Looking for guides on how to best optimise or build a class or concept in your D&D 5th Edition game?
There are all kinds of class guides out there for your next Dungeons and Dragons Character. Thanks to Enworld for starting this compilation.
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Loading ...Barbarian Guides
- Rage Against The Darkness: A 5E Barbarian Guide by Sheriff Dan (Updated with Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Proper Barbarism By Jell_Moo [Repost]
- Graceful Destruction: A Guide to the Dex Based Barbarian By Yunru
- I’ll NEVER Die! By NeoSeraphi
- D&D 5e Character Optimization – Barbarian By Michael Long (apparently at least in part compiled from NeoSeraphi’s and Jell_Moo’s guides)
Bard Guides
- Can I get an Encore: Do you Want More? by Sheriff Dan (Updated with Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- A party without music is lame: A Bard Guide By Mellored
- Bardic Lore: A Basic College of Lore Bard Guide By Zardnaar
- Players Gonna Play By EvilAnagram
- The College of Legendary Steeds By Starstuff
Cleric Guides
- The Good God Botherer by Sheriff Dan (Updated with Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- For God and Party-A Cleric’s guide By DanMathMan [Repost]
- Celestial Link Evoking Radiance Into Creation By Mellored
- The Devout and the Dead, a guide to clerics By Yorrin
- The Cleric Handbook By RPG BOT
- Divine Tomfoolery- a guide to Trickery Clerics By Jumbowheat01
Druid Guides
- Thy Fearful Symmetry: A Circle of the Moon Handbook By RCanine
- Lunar Wilds: A Moon Druid Animal Guide By Yunru [Repost]
- 5e Druid Handbook – Land & Moon By Hymer
- By Your Powers Combined: A Land Druid Handbook By Chameleon-X
- Irhtos Sauriv’s guide to front line druidism By Tetrasodium
Fighter Guides
- Faerun Foreign Legion: 5E Fighter Guide By
Sheriff Dan (Updated with Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) - Bow Bond: An Eldritch Knight’s Guide to Archery By Mightythokk [Repost]
- The Art of War: A Fighter Guide By Koga395 [Repost]
- Battle On: The Fighter Guide By Gladius Legis
- Bellator Arcana – The Eldritch Knight Guide By LightningArrow
- An Illustrated Manual for Inflicting Violence By EvilAnagram
- Eldritch Knight Tactica By Nightsteel
Monk Guides
- Meditation, Mediation, Devastation: A Monk’s Guide By Yunru
- Monk and the Four Elements (Subclasses mini guide) By ClockworkNinja
- The Good the Bad and the Monk, a 5e Monk guide By EnderDwarf
Paladin Guides
- On a Mission from God – 5E Paladin Guide By Sheriff Dan (Updated with Xanathar’s Guide to Everything)
- My Word Is My Sword: The Paladin Guide By Gladius Legis
- Good is Not Nice, A paladin’s guide By EvilAnagram
- A Guide to the D&D 5th Edition Paladin through the eyes of a 3.5 Player By T.G. Oskar
Ranger Guides
- Not all who wander are lost, A Ranger’s Guide By EvilAnagram
- Animal Buddy: A Guide to the Ranger’s Beast Companion By Lord_Ventnor [Repost]
- The Outdoorsman’s Guide to Natural Ranging By dwgautier [Repost]
- Into the Woods We Go: The Ranger Guide By Gladius Legis [Repost]
Rogue Guides
- Casing the Joint – A 5E Rogue Guide by Sheriff Dan
(Updated with Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) - A Knife in the Dark – The Rogue’s Handbook By clutchbone
- I Fought the Law and Won: The Rogue Guide By Gladius Legis
- Person_Man’s 5E Rogue Guide By Person_Man
- Starstuff’s Thief Guide By Starstuff
- A thousand lies and a good disguise By Cuddlebot5000
- Dealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin By Gladius Legis [Repost]
Sorcerer Guides
- Maybe They’re Born With It, Maybe it’s Sorcery – 5e Sorcerer Optimisation Guide
- Born to be Wild, a sorcerer guide By Mellored
- Power Overwhelming: A Sorcerer Guide By RhaegarT [Repost]
- Guide for the Optimized Sorcerer By Sorxores [Repost]
- Playing Dice with the Universe: A Slant Guide to Wild-Magic Sorcerer By Cognomen’s Cassowary
- Caster Unleashed By Guru
- How to Rend Fiends and Immolate People By EvilAnagram
Warlock Guides
- Multi-Level-Magic Scheme – 5E Warlock Guide by Sheriff Dan
- Pacts, Patrons and Power – A Warlock Guide By Mellored
- Pact-making 101: A guide to the 5th edition Warlock By Oncoming Storm
- Blade, Book, and Chain: A Warlock Guide By Mephi1234 [Repost]
- Selling your Soul at a Premium: The Warlock’s Guide to Power By EvilAnagram
- The (un)complete Warlock Guide to multiclassing By Asmotherion
Wizard Guides
- Arrive on Time – A General Guide to Wizardry By TheBigHouse
- Treantmonk’s Guide to Wizards 5e By Treantmonklvl20
- A blast from the past – Wizarding 101 by Avalongod
- Melee Bladesinger Guide By Nadrigol
- The master of the arcane By rfkannen
Multiclass Guides
- Unlimited Blade Works, Paladin/Sorcerer guide By Gastronomie
- General multiclassing guide By Petenutbutter
Homebrew
- Paths of Nobility: A Noble Class Guide By Yunru
- Preparing for the Hunt; A Blood Hunter Handbook By Nishant
Dungeon Master Guides
- 28 Questions a DM Should Ask Their Players When Starting a D&D Campaign by Sheriff Dan
- Dungeons & Dragons Game Master Resource List by Various
- 7 Tips and Resources For New Dungeon Masters by Sheriff Dan
- How This “Lazy, Actor” DM Runs SKILL CHALLENGES in 5E By Jennifer Hawkins
Other 5th Edition Guides
- The Grappler’s Manual – Grappling in 5th Edition By ktkenshinx
- A Collection of Useful Spell Lists By Leugren
- List of All Personality Traits, Ideals, Bonds, and Flaws By Leugren
- Repository: Homebrew & Original Content By Kalani [Repost]
- Stealth, hiding and you! By Noctem
- Skill Monkey Builds By Mistwell
- Dagger Thrower By Mistwell
Most of the guides above are complied from Enword forums. Some were originally posted on the Wizards of the Coast forums and then transferred to other websites when WotC deactivated them.
We’ve posted them here in a hope to help out people looking to Character Optimise.
You may even find some guides from us in the links above.
Thanks for this!
I don’t get to play too often, but I love the roleplay opportunities of the Bard.
thx for this! Can you make a druid guide plz ?
Sure thing, We’re working on a guide for each D&D Class. Though Druid isn’t getting a ton of love in the votes so it’s lower down on the list currently.
There are some other great Druid Guides linked to above though. Be sure to check them out.
You’re missing Artificer! Here’s one I put together: https://www.nerdsandscoundrels.com/artificer-5e/