Artificer

Tool Proficiency

When you adopt this specialization at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with alchemist's supplies. If you already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of artisan's tools of your choice.

Alchemist Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Alchemist Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells for you, but they don't count against the number of artificer spells you prepare.

Experimental Elixir

Beginning at 3rd level, whenever you finish a long rest, you can magically produce an experimental elixir in an empty flask you touch. Roll on the Experimental Elixir table for the elixir's effect, which is triggered when someone drinks the elixir. As an action, a creature can drink the elixir or administer it to an incapacitated creature.

Creating an experimental elixir requires you to have alchemist's supplies on your person, and any elixir you create with this feature lasts until it is drunk or until the end of your next long rest.

When you reach certain levels in this class, you can make more elixirs at the end of a long rest: two at 6th level and three at 15th level. Roll for each elixir's effect separately. Each elixir requires its own flask.

You can create additional experimental elixirs by expending a spell slot of 1st level or higher for each one. When you do so, you use your action to create the elixir in an empty flask you touch, and you choose the elixir's effect from the Experimental Elixir table.

Tools of the Trade

You gain the following benefits.

Alchemist Spells

When you reach an Artificer level specified in the Alchemist Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Experimental Elixir

Whenever you finish a Long Rest while holding Alchemist's Supplies, you can use that tool to magically produce two elixirs. For each elixir, roll on the Experimental Elixir table for the elixir's effect, which is triggered when someone drinks the elixir. The elixir appears in a vial, and the vial vanishes when the elixir is drunk or poured out. If any elixir remains when you finish a Long Rest, the elixir and its vial vanish.

Alchemical Eruption

When you cast an Artificer spell that deals Acid, Fire, or Poison damage to a target, you can also deal 2d8 Force damage to that target. You can use this benefit only once on each of your turns.

Chemical Resistance

You gain Resistance to Acid damage and Poison damage. You also gain Immunity to the Poisoned condition.

Conjured Cauldron

You can cast Tasha's Bubbling Cauldron without expending a spell slot, without preparing the spell, and without Material components, provided you use Alchemist's Supplies as the Spellcasting Focus. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

Tools of the Trade

3rd-level Armorer feature

You gain proficiency with heavy armor. You also gain proficiency with smith's tools. If you already have this tool proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of artisan's tools of your choice.

Armorer Spells

3rd-level Armorer feature

You always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Armorer Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells for you, but they don't count against the number of artificer spells you prepare.

Arcane Armor

3rd-level Armorer feature

Your metallurgical pursuits have led to you making armor a conduit for your magic. As an action, you can turn a suit of armor you are wearing into Arcane Armor, provided you have smith's tools in hand.

You gain the following benefits while wearing this armor:

Armor Model

3rd-level Armorer feature

You can customize your Arcane Armor. When you do so, choose one of the following armor models: Guardian or Infiltrator. The model you choose gives you special benefits while you wear it.

Each model includes a special weapon. When you attack with that weapon, you can add your Intelligence modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, to the attack and damage rolls.

You can change the armor's model whenever you finish a short or long rest, provided you have smith's tools in hand.

Guardian

When a Huge or smaller creature you can see ends its turn within 30 feet of you, you can use your reaction to magically force it to make a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, you pull the creature up to 25 feet directly to an unoccupied space. If you pull the target to a space within 5 feet of you, you can make a melee weapon attack against it as part of this reaction.

You can use this reaction a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a long rest.

Infiltrator

Any creature that takes lightning damage from your Lightning Launcher glimmers with magical light until the start of your next turn. The glimmering creature sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius, and it has disadvantage on attack rolls against you, as the light jolts it if it attacks you. In addition, the next attack roll against it has advantage, and if that attack hits, the target takes an extra 1d6 lightning damage.

Tools of the Trade

You gain the following benefits.

Armorer Spells

When you reach an Artificer level specified in the Armorer Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Arcane Armor

As a Magic action while you have Smith's Tools in hand, you can turn a suit of armor you are wearing into Arcane Armor. The armor continues to be Arcane Armor until you don another suit of armor or you die.

You gain the following benefits while wearing your Arcane Armor.

Armor Model

You can customize your Arcane Armor. When you do so, choose one of the following armor models: Dreadnaught, Guardian, or Infiltrator. The model you choose gives you special benefits while you wear it.

Each model includes a special weapon. When you attack with that weapon, you can add your Intelligence modifier, instead of your Strength or Dexterity modifier, to the attack and damage rolls.

You can change the armor's model whenever you finish a Short or Long Rest if you have Smith's Tools in hand.

Armor Replication

You learn an additional plan for your Replicate Magic Item feature, and it must be in the Armor category. If you replace that plan, you must replace it with another Armor plan.

In addition, you can create an additional item with that feature, and the item must also be in the Armor category.

Improved Arsenal

You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with the special weapon of your Arcane Armor model.

Dreadnaught

The damage die of your Force Demolisher increases to 2d6 Force damage.

