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]

That and WotC said that there really wasn't any such thing as canon.

Yeah, the canonical multiverse with the First World, Echoes and all that is just a suggested tool to give cover for DMs throwing any D&D product they want into a homebrew soup. So your homebrew has a Waterdeep, City of Grehhawk, Sharn, Barovia, Ashernadalon, Vecna, Mystara, etc? Don't worry about it it's echoes all the way down the multiverse.

 

[Cruentus]

That and WotC said that there really wasn't any such thing as canon.

WOTC said that things printed in their 5e hardback books were canon. But nothing before those was canon.

And, of course, your own table is as canon as your group wants it to be. As it’s always been.

 

[Scribe]

WOTC said that things printed in their 5e hardback books were canon. But nothing before those was canon.

And, of course, your own table is as canon as your group wants it to be. As it’s always been.

Only from the moment they said that. Volos, Tome of Foes? Poof.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I saw plenty of people complaining about how all the options are hypermafical superheros.

Not about these subclasses. Have you actually read them? They are no more high magic or superpowered than what’s in the PHB.

 

[Maxperson]

WOTC said that things printed in their 5e hardback books were canon. But nothing before those was canon.

And, of course, your own table is as canon as your group wants it to be. As it’s always been.

Sure, but the following year they went back on that by saying that Monsters of the Multiverse would supersede prior 5e hardcover canon, and further releases have eroded that even more. If they can(and will) just keep releasing new canon and invalidating the old, then there is no such thing as canon.