D&D 5E Xanathar's Guide to Everything: What subclasses made the cut?

[CraziFuzzy]

I wonder how many changes there will be for the options initially presented in UA blogs (asking for my 8th level Storm Herald).

 

[Vinicius Reis]

I wish they could release the next extra life rewards today ahahah
They already achieved the 40 k mark so:
$30k: Subclass preview, from Xanathar’s Guide
$35k: Drawing of in-game Tortle champion asset, from Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
$40k: Table of Contents, from Xanathar’s Guide

 

[hejtmane]

I wish they could release the next extra life rewards today ahahah
They already achieved the 40 k mark so:
$30k: Subclass preview, from Xanathar’s Guide
$35k: Drawing of in-game Tortle champion asset, from Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
$40k: Table of Contents, from Xanathar’s Guide

Trevor Kidd respond on the Nathan Stewart (looks to be another WOTC employee) when someone asked about the update saying We'll get tge rest of the ToC up next week after the forge domain from the last milestone. Was tweeted on 13 OCT 17

 

[Charlaquin1]

So, uhh... apparently the Wizard Subclass is War Magic. I'm surprised, Thaumaturgy seemed like a shoe-in. Pleasantly surprised though, as I really didn't like Thaumaturgy.

 

[Vinicius Reis]

i am seeing the channel from d&d beyond talking about the war magic. They gonna get to add Int to their initiative modifier, this is awesome.
I like the concept of war magic being something between abjuration and evocation school.

 

[Parmandur]

Ok, so ToC contents has been leaked, can be seen on Reddit among other places.

Bard College of Swords is in for 3
Cleric is just Grave and Forge for 2
Druid Shepherd is confirmed for 2
Drunk Master and Long Sun (SCAG reprint) confirmed for Monk getting 3
Ranger gets 3 (renamed Deepatalker, looks like)
Swashbuckler and Mastermind from SCAG reprinted for Rogue to make 4
Storm Mage from SCAG give Sorcerer 3
Warlock gets Hexblade for 2
And War Wizard confirmed.

 

[GarrettKP]

Full list of Subclasses

Ancestral Guardians, Storm Herald, Zealot

College of Swords, College of Glamour, College of Whispers

Forge Domain, Grave Domain

Circle of Dreams, Circle of Shepherds

Cavalier, Arcane Archer, Samurai

Kensei, Drunken Master, Sun Soul

Oath of Conquest, Oath of Redemption

Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Monster Slayer

Scout, Inquisitive, Swashbuckler, Mastermind

Divine Soul, Shadow Magic, Storm Sorcerey

Hexblade, Celestial

War Magic

 

[Parmandur]

So, PHB + XGtE gives the following range of archetypes:

Barbarian: 5
Bard: 5
Cleric: 9
Druid: 4
Fighter: 6
Monk: 6
Ranger: 5
Rogue: 7
Paladin: 5
Sorcerer: 5
Warlock: 5
Wizard: 9

Total: 71

Median among all Classes:5
Average per Class:5.916666667

Considering how specific the Druid is, the balance seems relatively fair at this point.

 

[gyor]

Full list of Subclasses

Ancestral Guardians, Storm Herald, Zealot

College of Swords, College of Glamour, College of Whispers

Forge Domain, Grave Domain

Circle of Dreams, Circle of Shepherds

Cavalier, Arcane Archer, Samurai

Kensei, Drunken Master, Sun Soul

Oath of Conquest, Oath of Redemption

Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Monster Slayer

Scout, Inquisitive, Swashbuckler, Mastermind

Divine Soul, Shadow Magic, Storm Sorcerey

Hexblade, Celestial

War Magic

They screwed up, Sun Soul is very much Forgotten Realms setting specific. Not that it's not easily ported, just pointing that out.

Surprised by Mastermind, but it's setting neutral.

 

[Parmandur]

They screwed up, Sun Soul is very much Forgotten Realms setting specific. Not that it's not easily ported, just pointing that out.

Surprised by Mastermind, but it's setting neutral.

Their primary consideration was really AL popularity, on all likelihood.