In addition, when you use your Giant Stature, your reach increases by 10 feet, your size can increase to Large or Huge (your choice), and you have Advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws for the duration.

Guardian

The damage die of your Thunder Pulse increases to 1d10 Thunder damage.

In addition, when a Huge or smaller creature you can see ends its turn within 30 feet of you, you can take a Reaction to magically force that creature to make a Strength saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, you pull the creature up to 25 feet directly toward you to an unoccupied space. If you pull the target to a space within 5 feet of yourself, you can make a melee weapon attack against it as part of this Reaction.

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

Infiltrator

The damage die of your Lightning Launcher increases to 2d6 Lightning damage. Any creature that takes Lightning damage from your Lightning Launcher glimmers with magical light until the start of your next turn. The glimmering creature sheds Dim Light in a 5-foot radius, and it has Disadvantage on attack rolls against you, as the light jolts it if it attacks you.

Additionally, as a Bonus Action, you can gain a Fly Speed equal to twice your Speed until the end of the current turn. You can take this Bonus Action a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Tool Proficiency

When you adopt this specialization at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with woodcarver's tools. If you already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of artisan's tools of your choice.

Artillerist Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Artillerist Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells for you, but they don't count against the number of artificer spells you prepare.

Eldritch Cannon

At 3rd level, you learn how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver's tools or smith's tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface within 5 feet of you. A Small eldritch cannon occupies its space, and a Tiny one can be held in one hand.

Once you create a cannon, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest or until you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher. You can have only one cannon at a time and can't create one while your cannon is present.

The cannon is a magical object. Regardless of size, the cannon has an AC of 18 and a number of hit points equal to five times your artificer level. It is immune to poison damage and psychic damage, and all conditions. If it is forced to make an ability check or a saving throw, treat all its ability scores as 10 (+0). If the mending spell is cast on it, it regains 2d6 hit points. It disappears if it is reduced to 0 hit points or after 1 hour. You can dismiss it early as an action.

When you create the cannon, you determine its appearance and whether it has legs. You also decide which type it is, choosing from the options on the Eldritch Cannons table. On each of your turns, you can take a bonus action to cause the cannon to activate if you are within 60 feet of it. As part of the same bonus action, you can direct the cannon to walk or climb up to 15 feet to an unoccupied space, provided it has legs.

Tools of the Trade

You gain the following benefits.

Artillerist Spells

When you reach an Artificer level specified in the Artillerist Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Eldritch Cannon

Using Smith's Tools or Woodcarver's Tools, you can take a Magic action to create a Small or Tiny Eldritch Cannon in an unoccupied space on a horizontal surface within 5 feet of yourself. You determine its appearance, including whether you carry it or not (and your choice of legs or wheels, for the latter). It disappears if it is reduced to 0 Hit Points or after 1 hour. You can dismiss it early as a Magic action.

Once you create a cannon, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest or expend a spell slot to create one. You can have only one cannon at a time and can't create one while you already have one.

Detonate

When your cannon takes damage, you can take a Reaction to command the cannon to detonate if you are within 60 feet of it. Doing so destroys the cannon and forces each creature within 20 feet of it to make a Dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC, taking 3d10 Force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

Firepower

The cannon's damage rolls and the number of Temporary Hit Points granted by Protector increase by 1d8.

Shimmering Field Projection

You and your allies have Half Cover while within 10 feet of your Eldritch Cannon.

Tool Proficiency

When you adopt this specialization at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with smith's tools. If you already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of artisan's tools of your choice.

Battle Smith Spells

Starting at 3rd level, you always have certain spells prepared after you reach particular levels in this class, as shown in the Battle Smith Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells for you, but they don't count against the number of artificer spells you prepare.

Battle Ready

When you reach 3rd level, your combat training and your experiments with magic have paid off in two ways:

Steel Defender

By 3rd level, your tinkering has borne you a faithful companion, a steel defender. It is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. See this creature's game statistics in the steel defender stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places. You determine the creature's appearance and whether it has two legs or four; your choice has no effect on its game statistics.

In combat, the defender shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the defender can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.

If the mending spell is cast on it, it regains 2d6 hit points. If it has died within the last hour, you can use your smith's tools as an action to revive it, provided you are within 5 feet of it and you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher. The steel defender returns to life after 1 minute with all its hit points restored.

At the end of a long rest, you can create a new steel defender if you have your smith's tools with you. If you already have a steel defender from this feature, the first one immediately perishes. The defender also perishes if you die.

Tools of the Trade

You gain the following benefits.

Battle Smith Spells

When you reach an Artificer level specified in the Battle Smith Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Battle Ready

Your combat training and your experiments with magic have paid off in two ways.

Steel Defender

Your tinkering has borne you a companion, a Steel Defender. You determine the defender's appearance and whether it has two legs or four; your choices don't affect the defender's game statistics.

The defender is Friendly to you and your allies and obeys you. It vanishes if you die.

Improved Jolt

The extra damage and healing of your Arcane Jolt both increase to 4d6.

