Ranger

Bond with a Primal Beast

A Beast Master forms a mystical bond with a special animal, drawing on primal magic and a deep connection to the natural world.

When you take a Bonus Action to command your Primal Companion beast to take an action, you can also command it to take the Dash, Disengage, Dodge, or Help action using its Bonus Action.

In addition, whenever it hits with an attack roll and deals damage, it can deal your choice of Force damage or its normal damage type.

When you command your Primal Companion beast to take the Beast's Strike action, the beast can use it twice.

In addition, the first time each turn it hits a creature under the effect of your Hunter's Mark spell, the beast deals extra Force damage equal to the bonus damage of that spell.

When you cast a spell targeting yourself, you can also affect your Primal Companion beast with the spell if the beast is within 30 feet of you.

Follow your Mark to the Bitter End

Rangers recognise the primal connections between all living things, and as a Bloodhound you know precisely how to exploit them to track down your chosen prey. The Western Frontier is home to countless fugitives and war criminals, and House Tharashk trains its best bounty hunters to follow these ancient techniques— while on the other side of the Border Road, Znir hunters and worgs of the Great Pack use the skills of the Bloodhound to track enemies of Droaam.

If your bounty or a creature currently marked by your Hunter's Mark ends its turn more than 5 feet away from you and you can see it, you can use your Reaction to move your speed towards it. This movement does not provoke Opportunity Attacks.

You focus everything on bringing your chosen target down. When you take the Attack action and target only one creature with all your attacks, you can make an additional attack against that creature. If the additional attack is a melee attack and it hits, the target has either the Grappled or Prone condition (your choice). If the additional attack is a ranged attack and it hits, the target has the Prone condition.

Illusions and other magical concealments cannot hinder your pursuit. You can cast True Seeing on yourself without expending a spell slot or material components. If you do so, you can't do so again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.

Additionally, when you use your Ley Line Tracker feature to target your bounty, you are not affected by magic that conceals your bounty from your Divination spells.

Hunt Down Fugitives with Impunity

When there's a price on someone's head, a Bounty Hunter comes to collect. A fugitive can hop on a starship and, with some luck, leap several jurisdictions in a single day and hide out somewhere on the Galactic Frontier. Bounty Hunters cut through the red tape of extradition and track criminals wherever they go, bringing in even the most dangerous foes alive.

You have Advantage on saving throws against effects caused by the creature currently marked by your Hunter's Mark.

Once per turn when you deal damage to a creature marked by your Hunter's Mark, you can deal an extra 2d6 Force damage and you can choose one of the following effects. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once) and regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

When a creature hits you with an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to apply a -10 penalty to the attack roll.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. You can also restore your use of it by expending a level 2+ spell slot (no action required).

When we think of a protector of the natural world against those who mistreat it or wish to harm it, when we think of gaining magic through the connection with nature itself, when we think of unlocking the secrets that allow one to not only survive but thrive far from civilization, we rarely think of the Cowpoke, but those who belong to this oft-ignored conclave are Rangers just as prodigious as any other.

The first Cowpoke Rangers did not follow the traditional creation of conclaves; rather, Ranger magic found them. Cowpokes protected their ranches and their cattle. They respected the land and learned its secrets so they could survive. They bonded with their animal companions. And that was enough for the first traces of Ranger magic to manifest in these newborn Rangers. Years of refinement, perfecting, and teaching have made of this emerging Ranger way a true conclave, complete with masters, disciples, and traditions and lessons to follow.

Those who foolishly believe Cowpokes lack the mysticism of other Rangers fail to look at them with eyes unclouded by preconceived notions of what a Ranger can be. Cowpokes hear the whispers of the plains and speak back, they feel the primal emotions that govern the actions of the cattle they tend to, and they know of the deep, unknowable magic that watches expectantly, waiting just at the edge of the light of the campfire.

Your expertise with firearms grows, making you an even more prodigious marksman. The range of all firearms is increased by 10 feet for you, and you ignore the Loading property of firearms with which you are proficient.

At 11th level, you gain the ability to infuse your bullets with your own magic, allowing you to take a shot so precise it supernaturally tracks its target. When taking the Attack action with a firearm, you can spend one of your spell slots to empower this attack. When you do so, this attack gains a bonus to its attack roll equal to the level of the spell slot used and a bonus to the damage roll equal to three times the level of the spell slot used. The attack also ignores any bonuses from Half Cover, and is not made at Disadvantage when firing at long range or against an enemy within 5 feet of you.

