Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Race & Class Synergy Analysis Table

Created by Taron "Indestructoboy" Pounds Legend
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/Indestructoboy S+ Uniquely Stro Both ASIs compliment the Class; Race feature(s) significantly improve the Class.
S Strong Both ASIs compliment the Class; Race feature(s) generally useful.
A+ Fair +2 or at least two +1 ASI compliments the Class; Race feature(s) generally useful.
This table was initially created as a bit of a fun side-project, but I have since been using it for my YouTube
A Mediocre +1 ASI compliments the Class; Race feature(s) may be niche or not useful.
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the internet to use and critique! B Poor Non-complimentary, but both or +2 ASI is generally useful; Race feature is versatile.
C No Synergy No key ASIs for the Class; Race features don't enhance Class playstyle.
Several well-known homebrew class options have been included on the table. If you would like to petition D Detrimental -2 ASI to a key Ability Score of the Class; Race feature hurts Class playstyle.
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 D&D 5E RACE & CLASS SYNERGY ANALYSIS
Movement ASI Features Skills Languages CLASSES

Adv. on or Bonus to Checks

Improved Unarmed Strike
Detect Balance Rating

Choice of Given Skills

Choice of Language
Damage Resistance
Sunlight Sensitivity

Damage Immunity

Speak with Beasts

B. Hunter: Dex (CR)

AC at Dex 10 (+0)

B. Hunter: Str (CR)

Magus: Wis (SVAC)

Magus: Cha (SVAC)

Given Languages
Tool Proficiency

Magus: Int (SVAC)

CHOICE (#/+1)

Powerful Build

Choice of Skill
Adv. on Saves

Condition R/I
Innate Magic

Forge Domain

Swashbuckler
Beast Master

Scholar (BH)
Pugilist (BH)
Mystic/Psion
Fighter: Dex

Ranger: Dex

A. Trickster
Darkvision

Given Skill

Fighter: Str

Ranger: Str
Telepathy

Barbarian

Inquisitor
E. Knight

Sorcerer

Warlock
Artificer

Cavalier

Wizard
Paladin
Climb

Rogue
Swim
Walk

Cleric
CON

Druid

Monk
CHA
DEX

WIS

Bard
STR

INT
Fly
Aarakocra 41 25 0 0 50 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 d4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 OP OP OP OP A OP OP OP OP S+ B OP OP OP OP OP OP B OP OP S+ OP OP OP OP OP B OP OP OP
X1A0C X1AC X1A2C X1A3C X1A4C X1A5C

Aasimar, Fallen 32 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 60 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 C A+ S C A A A B C A A B C A S C C S S B A A C C C A+ C A+ S B
X1A6C

Aasimar, Protector 31 30 0 0 RS 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 60 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 C B A+ C C A+ A+ A+ C C C C A A+ S A+ C S A A A A C B B A+ C S S+ C
X1A7C X1A8C

Aasimar, Scourge 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 60 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 C B A+ C C C C C C C C C C A S C C S A+ C C C C C C A+ C S S C
Aasimar, Variant (DMG) 25 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 60 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 C B S C C S S S C C C C A A+ S A+ C S A A A A C C C A+ C S+ S+ C
Bugbear 30 30 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 Y 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 C S+ S S+ S+ B B B S+ S+ S+ S A+ A+ A+ S+ C S+ S+ A+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ C C C C
Centaur 27 40 E 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 d4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 C S C C A+ A+ S+ A+ B S OP A B S B A C S A+ A S S C C C C C C C C
Changeling 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 B B S+ A A C C C A C C B A C S+ B B S C A C A S+ S+ S+ S+ B S S A
Dragonborn 21 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 B S S C S B D B B S S S A A S B B S S B A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ S C A+ A+ B
Dwarf, Duergar 30 25 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 120 Y 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 B S C B S+ A A B B S S A+ A A A C C A+ S C B B C C C C C C C C
X1A9C

