D&D General WotC confirms the 8 subclasses coming in Arcana Unleashed

A new article on Beyond has revealed all that is coming in Arcana Unleashed.

The book will feature 8 subclasses:

• Arcana Domain Cleric
• Arcane Archer Fighter
• Warrior of the Mystic Arts Monk
• Vestige Patron Warlock
• Conjurer Wizard
• Enchanter Wizard
• Necromancer Wizard
• Transmuter Wizard

The book will also include 33 spells, with over half being 5th level or higher, 10 backgrounds, over 20 feats (including new Fighting Styles) and over 45 magic items, including “Evolving Magic Items” that grow with the players.

Arcana Unleashed also features a bestiary, and promises stats for the classic cartoon villain Vengar and a level 1 adventure with him as the quest giver.

• 8 new and revised subclasses inspired by powerful arcane traditions.
• 33 new and revised spells that unleash spellcasting prowess in new ways.
• 19 magical creatures ranging from mysterious allies to deadly foes.
• 9 arcane factions and 6 group patrons that shape the politics and power of magical society.
• 47 magical items including evolving relics and legendary artifacts.
• Tomb of the Shadow Serpents: A level 1introductory adventure for 1 to 2 sessions of play.
• 10 backgrounds and 20+ feats rooted in arcane factions and magical traditions.

The adventure, Deadfall, is confirmed to be 11-20 and will include a stat block for Szas Tam and a Thay gazetteer.

 

[GarrettKP]

It's clerics that have eaten good with one new domain in each major book: knowledge, grave and now arcana. Bard, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Fighter and Ranger all got two. Of course Wizard gets four, but they're all at once.

Wizard got five technically. Bladesinger

 

[Remathilis]

Wizard got five technically. Bladesinger

You're right. Working off memory.

 

[TravDoc42]

Do we have this free? Somewhere?

Here ya go!

 

[Kobold Avenger]

That would be neat. It would probably be something like 3e's Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords IMO.

If they're making factions based off the schools of magic, they might make factions based off the martial schools in that book such as the: Order of the Diamond Mind, Setting Sun School & White Raven Society

 

[Weiley31]

I think the one fighting style feat will just be for mixing spell casting with an attack, but how that will mix with Eldritch Knight I don't know.

Honestly, the Bladesinger Extra Attack is pretty much the "5E Gish Fighting Style" while following K.I.S.S 5E guidelines. Heck, even the 2024 Valor Bard/Eldritch Knight(War Magic) has it as well so ya can't say you'd be stepping on the Tasha Bladesinger's toes by doing that. The advantage with those classes is that the fighting style itself is baked into the subclass. Since Fighting Styles are feat based in 5.5E, making it a slight tax for everybody else seems okay/not broken.

My firm belief is that Fighting Styles should still be part of classes. Gaining additional Fighting Styles is fine via feats, but they honestly should be more of a renown reward for factions also for 5.5E.

 

[GarrettKP]

Honestly, the Bladesinger Extra Attack is pretty much the "5E Gish Fighting Style" while following K.I.S.S 5E guidelines. Heck, even the 2024 Valor Bard/Eldritch Knight(War Magic) has it as well so ya can't say you'd be stepping on the Tasha Bladesinger's toes by doing that. The advantage with those classes is that the fighting style itself is baked into the subclass. Since Fighting Styles are feat based in 5.5E, making it a slight tax for everybody else seems okay/not broken.

My firm belief is that Fighting Styles should still be part of classes. Gaining additional Fighting Styles is fine via feats, but they honestly should be more of a renown reward for factions also for 5.5E.

I think you're mistaken. Fighting Style feats cannot be taken by any class that does not have the "Fighting Style" class feature. So they are very much still tied to the classes that already got them.

 

[Bladesinger]

I'm surprised that there wasn't at least ONE Sorcerer subclass in an Arcana book. I know they tried Ancestral Sorcery in the UA (Which, I liked conceptually, but it needed work), but they should have done at least something for Sorcerers.

 

[Chaltab]

Aabria Iyengar?

 

[TwoSix]

Aabria Iyengar?

Gesundheit.

 

[abazaba]

Gesundheit.

Not funny.

I think that it was this person that was referred to, who might have a resemblance to the art.