Spellcasting and shooting have become so natural to you that you are able to weave one with the other seamlessly. When you make a ranged weapon attack using a firearm against one creature, you can cast one spell you know as part of the same action. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier. You regain all uses of this ability after finishing a Long Rest.

The distant cough of a concussion rifle, the wet thud of an impact, and an extremely recent widow screaming in terror: these are usually the only sounds indicating that a deadeye sniper has paid a visit. Such rangers are infamous for their uncanny accuracy with a blaster at all ranges, but prefer to be far away from their targets, carefully lining up crosshairs before pulling the trigger. If at all possible, a sniper is an unseen foe, using range and stealth in equal measure to pick off their foes.

At 7th level, given enough time, you can prepare hidden sniper nests. A sniper nest takes 10 minutes to construct and occupies a 10-foot square area. While inside the nest, you have three-quarters cover and can see out of it unhindered. Neither you nor the nest can be seen by any creature or sensor more than 30 feet away, even if you make an attack from inside, though you can still be heard and detected by divination spells that penetrate more than one inch of solid material. A creature within 10 feet of the nest can detect its presence with an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. Once you leave a nest, you can't benefit from it again.

Beginning at 11th level, if you are wielding a ranged weapon, and a hostile creature that you can see moves into or within the normal range of that weapon, you can use your reaction to make an opportunity attack against that creature using your ranged weapon.

By 15th level, you are a true master of stealth, capable of fading into thin air. As a reaction when you take damage, you can use this ability to move up to 5 feet without provoking opportunity attacks and become invisible until the beginning of your next turn.

You can use this ability a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum 1), and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Form an Unbreakable Bond with a Draconic Spirit

As a Drakewarden, you form a mystical bond with a draconic spirit that grants you a powerful companion—a drake. This loyal creature starts small but grows alongside you, ultimately becoming a majestic ally capable of flight and battle. Your connection to draconic lore enhances your abilities, often forged through ancient rituals or rare artifacts. As your drake matures, your mastery of dragon magic increases, making you a formidable presence in both wilderness and combat.

The bond you share with your drake intensifies, protecting you and stoking the drake's fury. When you summon your drake, it grows wings on its back and gains a Fly Speed equal to its Speed.

In addition, while your drake is summoned, you and the drake gain the following benefits:

As an Action, you can exhale a 30-foot cone of damaging breath or cause your drake to exhale it. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison damage (your choice doesn't have to match your drake's Draconic Essence). Each creature in the cone must make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 8d6 damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

This damage increases to 10d6 when you reach 15th level in this class.

Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest, unless you expend a spell slot of 3rd level or higher to use it again.

Your bond to your drake reaches the pinnacle of its power. While your drake is summoned, you and the drake gain the following benefits:

Wield Fey Mirth and Fury

A fey mystique surrounds you, thanks to the boon of an archfey or a location in the Feywild that transformed you. However you gained fey magic, you are now a Fey Wanderer. Your joyful laughter brightens the hearts of the downtrodden, and your martial prowess strikes terror in your foes, for great is the mirth of the fey and dreadful is their fury.

The magic of the Feywild guards your mind. You have Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Charmed or Frightened condition.

In addition, whenever you or a creature you can see within 120 feet of you succeeds on a saving throw to avoid or end the Charmed or Frightened condition, you can take a Reaction to force a different creature you can see within 120 feet of yourself to make a Wisdom save against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the target is Charmed or Frightened (your choice) for 1 minute. The target repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

You can cast Summon Fey without a Material component. You can also cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in this way when you finish a Long Rest.

Whenever you start casting the spell, you can modify it so that it doesn't require Concentration. If you do so, the spell's duration becomes 1 minute for that casting.

You can cast Misty Step without expending a spell slot. You can do so a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

In addition, whenever you cast Misty Step, you can bring along one willing creature you can see within 5 feet of yourself. That creature teleports to an unoccupied space of your choice within 5 feet of your destination space.

Use Momentum to Strike your Foes

Agile, evasive, and unmoored from the constraints that slow down other Rangers, the archetypal Freerunner is supremely nimble and capable of crossing terrain faster than anyone else. They accomplish this through a skilled combination of dashing, leaping, and climbing that guides them down clever paths through their environments. Moreover, an adept Freerunner can convert the momentum from their gymnastics into deadly force, crushing their enemies with impacts from unexpected directions.

When you use a freerunning technique, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.

The extra damage from your Momentum increases to 2d6.

When you make a Dexterity saving throw against an effect with an area of effect, you can take a Reaction to move up to 10 feet without provoking Opportunity Attacks, potentially leaving the effect's area.

Walk Among the Dead

Ghost Walkers have been raised to love the barrier between life and death. Their love has manifested in them becoming more ghostly than other rangers.