Dwarf, Hill 29 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 60 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 A S+ C B B S S S B B B B A S A B C A+ S B B B C C C C C C C C
Dwarf, Mountain 30 25 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 60 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 B S+ C B S+ S S A B S+ S+ S A A A C C A+ S C S+ S+ C C C C C C C C
Elf, Drow 27 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 120 Y 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 C C S A+ C B B B A+ C A A A A S A+ C A+ C A+ C A+ A+ A+ A+ S B S S C
X1A0C X1AC

Elf, Eladrin 30 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 60 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 A S S+ S+ B A A A S+ B B B A+ A+ S+ A+ B S A S+ B S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ A S+ S+ A
Elf, High 27 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 60 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 S B A+ S B B B B S B A S S B B A S B B A+ B A+ A+ S S A S B B S
Elf, Sea 30 30 0 30 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 60 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 L B S A S B B B B S B A S A A A A+ B B B S+ B S+ S A+ A A B B B B
Elf, Shadar-kai 30 30 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 60 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 B S+ A S B B B B S B A S A A A S B B B S B S S A+ A A B B B B
Elf, Wood 28 35 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 60 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 B B A A+ B A+ A+ A+ S B A A A S A S B B B S B S A+ A+ S A B B B B
Firbolg 26 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 Y 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 L C S C C A S+ S+ S+ C S A+ B C S C S C S S+ A S+ S+ B B B B C C C B
X1A2C X1A3C X1A4C

Genasi, Air 20 30 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 A A+ A S A A A A A+ C C B A+ A+ A+ A C B B A C A A A A A C A A A
X1A5C

Genasi, Earth 19 30 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 B S C B S C C C C S S A A+ A+ A+ C C A S C A A B C C C C B C C
X1A6C X1A7C

Genasi, Fire 24 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 60 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 S B B A+ A+ B D B A A A A+ S A A B S B B C C C A+ A+ A+ A+ S A A S
X1A8C

Genasi, Water 25 30 0 30 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 B A+ C A A A+ A+ A+ A A A A A S A A+ B B B A A A B B A B B C C C
X1A9C

Githyanki 27 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 S A B B S C C C A A A S S B B C A C A+ B A+ A+ B A B B A C C A
Githzerai 21 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 B C C B B A+ A+ A+ B B B B B A+ B A+ A B C A+ A+ A+ B B B B B C C B
Gnome, Deep 24 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 120 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 S C C S A C C C B C B S S B B A S C C B C A A S A A S C C S
Gnome, Forest 24 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 60 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 L S C C S A C C C B C B S S B B A S C C B C A A S A A S C C S
Gnome, Rock 23 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 10 60 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 S+ C C A A C C C C C B A+ S B B C S C B C C B B A+ C C S C C S
Goblin 26 30 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 S A+ A+ S B A A A S B B B B B B S B B A+ S B S+ S S A+ A+ B B B B
X1A20C

Goliath 24 30 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 C S A B S A A A C S S A+ C C C B C S S+ C S S A A A A C C C C
Grung 40 25 25 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 A+ S+ A+ S+ A A A A S+ B B B A+ A+ A+ S+ B A+ S S+ B S S+ A+ A A B B B B
X1A2C
RACES

Half-Elf 29 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 60 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 A+ A+ S+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ S+ A+ A+ S+ S A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ S+ A+ S+ S+ A+
X1A2C

Halfling, Ghostwise 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 L B B A A B A+ B A+ S B S B B S B S+ B B B S B S+ S S S S B B B B
X1A23C X1A24C

Halfling, Lightfoot 23 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 A A S A B A A A S B S B B B S S B B B A+ B S S S S S B S S B
X1A25C X1A26C

Halfling, Stout 24 25 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 A+ S A+ S A+ A A A S B S A B B B S A A A S B S+ A+ A+ A+ A B A A A
Half-Orc 24 30 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 60 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 C S B B S+ A+ A A B S S S B B B C C S S+ C S S A A A A C C S C
X1A27C X1A28C

