Summary

Spells are the bread and butter of any magic user inDungeons & Dragons, and even martial classes can occasionally have the opportunity to dip their toes into spellcasting. They can also be one of the most overwhelming aspects ofbuilding aDnDcharacter, as the 2024Player’s Handbookfeatures a huge variety of spells to choose from.

DnDspells are divided into eight different schools of magic, each of which alters the bounds of reality in a different way. All magical classes have their own spell lists, which draw from across schools of magic to build the appropriate flavor for each class. The 2024Player’s Handbookcontains almost 400 spells in total, with most of them returning from previous material alongside a small selection ofcompletely new spell additions.

A D&D character in fine clothes writing with a quill pin in 2024 Player’s Handbook art.

D&D: Every Character Background In The 2024 Player’s Handbook

Character backgrounds are more important than ever in the Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player’s Handbook, and there’s a large selection to choose from.

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A cleric casts a healing spell onto a wounded person.

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Protection from Evil and Good

A D&D character hiding behind a curtain and using mage hand to manipulate an auction.

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A Wizard from D&D’s 2024 Player’s Handbook with flame emanating from a finger.

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A druid spellcaster surrounded by plant and animal life in D&D’s 2024 Player’s Handbook.

Dispel Evil and Good

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DnD character being caught by Hold Person spell

Guards and Wards

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A bard playing a stringed instrument and manipulating a kobold in D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook art.

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5 DnD Builds That Are More Fun To Make Than To Play - An image of a Tiefling Warlock preparing Eldritch Blast

Create Food and Water

D&D: One 2024 Player’s Handbook Spell Change Finally Ends A Decade Of Debates

There’s always been an answer out there, but putting it in the book for the first time could settle a lot of arguments about how to play.

Detect Evil and Good

A character pulling an invisibile cloak over themselves in D&D art.

Detect Poison and Disease

Locate Animals or Plants

A dragonborn Monk and human Wizard as depicted in D&D’s 2024 Player’s Handbook.

Foresight

Hunter’s marktakes on a new emphasisas a central feature of the Ranger toolkit in the 2024Player’s Handbook.

D&D: Every Feat In The 2024 Player’s Handbook

Feats are a fun way to spice up characters in Dungeons & Dragons, and the 2024 Player’s Handbook offers a lot of options across several categories.

Concentration

D&D: Every Class & Subclass In The 2024 Player’s Handbook

The 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook has a strong lineup of classes and subclasses to choose from, even if things have shifted a bit.

Create or Destroy Water

Purify Food and Drink

Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons is a popular tabletop game originally invented in 1974 by Ernest Gary Gygax and David Arneson. The fantasy role-playing game brings together players for a campaign with various components, including abilities, races, character classes, monsters, and treasures. The game has drastically expanded since the ’70s, with numerous updated box sets and expansions.