | Wizard | Wizard that draws power from the power of runes. | UA 2022 Giant Options |
Samurai | Fighter | These fighters embody an unbreakable fighting spirit. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
College of Satire | Bard | This is the college of Jesters. | UA Classics Revisited |
Scout | Rogue | This subclass focuses on wilderness survival | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Scout UA | Fighter | DEPRECATED! This subclass focuses on pathfinding | UA Classics Revisited |
Order of Scribes | Wizard | This tradition focuses on recording and describing magic. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Sea Sorcery | Sorcerer | These sorcerers draw power from the sea. | UA Sorcerer |
Seeker | UA Ranger | This subclass focuses on finding secrets of the wild. | UA Ranger Options |
Shadow Magic | Sorcerer | The sorcerer draws power from the Shadowfell | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Way of Shadow | Monk | Monks of this tradition are ninjas and assassins. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Sharpshooter (5e)/Martial Archetype | Fighter | This archetype focuses on ranged combat | UA Fighter |
Circle of the Shepherd | Druid | This category deals with spirits of beasts. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Shooting Star | Ranger | A Ranger conclave with an emphasis on mastering dark magic; a re-imagining of the Arcane Archer. | Vaegrim |
Soulknife | Rogue | These rogues project blades of psychic energy | |
College of Spirits | Bard | This tradition pulls inspiring stories from beyond the grave and material plane. | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft |
Circle of Spores | Druid | This circle focuses on decay and the life cycle | Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica |
Stalker | UA Ranger | This subclass stalks and eliminates threats to the natural world | UA Ranger Options |
Circle of Stars | Druid | These druids study the stars | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Stone Sorcery | Sorcerer | These sorcerers draw their power from the Elemental Plane of Earth | UA Sorcerer |
Path of the Storm Herald | Barbarian | Barbarian who taps the primal power of storms. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Storm Sorcery | Sorcerer | This origin pulls power from storms. | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Summoner | Wizard | The summoner tradition focuses on summoning and manipulating creatures. | Rlyehable |
Way of the Sun Soul | Monk | These monks transform their ki into light | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Swarmkeeper | Ranger | These rangers shepherd a swarm of nature spirits. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Swashbuckler | Rogue | This style focuses on two-weapon two-weapon fighting and stylized attack | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
College of Swords | Bard | Bards who's performance focuses on weapons | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Technomancy | Wizard | This tradition focuses on the magic of technology | UA Modern Magic |
Tempest Domain | Cleric | Domain of storms. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
The Mana | Warlock Warlock | Directly receiving power from the stewardess of all magic. | Max7238 |
Theurgy | Wizard | This tradition draws its power from the Gods of Magic (Loki, Circle, etc.) | UA Non-Divine Faithful SFG |
Thief | Rogue | Burglars, bandits, cutpurses, treasure seekers, explorers, delvers, and investigators | SRD5 |
Path of the Totem Warrior | Barbarian | Barbarian that draws its power from animal spirits. | PHB5 SCAG |
Way of Tranquility | Monk | This subclass focuses on peace. | UA Monk |
School of Transmutation | Wizard | This school focuses on transmutation, the changing one thing into another | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Travel Domain | Cleric | Domain of travelers, explorers, and adventurers. | Rlyehable |
Trickery Domain | Cleric | Domain of tricks, pranks, and misdirection. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Circle of Twilight | Druid | This circle focuses on the transition of life to death. | UA Druid |
Twilight Domain | Cleric | Domain focuses on the change from light to dark. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
The Undead | Warlock | This tradition's patron is a powerful undead. | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft |
The Undying Light | Warlock | DEPRECATED. These warlocks draw power from the Positive Plane | UA Underdark Characters |
The Undying | Warlock | This patron is a immortal who has once mortal | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide |
Unity Domain | Cleric | Clerics who's deity has the aspect of Unity. | UA 2020 Subclasses Part 2 |
College of Valor | Bard | This colleges encourages the martial aspect of the class. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Venerable Dragon | Warlock | These sorcerers have made a pact with a powerful dragon | Rlyehable |
Oath of Vengeance | Paladin | Oath to punish evil acts and creatures. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
War Domain | Cleric | Domain of war, warfare, and warriors. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
War Magic | Wizard | This tradition focuses on casting in combat | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Warblade | Fighter | Versatile master of many stances. | Vaegrim |
Warrior | Fighter | Simple subclass for fighter. A reworking of user:Ghostwheel's Warrior (5e Class) into a fighter subclass. | Rlyehable |
Oath of the Watchers | Paladin | These paladins protect against outsiders. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Way of the Passive Hand | Monk | Inspired by Wing Chun, the way of the passive hand utilizes speed among anything else. Deflecting/blocking first, then striking. | Kasuke |
College of Whispers | Bard | This college focuses on sowing dischord | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |
Wild Magic | Sorcerer | These sorcerers tap into the raw, unformed magic with unpredictable results. | Player's Handbook (5e) |
Path of Wild Magic | Barbarian | Barbarian who draws power from untamed magic. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Circle of Wildfire | Druid | These druids embody destruction and creation. | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything |
Path of the Zealot | Barbarian | This path relies on religious ferver. | Xanathar's Guide to Everything |