Class Guides

[Morrus]

Looking for guides on how to best optimise or build a class or concept in your D&D 5th Edition game? Look no further than this thread!

2024 Classes​

Monk​

• D&D 5e 2024 Monk Handbook by Not A Decepticon

2014 Classes​

Barbarian​

• 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)
• How to Win Fights and Intimidate People(Another Barbarian Primer) By Frankie1969

Bard​

• 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​

• 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
• Divine Tomfoolery- a guide to Trickery Clerics By Jumbowheat01

Druid​

• Thy Fearful Symmetry: A Circle of the Moon Handbook By RCanine
• Lunar Wilds: A Moon Druid Animal Guide By Yunru [Repost]
• 5e Druid Handbook - Dreams, Land, Moon and Shepherd by Hymer
• By Your Powers Combined: A Land Druid Handbook By Chameleon-X
• Irhtos Sauriv's guide to front line druidism By Tetrasodium

Fighter​

• 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​

• 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​

• 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
• The Wall of Fear: A Complete Guide to the Oath of Conquest By Legimus

Ranger​

• Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Ranger Guide By Gladius Legis
• 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]

Rogue​

• 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

Sorcerer​

• Born to be Wild, a sorcerer guide By Mellored
• Power Overwhelming: A Sorcerer Guide By RhaegarT
• 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​

• 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​

• 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
• Inquisitor Lim's Bladesinger and Wizard Guide: Xanathar's Edition by Rofel Wodring

Multiclass Guides​

• The Karate Kid: A Guide to Monk/Druid Multiclassing by Yunru
• Unlimited Blade Works, Paladin/Sorcerer guide By Gastronomie
• General multiclassing guide By Petenutbutter
• The Sorlock Guide to the tormented divine soul with Xanathar's Divine Soul(17)+Hexblade(3) by Obliza
• Raven Soul / Eldritch Soul: combining Eldritch Knight with Divine Soul to thematically optimise Shadow Blade/Booming Blade by Fevvers
• Dealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin By Gladius Legis [Repost]

Homebrew​

• Paths of Nobility: A Noble Class Guide By Yunru
• Preparing for the Hunt; A Blood Hunter Handbook By Nishant

Other​

• 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
• Is the Archer Class Really Made up of Archers? By Singapore AL community

Outdated​

Druid​

• 5e Druid Handbook - Land & Moon By Hymer (expanded and moved to new link)

Paladin​

• Oathbound: The Paladin Guide By Gladius Legis

Ranger​

• Into the Woods We Go: The Ranger Guide By Gladius Legis [Repost]

Sorcerer​

• A Bunny's Guide to the Sorcerer

Old WotC Links​

• 5th Edition Spells Spreadsheet
• Annual Cantrip Review
• Basic Char-Op
• Conjurer of Cheap Tricks - A Conjuration Handbook
• DPR King
• Handbook to Guide Writing
• Level Dip Guide
• Ways to attack with your Reaction
• Know Your Rites: A Guide to Ritual Casting
• What's Your Story: A Custom Backgrounds Guide
• List of ability check modifiers
• Know Your Enemy

This is the initial list. It will contain links to the Wizards of the Coast threads until I move each one over and correct the link to point here. If it's already been moved, I've put it in BOLD.

Barbarian​

• The Gentleman’s Guide to Proper Barbarism
• Graceful Destruction: A Guide to Dex Based Barbarism

Bard​

• A party without music is lame: A Bard Guide
• Bardic Lore: A Basic College of Lore Bard Guide

Cleric​

• For God and Party-A Cleric's guide
• Dictum Mortuum's The Cleric Handbook[Note: Outside URL]
• Celestial Link Evoking Radiance Into Creation

Druid​

• Thy Fearful Symmetry: A Circle of the Moon Handbook

[Editors Note: The second Druid guide, titled Lunar Wilds, contained almost nothing and was almost totally incomplete, so I am not moving that over. I will, however, make a note of his few comments in the Circle of the Moon handbook thread]

Fighter​

• Bow Bond: An Eldritch Knight’s guide to Archery
• The Art of War: A Fighter Guide
• Battle On: The Fighter Guide

Monk​

• Meditation, Mediation, Devastation: A Monk's Guide
• Monk and the Four Elements (Subclasses mini guide)

Paladin​

• Oathbound: The Paladin Guide (OUTDATED)
• My Word Is My Sword: The Paladin Guide (CURRENT)

Ranger​

• Animal Buddy: A Guide to the Ranger's Beast Companion
• The Outdoorsman's Guide to natural Ranging
• Into the Woods We Go

Rogue​

• A Knife in the Dark – The Rogue’s Handbook
• Dealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin
• I Fought the Law and Won: The Rogue Guide

Sorcerer​

• Born to be Wild, a sorcerer guide
• A Bunny's Guide to the Sorcerer
• Power Overwhelming: A Sorcerer Guide
• Guide for optimized Sorcerer
• Playing Dice with the Universe: A Slant Guide to Wild Magic Sorcerers

Warlock​

• Blade, Book, and Chain - A Warlock Guide
• Pacts, Patrons and Power - A Warlock Guide

Wizard​

• Arrive on Time - A General Guide to Wizardry
• Treantmonk's Guide to Wizards 5e
• A blast from the past - Wizarding 101 by Avalongod

Other​

• 5th Edition Spells Spreadsheet
• Annual Cantrip Review
• Basic Char-Op
• Conjurer of Cheap Tricks - A Conjuration Handbook
• DPR King
• Handbook to Guide Writing
• Level Dip Guide
• The Grappler's Manual - Grappling in 5th Edition
• A Collection of Useful Spell Lists
• List of All Personality Traits, Ideals, Bonds, and Flaws
• Ways to attack with your Reaction
• REPOSITORY: Homebrew & Original Content
• Know Your Rites: A Guide to Ritual Casting
• Stealth, hiding and you!
• What's Your Story: A Custom Backgrounds Guide
• List of ability check modifiers
• Know Your Enemy
• Skill Monkey Builds
• Dagger Thrower

 

[Adamant]

I'm afraid you got the outdated version here, the up to date one is A Collection of D&D Class Build Guides - Wiki Thread the Second.

 

[Morrus]

I'm afraid you got the outdated version here, the up to date one is A Collection of D&D Class Build Guides - Wiki Thread the Second.

It’s a wiki — it can be edited!

 

[Morrus]

Hey, look at that! {hx} tags automagically create a table of contents!

 

[Zaukrie]

Dndbeyond has lots of class guides.......Where would you like them linked?