Stepping temporarily into the ethereal realm, you can cast Misty Step without expending a spell slot.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier, regaining all uses when you finish a Long Rest.

You gain a climb speed equal to your walking speed. This climbing speed allows you to walk along walls and ceilings without issue.

Additionally, you learn and can cast Levitate without expending a spell slot. When casting it in this way you can only target yourself.

You emit a ghostly presence. When you take the Dash or Disengage action, all enemy creatures you move within 5 feet of must succeed a Constitution saving throw or take 2d10 cold, necrotic, or radiant (your choice) damage or half as much on a successful save. A creature cannot take this damage more than once per round.

Draw on Shadow Magic to Fight Your Foes

Gloom Stalkers are at home in the darkest places, wielding magic drawn from the Shadowfell to combat enemies that lurk in darkness.

You have honed your ability to resist mind-altering powers. You gain proficiency in Wisdom saving throws. If you already have this proficiency, you instead gain proficiency in Intelligence or Charisma saving throws (your choice).

The Psychic damage of your Dreadful Strike becomes 2d8. In addition, when you use the Dreadful Strike effect of your Dread Ambusher feature, you can cause one of the following additional effects.

When a creature makes an attack roll against you, you can take a Reaction to impose Disadvantage on that roll. Whether the attack hits or misses, you can then teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.

Slay with Nature's Venom

Green Reapers are assassins who specialize in harnessing the toxic elements of flora and fauna. These Rangers often work as killers for hire utilizing their extensive knowledge to end lives discreetly or with gory panache, depending on the poison used and the client's wishes. Green Reapers exhibit a morbid curiosity when encountering a toxin they're unfamiliar with, typically followed by an enthusiastic application of the substance on their next foe.

You gain Resistance to Poison damage and have Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Poisoned condition.

In addition, you can cast the Protection from Poison spell without expending a spell slot. You can do so a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Whenever you would deal Poison damage with a weapon attack, you can change that damage to be either Acid or Necrotic instead.

You have learned to quickly inure yourself against harm. Immediately before you take damage from a creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself, you can take a Reaction to gain Temporary Hit Points equal to the damage you take. If any of these Temporary Hit Points remain at the end of your next turn, they vanish.

Seal Fate as an Omen of Doom

Grim harbingers wander places touched by death, serving as both a watcher of the dead and the herald of doom for those whose lives are running out. At their side is a guardian spirit and omen of death known as a grim, a constant companion that aids in performing their shared, grave duty.

Your control over doom grows stronger, granting the following benefits.

You draw deeper strength from the grave. You gain the following benefits.

The strength of your Omen of Doom reaches its peak, granting the following benefits while it is active.

Stand as the Defender Between Worlds

Horizon Walkers are rangers who guard the boundaries between planes, protecting the mortal world from interdimensional threats. Drawn to hidden portals, they venture into strange realms to face enemies wielding otherworldly magic. Their expertise in planar travel and their alliances with powerful beings like dragons, fey, and elemental forces help them maintain the order of the multiverse. Equipped with magic that lets them cross between worlds, Horizon Walkers defend against disruptions that threaten the natural order.

You learn to step through the Ethereal Plane. As a Bonus Action, you can cast the Etherealness spell with this feature, without expending a spell slot, but the spell ends at the end of the current turn.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.

You gain the ability to pass between the planes in the blink of an eye. When you take the Attack action, you can teleport up to 10 feet before each attack to an unoccupied space you can see.

If you attack at least two different creatures with the action, you can make one additional attack with it against a third creature.

Your ability to move between planes enables you to slip through the planar boundaries to lessen the harm done to you during battle. When you take damage from an attack, you can take a Reaction to give yourself Resistance to all of that attack's damage. Until the start of your next turn, you have Resistance to one damage type dealt by the triggering attack.

Protect Nature and People from Destruction

You stalk prey in the wilds and elsewhere, using your abilities as a Hunter to protect nature and people everywhere from forces that would destroy them.

You gain one of the following feature options of your choice. Whenever you finish a Short or Long Rest, you can replace the chosen option with the other one.

Once per turn when you deal damage to a creature marked by your Hunter's Mark, you can also deal that spell's extra damage to a different creature that you can see within 30 feet of the first creature.

When you take damage, you can take a Reaction to give yourself Resistance to that damage and any other damage of the same type until the end of the current turn.

