D ruid

H olding high a gnarled staff w reathed with holly, an elf

su m m on s the fury o f the storm and calls d ow n explosive
bolts o f lightning to sm ite the torch-carryin g orc s w ho
threaten her forest.
C rou ch in g out o f sight on a high tree branch in the
form o f a leopard, a hum an p eers out o f the ju n gle at the
strange construction o f a tem ple o f Evil Elem ental Air,
keepin g a clo se eye on the cultists’ activities.
Sw in g in g a blade form ed o f pure fire, a h alf-elf
ch arges into a m a ss o f skeletal soldiers, sundering
the unnatural m agic that gives the foul creatu res the
m ock in g sem bla n ce o f life.
W h eth er calling on the elem ental forces o f nature or
em ulating the creatu res o f the anim al w orld, druids are
an em bodim ent o f nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury.
They claim n o m astery over nature. Instead, they see
them selves as exten sion s o f nature’s indom itable will.

Pow er of N ature
D ruids revere nature above all, gaining their spells and
other m agical p ow ers either from the force o f nature
itself or from a nature deity. M any druids pursue a
m ystic spirituality o f transcendent union with nature
rather than devotion to a divine entity, w hile others
serve g od s o f w ild nature, anim als, or elem ental forces.
Th e ancient druidic traditions are som etim es called
the Old Faith, in contrast to the w orship o f g od s in
tem ples and shrines.
D ruid sp ells are oriented tow ard nature and an im als—
the p ow er o f tooth and claw, o f sun and m oon , o f fire
and storm . D ruids also gain the ability to take on anim al
form s, and som e druids m ake a particular study o f this
practice, even to the point w h ere they prefer anim al
form to their natural form .

P reserve th e Ba la n c e
F or druids, nature exists in a preca riou s balance. The
four elem ents that m ake up a w orld —air, earth, fire,
T he D r u id

— Spell Slots per Spell Level—

Proficiency Cantrips
Level Bonus Features Known 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +2 Druidic, Spellcasting 2 2 — — — — — — — —
2nd +2 Wild Shape, Druid Circle 2 3 — — — — — — — —
3rd +2 — 2 4 2 — — — — — — —
4th +2 Wild Shape improvement, 3 4 3 — — — — — — —
Ability Score Improvement
5th +3 — 3 4 3 2 — — — — — —
6th +3 Druid Circle feature 3 4 3 3 — — — — — —
7th +3 — 3 4 3 3 1 — — — — —
8th +3 Wild Shape improvement, 3 4 3 3 2 — — — — —
Ability Score Improvement
9th +4 — 3 4 3 3 3 1 — — — —

10th +4 Druid Circle feature 4 4 3 3 3 2 — — — —

11th +4 — 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 — —
—
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — —

13th +5 — 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —

14th +5 Druid Circle feature 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — —

15th +5 — 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —

16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 —

17th +6 — 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
18th +6 Timeless Body, Beast Spells 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
20th +6 Archdruid 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

