The following list of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition character classes includes every character class and subclass which appeared in an official Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition product. It does not include classes and subclasses appearing in Unearthed Arcana or third-party works.
Classes
| Class | Primary ability | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbarian | Strength | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Bard | Charisma | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Cleric | Wisdom | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| Druid | Wisdom | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Fighter | Strength or Dexterity | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| Monk | Dexterity and Wisdom | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Paladin | Strength and Charisma | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Ranger | Dexterity and Wisdom | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Rogue | Dexterity | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| Sorcerer | Charisma | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Warlock | Charisma | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Wizard | Intelligence | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| Artificer | Intelligence[1] | Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
Subclasses
| Subclass | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Path of the Berserker | Barbarian | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Path of the Totem Warrior | Barbarian | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014)[2] |
| College of Lore | Bard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| College of Valor | Bard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Knowledge Domain | Cleric | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Life Domain | Cleric | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| Light Domain | Cleric | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Nature Domain | Cleric | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Tempest Domain | Cleric | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Trickery Domain | Cleric | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| War Domain | Cleric | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Circle of the Land | Druid | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Circle of the Moon | Druid | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Champion | Fighter | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| Battle Master | Fighter | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Eldritch Knight | Fighter | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Way of the Open Hand | Monk | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Way of Shadow | Monk | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Way of the Four Elements | Monk | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Oath of Devotion | Paladin | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Oath of the Ancients | Paladin | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Oath of Vengeance | Paladin | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Hunter | Ranger | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Beast Master | Ranger | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Thief | Rogue | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| Assassin | Rogue | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Arcane Trickster | Rogue | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Draconic Bloodline | Sorcerer | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| Wild Magic | Sorcerer | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| The Archfey | Warlock | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| The Fiend | Warlock | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) SRD 5.1 |
| The Great Old One | Warlock | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| School of Abjuration | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| School of Conjuration | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| School of Divination | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| School of Enchantment | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| School of Evocation | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) Basic Rules SRD 5.1 |
| School of Illusion | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| School of Necromancy | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| School of Transmutation | Wizard | Player's Handbook (5e) (2014) |
| Death Domain | Cleric | Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) (2014) |
| Oathbreaker | Paladin | Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) (2014) |
| Path of the Battlerager | Barbarian | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) |
| Arcana Domain | Cleric | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) |
| Purple Dragon Knight (Banneret) |
Fighter | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) |
| Way of the Long Death | Monk | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) |
| Way of the Sun Soul | Monk | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Oath of the Crown | Paladin | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) |
| Mastermind | Rogue | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Swashbuckler | Rogue | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Storm Sorcery | Sorcerer | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| The Undying | Warlock | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) |
| Bladesinging | Wizard | Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Pyromancer | Sorcerer | Plane Shift: Kaladesh (2017) |
| Solidarity Domain | Cleric | Plane Shift: Amonkhet (2017) |
| Strength Domain | Cleric | Plane Shift: Amonkhet (2017) |
| Ambition Domain | Cleric | Plane Shift: Amonkhet (2017) |
| Zeal Domain | Cleric | Plane Shift: Amonkhet (2017) |
| Path of the Ancestral Guardian | Barbarian | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Path of the Storm Herald | Barbarian | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Path of the Zealot | Barbarian | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| College of Glamour | Bard | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| College of Swords | Bard | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| College of Whispers | Bard | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Forge Domain | Cleric | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Grave Domain | Cleric | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Circle of Dreams | Druid | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Circle of the Shepherd | Druid | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Arcane Archer | Fighter | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Cavalier | Fighter | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Samurai | Fighter | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Way of the Drunken Master | Monk | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Way of the Kensei | Monk | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Oath of Conquest | Paladin | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Oath of Redemption | Paladin | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Gloom Stalker | Ranger | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Horizon Walker | Ranger | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Monster Slayer | Ranger | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Inquisitive | Rogue | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Scout | Rogue | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Divine Soul | Sorcerer | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Shadow Magic | Sorcerer | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| The Celestial | Warlock | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| The Hexblade | Warlock | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| War Magic | Wizard | Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) |
| Order Domain | Cleric | Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica (2018) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Circle of Spores | Druid | Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica (2018) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Alchemist | Artificer | Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Artillerist | Artificer | Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Battle Smith | Artificer | Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Echo Knight | Fighter | Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (2020) |
| Chronurgy Magic | Wizard | Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (2020) |
| Graviturgy Magic | Wizard | Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (2020) |
| College of Eloquence | Bard | Mythic Odysseys of Theros (2020) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Oath of Glory | Paladin | Mythic Odysseys of Theros (2020) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Armorer | Artificer | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Path of the Beast | Barbarian | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Path of Wild Magic | Barbarian | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| College of Creation | Bard | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Peace Domain | Cleric | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Twilight Domain | Cleric | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Circle of Stars | Druid | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Circle of Wildfire | Druid | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Psi Warrior | Fighter | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Rune Knight | Fighter | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Way of Mercy | Monk | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Way of the Astral Self | Monk | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Oath of the Watchers | Paladin | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Fey Wanderer | Ranger | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Swarmkeeper | Ranger | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Phantom | Rogue | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Soulknife | Rogue | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Aberrant Mind | Sorcerer | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Clockwork Soul | Sorcerer | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| The Fathomless | Warlock | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| The Genie | Warlock | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
| Order of Scribes | Wizard | Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) |
Notes
- The default sorting is the order in which the class or subclass was released.
- The links to articles on each character class or subclass refer to the class or subclass in general, rather than just the D&D 5th edition incarnation.
References
- ↑ Classes (D&D Beyond). Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ↑ Additional options for this subclass are provided in the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015), p.121-122.