Strike Fear into the Hearts of Malevolent Horrors

As a Monster Slayer, you dedicate your life to tracking and defeating the horrors that hide in the shadows, such as vampires, dragons, fiends, and malevolent fey. Equipped with supernatural techniques and a deep knowledge of your enemies, you excel at uncovering and overcoming even the strongest foes. More than mere warriors, Monster Slayers are experts in the lore of dark creatures, using their insights to exploit weaknesses and develop effective strategies in battle. With each hunt, you grow increasingly formidable, combining skill and cunning to keep the forces of darkness at bay.

You gain extra resilience against the assaults of your prey on your mind and body.

You gain the ability to thwart someone else's magic. When you see a creature within 60 feet of you casting a spell or teleporting, you can take a Reaction to try to magically foil it. The creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC, or its spell or teleport fails and is wasted.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Short or Long Rest.

You gain the ability to counterattack when your prey tries to sabotage you. If the target of your Hunter's Mark forces you to make a saving throw, you can take a Reaction to make one weapon attack against the quarry. You make this attack immediately before making the saving throw. If your attack hits, your save automatically succeeds, in addition to the attack's normal effects.

Channel the Wrath of the Wilds

In the areas of Etharis where nature still holds sway, many cling to the ancient customs of woodland hunters and witches. Marking themselves with wild plants and bone needles, theirs is a tradition of cunning, cruelty, and reprisal against all trespassers. Unlike the Druids, these wood witches twist natural magic into hexes, imbuing their weapons with nature's fury.

With 1 hour of work or when you finish a Long Rest, you can use an Herbalism Kit to mark yourself with elemental patterns. You gain Resistance to one of the following damage types of your choice until you finish a Long Rest: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder.

You gain the ability to imbue curses into your arrows. Once per turn when you hit a creature with a ranged attack using a Longbow or Shortbow, you can expend a level 1+ spell slot to choose one of the following effects (no action required). The listed damage increases by 2d6 for each spell slot above 1.

Taking damage can't break your Concentration on any Ranger spells you cast.

In addition, you can take a Bonus Action to change the damage type you chose for the Weave the Elements feature to a different damage type in the list. When you do, you can choose a creature that you can see within 30 feet of yourself. That creature must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 6d6 damage of the either damage type (your choice).

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

The 'verse is harsh, alien, and above all, unspeakably vast, and reconnaissance rangers task themselves with being the first to explore it. When a ship comes out of a blind void jump, it's far more likely to find itself orbiting a previously-undiscovered planet or star system than it is to be remotely near civilization. This is the time for a landing party.

Recon rangers lead landing parties through harsh, unfamiliar territories, derelict spacecraft, and deadly warzones. They are experts in identifying danger before it strikes and use every tool available to them to survive.

Beginning at 7th level, you can use your bonus action to move up to 15 feet. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks, ignores difficult terrain, and can move you through hostile creature's spaces, as long as you do not end your movement there.

You can use this ability a number of times equal to your Dexterity modifier, and regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

At 11th level, you can use your action to focus a blaster's shots to penetrate through its targets. You fire a 5-foot wide energetic blast, extending in a line out to the normal range of your blaster in a direction that you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Dexterity modifier). A creature takes the blaster's damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

By 15th level, you wear an advanced shielding system which protects you from harm. Your shield grants you resistance to one of the following damage types of your choice: cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, or radiant. You can change this selection as a bonus action.

Dance Among Spirits and Create Unity

As a Swarmkeeper, you share a deep bond with a swarm of nature spirits, using their power to enhance your abilities in battle and strengthen your connection to the environment. This magical swarm acts as both a formidable ally and a loyal companion. Some Swarmkeepers prefer solitude with their ethereal allies, while others thrive in communities that benefit from their bonds. Your connection to the swarm allows you to channel its energy for protection and battlefield control. Whether in isolation or among a vibrant community, your bond with nature grants you unique powers, making you a formidable guardian of the wild.

You can condense part of your swarm into a focused mass that lifts you up. As a Bonus Action, you gain a Fly Speed of 10 feet and can Hover. This effect lasts for 1 minute or until you have the Incapacitated condition.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Your Gathered Swarm grows mightier in the following ways:

You can discorporate into your swarm, avoiding danger. When you take damage, you can take a Reaction to give yourself Resistance to that damage type until the end of that turn. You vanish into your swarm and then teleport to an unoccupied space that you can see within 30 feet of you, where you reappear with the swarm.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Trail wardens are Rangers who have taken an oath. When they lead others into the wilderness, they swear to bring them back safe and sound, but they aren't mere bodyguards or tour guides. Trail Wardens only lead those they deem capable of providing the skills and abilities needed to endure the horrid monsters and grinding conditions of an expedition. Far from civilization's protective grasp, there is no room for dead weight. A single mistake can cost the lives of an entire party.

