Dungeons & Dragons announces new reference cards for spells, magic items, and monsters

Wizards of the Coast plans to release 8 boxes of reference cards for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E later this summer. The new D&D Reference Cards will contain references for magic spells, magic items, and monsters. Spell decks for Level 0 (Cantrips) through Level 5 will be released, with each deck containing two levels' worth of spells. The magic item reference decks will be split between common and uncommon items and rare and very rare items. The monsters will be split into three different categories - "Animals and NPCs", "Mystical and Menacing", and "Fearsome and Ferocious". The spell decks will cost $19.99 and the other decks will retail for $24.99. The decks will be released on August 18th.

D&D reference cards aren't unusual - Gale Force 9 released a series of popular reference cards for 5E a while ago. However, these are the first released specifically by Dungeons & Dragons, and each card also uses official artwork pulled presumably from the new 5.5E core rulebooks.

 

[GarrettKP]

Interesting! There’s 3 more CR 0-5 monsters in these cards not in the PHB then.

It’s likely three blank cards for Homebrew monsters.

 

[Stormonu]

This is the 1 thing I have never loved about this and daggerheart. Cards are just not my thing. Feels like a backwards step in everything

I will take cards over a player flipping through a book for several minutes to find a spell I told them to write down six times beforehand (and I'm not kidding about that).

I've been using spell cards and the like since at least 2E.

 

[GarrettKP]

Now that we know the Arcana Unleashed books are available at GenCon, I’m betting these cards will also be available there.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I will take cards over a player flipping through a book for several minutes to find a spell I told them to write down six times beforehand (and I'm not kidding about that).

I've been using spell cards and the like since at least 2E.

Other than the logistics of having to buy and keep track of all the cards, they make a huge difference in play. Big fan of them myself.

 

[Remathilis]

I managed to pick up the Welcome to the Hellfire Club box set on clearance and was pleased with the spell/item/monster cards that come with it. If these are the same quality, they got some sales from me.

(Also, @LaTia J , start selling those combat tracker pads in bulk. I'll buy a dozen!)

 

[GarrettKP]

(Also, @LaTia J , start selling those combat tracker pads in bulk. I'll buy a dozen!)

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