Hobgoblin 25 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 S A B A+ A+ C C C A A A S S B B C A C A+ B B B B A B B A+ C C A
Human 17 30 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+
Human, Variant 33 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 1 0 0 1 1 S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+
Kalashtar 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 L C C A+ C C A+ A+ A+ A A A A C A+ B S A S C A A A A C C B C B B C
Kenku 21 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 B A A+ A+ B A+ B B A+ B B B B S B S B B B S B S A A A A B B B B
X1A29C

Kobold 16 30 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 Y 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PT 0 2 0 D D C S D C C C S D S+ A A+ A+ A+ S D D D S D S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ C B B B
Lizardfolk 29 30 0 30 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 B A B S S S S S+ A A A+ A B A+ B B C B S A+ A+ A+ B B A B C B B B
Locathah 30 0 30 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 C S+ B A S A+ A+ C A S+ S+ A B B B B C A+ S+ A S+ S+ A A A A C C C C
Loxodon 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12 0 Y 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 B S B A A A+ A+ A+ A A A B B A B A+ C A+ S A+ A+ A+ C C C C C B B B
Minotaur 20 30 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 d6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 C S+ C B S A+ A+ A+ C S+ S+ S B B B C C S+ S+ C S+ S+ C C C C C C C C
Orc (Eberron) 22 30 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 60 Y 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 C S+ C B S+ A+ S A+ B S+ S A A A A B C S+ S+ C S+ S C C C C C C C C
Orc (Volo's) 18 30 0 0 0 2 0 1 -2 0 0 0 10 60 Y 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 D S+ C D B A A+ A C S S D D A A C D S S+ C S+ S C C C C D C C D
X1A30C

Shifter, Beasthide 30 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 60 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 A+ S+ B C S A A S+ S A+ S S A A A A C A+ S+ B S S B B B B C B B B
Shifter, Longtooth 30 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 d6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 B S+ C A S A A S+ S S+ S S A A A S C S S A+ S S C C C C C C C C
Shifter, Swiftstride 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 60 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 B A+ S+ A+ B A A B S B S B A A A+ S+ B A+ B A+ B S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ B S S B
X1A3C

Shifter, Wildhunt 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 60 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 B S C A C S S S+ S+ A+ S+ S+ B S B S+ C B C S+ S+ S+ B B B B C C C C
Simic Hybrid 30 AE AE 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 S S+ S S+ S+ S S S S S+ S S S S S S S S S+ S S S S S S S S S S S
Tabaxi 25 30 20 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 60 d4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 B B S A+ B B B B S B B B A+ A+ S S+ B B A A+ B A+ S S S S B A+ A+ B
Tiefling, Base 23 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 A+ C S B B C C C C C C B B C A+ C S A+ C C C C A A A+ S B S S A+
X1A32C

Tiefling, Base Winged 30 0 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 OP B OP OP A+ OP S OP OP B B OP OP OP OP OP OP A+ S S+ B OP S+ S+ S+ OP S OP OP OP

X1A3C

Tiefling, Feral 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 S A S S+ B B B B S C A S S B B S S A B S C S S S S A+ A A A A+
Tiefling, Feral Winged 30 0 0 30 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 OP A+ OP OP S OP A+ S+ OP A C S+ OP OP OP OP OP B OP OP A OP OP OP OP OP OP OP OP OP
X1A34C

Tortle 30 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 d4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 B S A B S+ S S S B S S A+ B S B A+ B A+ S B S S B B B B B B B B
Triton 28 30 0 30 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 L C A+ S C A+ B B B C S S A C C S+ C C S S C A A+ A A A S C A+ A C
Vedalken 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 60 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 S C C A+ A+ B B B C C C A+ A+ B C B A+ C C B B B C A+ A+ C S C C S
Verdan 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 60 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 L C B S B B C C C C C C C C C S+ C C S+ B C C C A+ A+ A+ S+ C S+ S+ B
Warforged 35 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+ S+
X1A35C

Yuan-ti Pureblood 47 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 60 3 MR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 S+ A OP S+ S+ A A A A A A S+ S+ A OP A OP OP A A A A S+ S+ S+ OP S+ OP OP S+
X1A36C