Trail Wardens are known for their harsh attitude toward others. Some Trail Wardens believe that they must bring the realities of the wilderness into civilization to prevent the careless from joining their expeditions and endangering the group. But once in the wilds, they become nurturing, protective, and insightful as they guide their charges safely through dangerous territory.

Your ability to direct the movement and attacks of your allies improves.

Each ally you choose with your Coordinate Tactics feature that can see or hear you gains one of the following benefits of their choice.

When you roll Initiative, you can roll your Teamwork Die if you don't have the Incapacitated condition; you and each ally within 30 feet of you that can see or hear you gains a bonus to Initiative equal to the number rolled.

You coordinate your allies in their attacks against a powerful foe. If you take the Attack action and each attack you make is against the same target, you can choose other creatures within 60 feet of yourself. Each of the chosen creatures gains a bonus to one attack roll and damage roll equal to the number rolled on your Teamwork Die against the same target.

Grow Powerful from Strength in Numbers

Vermin Lords cultivate loyal hordes of disease-bearing rodents to help them battle greater evils. For many of these Rangers, that greater evil is some kind of societal ill, but a rare few see their fellow Humanoids as an infestation that threatens the natural world. Regardless of their goal, they make their homes in sewers, slums, and other forgotten places where they are free to plot against their enemies and tend to their verminkin.

The time you've spent with plague-bearing rodents has rendered you Immune to the Poisoned conditions. Additionally, you gain proficiency in Constitution saving throws.

When you use Swarming Strikes, each swarm that takes the Attack action makes one additional attack. Each creature damaged by a swarm's attack during this action has the Poisoned condition until the start of your next turn.

You can call on your rodent minions for defense. When you take damage from a creature you can see within 10 feet of yourself, you can take a Reaction to direct the damage toward a swarm you control you can see within 5 feet of yourself.

Wave Guards are rangers who protect the seas from harm from humanoid activity. In return the seas grant them a connection to the water itself. Harnessing this connection, they become a destructive, yet also soothing, force of nature.

Starting at 7th level, you know how a bit of fresh water can improve the repair of wounds. Whenever you or someone else uses an ability to heal a creature within 5 feet of you, you can use your Reaction to increase the healing by an amount of Hit Points equal to half your level (rounded down) + your wisdom modifier.

This does not affect constructs or undead.

Starting at 11th level, you know how to roll like the waves, which makes it easier for you to dodge attacks. Whenever you are hit by an attack you can use your Reaction to reduce the damage by 1d10 + your Dexterity modifier + half your Ranger level (rounded down). When this reduces the damage to 0, that attack's energy will be transported in your next weapon attack, giving you advantage on it.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1) , regaining all uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Starting at 15th level, you can summon forth a wave you ride to your enemy. You can use your action to summon a 5-foot-high wave, which you can ride for up to 30 feet. Any creature caught in the wave, while you ride it, must succeed a Strength saving throw against your spellcasting DC or take 10d8 bludgeoning damage and be knocked Prone, half as much on a successful one. Creatures one size larger than you have advantage on this saving throw.

You can use this feature once, regaining all uses when you finish a Short or Long Rest.

Withstand the Horrors of Frigid Wastelands

Winter Walkers hone their craft in the bleak and frozen wilds of places like Icewind Dale. These ruthless, rimed Rangers hunt monsters that haunt arctic wastelands, eventually becoming frigid terrors themselves. Winter Walkers are well versed in the phenomena of Icewind Dale, including the latent magic of fallen Netherese cities, endemic monsters like yetis and crag cats, and the rising threat of Underdark invaders. Due to their cold pragmatism, terrifying magic, and mastery of the region, Winter Walkers are regarded with equal parts respect and fear. Ten-Towns citizens say that Winter Walkers' frequent exposure to malignant entities gives them their fearsome powers. Many Reghed nomads, on the other hand, believe that nature spirits bestow on Winter Walkers a unique curse.

Your experience surviving harrowing environments allows you to bolster your allies in addition to yourself. As a Magic action, choose a number of creatures you can see equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of one). Each chosen creature regains Hit Points equal to 1d10 plus your Ranger level and has Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Frightened condition for 1 hour.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

When a creature hits you with an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to force the creature to make a Wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the target has the Stunned condition until the end of your next turn. While the target is Stunned, its Speed is reduced to 0 feet.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

When you cast Hunter's Mark, you can adopt a ghostly, snowy form. This form lasts until the spell ends, and while you are in this form, you gain the following benefits. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest unless you expend a level 4+ spell slot (no action required).