and w ater—must rem ain in equilibrium . If on e elem ent
w ere to gain p ow er over the others, the w orld cou ld be
destroyed, draw n into on e o f the elem ental planes and
broken apart into its com p on en t elem ents. Thus, druids
o p p o s e cults o f Elem ental Evil and others w h o prom ote
one elem ent to the exclusion o f others.
D ruids are also con cern ed with the delicate ecologica l
balance that sustains plant and anim al life, and the need
for civilized folk to live in harm ony with nature, not in
opposition to it. D ruids a ccept that w h ich is cru el in
nature, and they hate that w h ich is unnatural, including
aberrations (such as b eh olders and m ind flayers)
and undead (such as zom b ies and vam pires). D ruids
som etim es lead raids against such creatures, especially
w hen the m on sters en croach on the druids’ territory.
D ruids are often found guarding sacred sites or
w atching over region s o f u nspoiled nature. But w hen a
significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance
or the lands they protect, druids take on a m ore active
role in com ba tin g the threat, as adventurers.
C r e a t in g a D ru id
W h en m aking a druid, con sid er w hy your character has
such a clo se bon d with nature. Perhaps your character
lives in a society w h ere the Old Faith still thrives, or w as
raised by a druid after being abandoned in the depths
o f a forest. Perhaps your character had a dram atic
en cou nter with the spirits o f nature, com in g face to
face with a giant eagle or dire w o lf and surviving the
experience. M aybe your character w a s born during an
epic storm or a volca n ic eruption, w hich w as interpreted
as a sign that b e co m in g a druid
w as part o f your character’s destiny.
Have you always been an adventurer
as part o f your druidic calling, or did you
first sp en d tim e as a caretaker o f a sacred
grove or sprin g? Perhaps your h om eland w as
befou led by evil, and you took up an adventuring life in
h op es o f finding a new h om e or pu rpose.
Q u ic k B u il d
You can m ake a druid quickly by follow in g these
su ggestion s. First, W isd om should be your highest
ability score, follow ed by Constitution. S econ d , c h o o s e
the herm it background.
C lass Featu r es
A s a druid, you gain the follow in g class features.
H it P o in t s
Hit Dice: 1d8 per druid level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution m odifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your
Constitution m odifier per druid level after 1st
P r o f ic ie n c ie s
A rm or: Light armor, m edium armor, shields (druids w ill
not w ear arm or or u se shields m ade o f m etal)
W eapons: Clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, m aces,
quarterstaffs, scim itars, sickles, slings, sp ears
Tools: H erbalism kit
Saving Throws: Intelligence, W isd om
Skills: C h oose tw o from A rcan a, A nim al
Handling, Insight, M edicine, Nature, P erception,
Religion, and Survival
E q u ip m ent
You start w ith the follow in g equipm ent, in addition to
the equipm ent granted by your background:
• (a) a w o o d e n shield or (b) any sim ple w eapon
• (a) a scim itar or (b) any sim ple m elee w eap on
• Leather armor, an ex plorer’s pack, and a druidic focu s
D r u id ic
You k n ow D ruidic, the secret language o f druids. You
can sp ea k the language and u se it to leave hidden
m essa ges. You and others w h o k n ow this language
autom atically sp ot such a m essage. O thers spot the
m essa g e’s p resen ce w ith a su ccessfu l D C 15 W isd om
(P erception ) ch eck but ca n ’t deciph er it w ithout m agic.
Sp e l l c a s t in g
D raw ing on the divine e ss e n ce o f nature itself, you
can cast spells to sh ape that e ss e n ce to your w ill. S ee
chapter 10 for the general rules o f sp ellcastin g and
chapter 11 for the druid sp ell list.
C a n t r ip s
At 1st level, you k n ow tw o cantrips o f you r ch oice from
the druid spell list. You learn additional druid cantrips
o f your ch oice at higher levels, as sh ow n in the Cantrips
K n ow n colu m n o f the D ruid table.
P r e p a r in g and C a s t in g Spells
T h e D ruid table sh ow s h ow m any spell slots you have
to cast your sp ells o f 1st level and higher. To cast on e o f
th ese druid spells, you m ust expend a slot o f the sp ell’s
level or higher. You regain all expen ded spell slots w hen
you finish a lon g rest.
You prepare the list o f druid spells that are available
for you to cast, ch o o s in g from the druid spell list. W h en
you d o so, c h o o s e a num ber o f druid spells equal to
your W isd om m odifier + your druid level (m inim um o f
Sacred Plants and Wo o d
A druid holds certain plants to be sacred, particularly alder,
ash, birch, elder, hazel, holly, juniper, mistletoe, oak, rowan,
willow, and yew. Druids often use such plants as part of a
spellcasting focus, incorporating lengths o f oak or yew or
sprigs o f mistletoe.
Similarly, a druid uses such woods to make other objects,
such as weapons and shields. Yew is associated with death
and rebirth, so weapon handles for scimitars or sickles might
be fashioned from it. Ash is associated with life and oak
with strength. These woods make excellent hafts or whole
weapons, such as clubs or quarterstaffs, as well as shields.
Alder is associated with air, and it might be used for thrown
weapons, such as darts or javelins.
Druids from regions that lack the plants described here
have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For
instance, a druid o f a desert region might value the yucca
tree and cactus plants.
one spell). The sp ells must be o f a level for w hich you
have spell slots.
F or exam ple, if you are a 3rd-level druid, you have four
1st-level and tw o 2nd-level spell slots. W ith a W isd om
o f 16, your list o f prepared sp ells can include six spells
o f 1st or 2nd level, in any com bination. If you prepare
the 1st-level spell cure wounds, you ca n cast it using
a 1st-level or 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell d o e s n ’t
rem ove it from your list o f prepared spells.
You can also change your list o f prepared sp ells w hen
