Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses

Dungeons & Dragons has dropped their first Unearthed Arcana playtest of 2026, with four brand-new subclasses being tested. Today, Wizards of the Coast posted a Mystic Subclasses Unearthed Arcana playtest to D&D Beyond, featuring four magic-themed subclasses. The new subclasses include the Warrior of the Mystic Arts Monk subclass, the Oath of the Spellguard Paladin subclass, the Magic Stealer Rogue subclass and the Vestige Patron Warlock subclass.

The Warrior of the Mystic Arts is a spellcasting subclass that grants Monks the ability to cast Sorcerer spells up to 4th level spells. The Oath of the Spellguard is designed with protecting magic-casters in mind, while the Magic Stealer Rogue targets spellcasting and can empower their Sneak Attacks with magic stolen from nearby spellcasters. The Vestige Patron Warlock forms a bond with a dying god, with the god taking on a vestige form as a companion. The Vestige companion grows in power with the spellcaster. Notably, the Vestige Patron draws inspiration from the Binder from past editions of D&D.

There's no indication when or what this new Unearthed Arcana could be related to. There are several Unearthed Arcanas not currently attached to an announced D&D product, although two almost are certainly tied to a Dark Sun sourcebook.

You can check out the subclasses here. Feedback opens for the playtest on January 22nd.

 

[Parmandur]

Ooooooh... Now that's intriguing for those of us who have liked the MtG sourcebooks, and maybe even for others too. Or at least it's intriguing to me.

It is an intriguing possibility. Some of the Magic crossovers have been great, and I'm not sure WotC has a strong reason at this point not to more aggressively mix the properties.

 

[Charlaquin]

In October 2026, Magic the Gathering has a big capstone Set, Reality Fracture, that is going to be a fat "muktiverse shaking event"...and these high magic concepts would fit well in a Magic crossover.

Ooooooh... Now that's intriguing for those of us who have liked the MtG sourcebooks, and maybe even for others too. Or at least it's intriguing to me.

It definitely won’t be another D&D set, if that’s what you’re thinking. They’ve been pretty clear that it is within Magic’s IP, and leaks from folks who participated in surveys strongly suggest it’s probably going to be the magic multiverse crossing over with an alternate reality version of itself, likely with the iconic characters confronting their own counterparts from this alternate reality.

 

[Maxperson]

This. Exactly this. That was the point of the class. A highly versatile class where you picked from a menu of powers to use for the day (or whatever period). You were never great at anything - but, it really was the best (IMO) Jack of All Trades class.

Mage Hand Press has a FANTASTIC version. I just have to find someone who will let me play it. Binder Base Class - Mage Hand Press

That looks like a really cool class. If you were in Los Angeles, I'd let you play it.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

It definitely won’t be another D&D set, if that’s what you’re thinking. They’ve been pretty clear that it is within Magic’s IP, and leaks from folks who participated in surveys strongly suggest it’s probably going to be the magic multiverse crossing over with an alternate reality version of itself, likely with the iconic characters confronting their own counterparts from this alternate reality.

No, I meant the other way around - Ravnica, Candlekeep (although the adventure was meh), Theros. And apparently folks liked the Lorwyn content on dndbeyond.

 

[Hussar]

There is a Vestige Pact in 4e, actually, but yeah.

Yeah and i really wanted a binder based warlock subclass. Its such an obviously good fit.

Just spit balling, but, my version of a Binder Warlock would leverage invocations. You bind a vestige and get X number of invocations depending on the level of the warlock. Add in maybe some ribbon bonuses with binding - skill bonuses, movement bonuses, that sort of thing, and you've got a pretty workable binder mechanically.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

In October 2026, Magic the Gathering has a big capstone Set, Reality Fracture, that is going to be a fat "muktiverse shaking event"...and these high magic concepts would fit well in a Magic crossover.

As I said, Avengers Doomsday. But so what? There aren’t any names you could give to a subclass that would spoil that.

A spoiler would be something along the lines of a “Demon Hunter” subclass for bards.

 

[Charlaquin]

No, I meant the other way around - Ravnica, Candlekeep (although the adventure was meh), Theros. And apparently folks liked the Lorwyn content on dndbeyond.

Well, Reality Fracture is a Magic set. It’s just going to be what they call an “event set” - one that’s tied to a major event in the Magic storyline, rather than to a particular plane. And like I said, signs are pointing to the event in question being a crossover with an alternate-timeline version of the Magic multiverse. There’s no evidence that would suggest there’s likely to be any D&D tie-in product like the Ravnica book or the Lorwyn digital content. It wouldn’t even make much sense for there to be, cause how do you even do a D&D supplement around the idea of “Jace made an alternate timeline and now the other planeswalkers have to fight bizarro versions of themselves”?

 

[Maxperson]

Those gods were slain but remembered. A remembered god who is slain can get better. That's why you have to take their portfolio and instruct your church to wipe out theirs. Easier in the early days of a setting.

Vestiges are dead and forgotten. Vestige gods are often of fallen pantheons or purposeful erasure. That's why they can only make warlocks. They are dead and have too few people who even know about them. And the kicker is "binders aren't necessarily worshippers of them". So they stay down.

It takes a lot of time for a god to die completely, even when forgotten. They wake periodically, or have some sort of narrow consciousness that doesn't extend far from the body, etc. The lore of this vestige subclass is that it is making a pact with one of those not quite dead dead gods that wants to not go completely dead.

 

[Maxperson]

Try being a Seeker fan.

 

[Tigris]

Try being a Seeker fan.

Beacon does have a 4e inspired seeker class: BEACON TTRPG by Pirate Gonzalez Games sure not mainline D&D but at least a D&D (4e) inspired game