Improved Deflection

Whenever your Steel Defender uses its Deflect Attack, the attacker takes Force damage equal to 1d4 plus your Intelligence modifier.

Tools of the Trade

You gain the following benefits.

Cartographer Spells

When you reach an Artificer level specified in the Cartographer Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Adventurer's Atlas

Whenever you finish a Long Rest while holding Cartographer's Tools, you can use that tool to create a set of magical maps by touching at least two creatures (one of whom can be yourself), up to a maximum number of creatures equal to 1 plus your Intelligence modifier (minimum of two creatures). Each target receives a magical map, which constantly updates to show the relative position of all the map holders but is illegible to all others. The maps last until you die or until you use this feature again, at which point any existing maps created by this feature immediately vanish.

While carrying the map, a target gains the following benefits.

Mapping Magic

You gain the following benefits.

Safe Haven

When a map holder would be reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, that creature can destroy its map. The creature's Hit Points instead change to a number equal to twice your Artificer level, and the creature is teleported to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you or another map holder of its choice.

Unerring Path

If you are one of the map holders for your Adventurer's Atlas, you can cast Find the Path without expending a spell slot, without preparing the spell, and without needing spell components. Once you use this benefit, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

Tool Proficiency

You gain proficiency with Smith's Tools. If you already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of Artisan's Tools of your choice.

In addition, when you craft an ordinary or magic weapon, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.

Forge Adept Spells

When you reach an Artificer level specified in the Forge Adept Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.

Battle Ready

Your combat training and your experiments with magic have paid off in two ways:

Ghaal'Shaarat

You can imbue a weapon with a fraction of your spirit, creating what the Dhakaani daashors call a ghaal'shaarat, Goblin for "mighty blade." As a Magic action while you have Smith's Tools in hand, you can turn a Simple or Martial Melee weapon into a Ghaal'Shaarat. The weapon continues to be a Ghaal'Shaarat until you imbue a different weapon or you die.

The weapon gains the following benefits while you wield it.

Improved Mighty Blade

You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with the weapon, unless it already had this bonus or a better one.

Aura of War

As a Magic action, you begin radiating a bolstering aura in a 30-foot Emanation that originates from you. Choose one of the following damage types: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder. While in the aura, you and your allies each deal an extra 1d4 damage of the chosen type when hitting with a weapon attack or Unarmed Strike. The aura lasts for 1 minute, until you use this feature again, or until you end it (no action required). You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Perfect Mighty Blade

You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with the weapon, unless it already had this bonus or a better one. Additionally, the first time you attack with your Ghaal'Shaarat on your turn, you can transfer some or all of the weapon's bonus to your Armor Class. The bonus remains until the start of your next turn.

Elemental Strike

When you hit a creature with an attack roll using your Ghaal'Shaarat, choose one of the following damage types: Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Thunder. Your Ghaal'Shaarat deals an extra 1d6 damage of the chosen type; and you can cause the weapon to deal the chosen type of damage or its normal damage type.

Soul Bound

You have Resistance to Psychic damage, and you have Immunity to the Charmed and Frightened conditions.

Constant Aura

Your Aura of War is always active, and you can take a Bonus Action to change its damage type.

Retributive Aura

Whenever an enemy starts its turn in your Aura of War, that creature takes damage equal to the extra damage provided by the aura.

Empower Aura

As a Bonus Action, you can increase the extra damage provided by your Aura of War to 2d6. This increase lasts for 1 minute. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Tool Proficiency

You gain proficiency with Tinker's Tools. If you already have proficiency with Tinker's Tools, you gain proficiency with one other type of Artisan's Tools of your choice.

In addition, when you craft a magic item, the amount of time required to craft it is halved.

Maverick Spells

You learn one cantrip of your choice from the Artificer, Cleric, or Wizard spell list. The chosen cantrip counts as an Artificer spell for you, and Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it.

In addition, any time you prepare Artificer spells, you can prepare an additional number of spells equal to your Proficiency Bonus. These additional spells can be chosen from the Artificer, Cleric, and Wizard spells lists, and the chosen spells count as Artificer spells for you.

Arcane Prototype

You're always working on new projects, crafting Arcane Prototypes. You determine a prototype's appearance, but its functionality is always similar to that of a Spell Scroll—it holds the effect of a spell that can be unleashed at a later time. Only you can use a prototype to cast a spell; they're experimental creations that no one else can truly understand.

Your ability to constantly come up with new ideas is represented by Arcane Charges. You have 1 Arcane Charge, and you gain more as you reach higher levels, as shown in the Arcane Charges level of the Arcane Prototypes table. You can't have more Arcane Charges than the number shown in the table for your level. You regain all expended Arcane Charges when you finish a Long Rest.

You can use your Arcane Charges to imbue spells into your prototypes, up to the level shown in the Max Spell Level of the Arcane Prototypes table. While a prototype is in your possession, you can cast the imbued spell without expending a spell slot, without preparing the spell, and without Material components. Casting the spell in this way requires the spell's normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the prototype crumbles to dust, unless you choose to preserve it by expending a spell slot equal to the level of the spell.