you finish a long rest. P reparin g a n ew list o f druid
sp ells requ ires tim e spent in prayer and m editation: at
least 1 m inute p er spell level for each spell on your list.
Sp e l l c a s t in g A b il it y
W isd om is your spellcastin g ability for y ou r druid
spells, sin ce your m a gic draw s u pon your devotion and
attunem ent to nature. You use your W isd om w henever
a spell refers to your sp ellcastin g ability. In addition,
you use your W isd om m odifier w hen setting the saving
th row D C for a druid spell you cast and w hen m akin g an
attack roll w ith one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus +
your Wisdom modifier
R it u a l C a s t in g
You ca n cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has the
ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.
Sp e l l c a s t in g Fo c u s
You can u se a druidic focu s (found in chapter 5) as a
sp ellcastin g focu s for your druid spells.
W il d S h a p e
Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to
m agically assu m e the shape o f a beast that you have
seen before. Y ou can u se this feature tw ice. You regain
expen ded u ses w hen you finish a short or long rest.
Your druid level determ ines the bea sts you can
transform into, as sh ow n in the B east Sh apes table. At
2nd level, for exam ple, you can transform into any beast
that has a challen ge rating o f 1/4 or low er that d oesn ’t
have a flying or sw im m in g speed.
Beast S h apes
Level Max. CR Limitations Example
2nd 1/4 No flying or swimming speed Wolf
4th 1/2 No flying speed Crocodile
8th 1 — Giant eagle
You can stay in a beast sh ape for a num ber o f hours
equal to h alf your druid level (rounded down). You then
revert to your n orm al form u n less you expend another
use o f this feature. You can revert to your norm al
form earlier by using a bon u s action on your turn. You
autom atically revert if you fall u n con sciou s, drop to
0 hit points, or die.
W h ile you are transform ed, the follow in g rules apply:
• Your gam e statistics are replaced by the statistics o f T im e l e ss B o d y
the beast, but you retain your alignm ent, personality,
Starting at 18th level, the prim al m agic that you w ield
and Intelligence, W isd om , and C harism a sco re s. You
also retain all o f your skill and saving th row proficien- cau ses you to age m ore slowly. F or every 10 y ears that
pass, your b od y ages only 1 year.
cies, in addition to gaining th ose o f the creature. If
the creature has the sam e proficiency as you and the
B ea st Spells
bon u s in its stat b lo ck is higher than yours, u se the
creatu re’s bon u s instead o f yours. If the creature has B egin ning at 18th level, you can cast m any o f your druid
any legendary or lair actions, you can't u se them. sp ells in any shape you assu m e usin g W ild Shape. You
• W h en you transform , you assu m e the b ea st’s hit can p erform the som atic and verbal com pon en ts o f a
points and Hit D ice. W h en you revert to your n orm al druid spell w hile in a beast shape, but you aren’t able to
form , you return to the num ber o f hit p oin ts you had provide m aterial com pon en ts.
before you transform ed. H owever, if you revert as a
result o f droppin g to 0 hit points, any e x ce s s dam age A r c h d r u id
carries over to your n orm al form . F or exam ple, if you At 20th level, you can u se your W ild S h a p e an unlim ited
take 10 dam age in anim al form and have only 1 hit num ber o f tim es.
point left, you revert and take 9 dam age. A s lon g as
the ex cess dam age d oesn ’t reduce your n orm al form
to 0 hit points, you aren’t k n ock ed u n con sciou s.
• You can ’t cast spells, and your ability to sp eak or
take any action that requ ires hands is lim ited to the
capabilities o f your beast form . Tran sform in g d oesn ’t
break your concentration on a spell you ’ve already
cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that
are part o f a spell, such as call lightning, that you ’ve
already cast.
• You retain the benefit o f any features from your class,
race, or other sou rce and can use them if the n ew
form is physically capable o f doin g so. H ow ever, you
c a n ’t use any o f your sp ecia l sen ses, such as darkvi-
sion, u n less your n ew form also has that sense.
• You c h o o s e w hether your equipm ent falls to the
ground in your space, m erges into your n ew form , or
is w orn by it. W orn equipm ent fu nction s as norm al,
but the DM d ecid es w hether it is practical for the new
form to w ear a piece o f equipm ent, ba sed on the crea -
ture’s sh ape and size. Your equipm ent d oesn ’t change
size or shape to m atch the new
form , and any equipm ent that
the n ew form ca n ’t w ear
m ust either fall to the
grou nd or m erge w ith it.
Equipm ent that m erges
w ith the form has no
effect until you leave
the form .

D r u id C ir c l e
At 2nd level, you c h o o s e to
identify w ith a circle o f druids:
the Circle o f the Land or the Circle o f the M oon, both
detailed at the end o f the class description. Your ch oice
grants you features at 2nd level and again at 6th, 10th,
and 14th level.

A b il it y S co r e Im pr o v e m e n t
W h en you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
and 19th level, you can in crease on e ability s c o r e o f
your ch oice by 2, or you can in crease tw o ability scores
o f your ch oice by 1. A s norm al, you ca n ’t in crease an
ability s c o r e above 20 using this feature.
 Additionally, you can ignore the verbal and som atic A r c t ic
com p on en ts o f your druid spells, as w ell as any material
Druid Level Circle Spells
com pon en ts that lack a cost and aren’t con su m ed by a
3rd hold person, spike grow th
spell. You gain this benefit in both your norm al shape
5th sleet storm , slow
and your beast shape from W ild Shape.
7th fre e do m o f m ovem ent, ice storm
9th co m m u n e with nature, cone o f cold
D r u i d C ir c l e s
Though their organization is invisible to m ost outsiders, C o a st
druids are part o f a society that spans the land, ignoring
Druid Level Circle Spells
political borders. All druids are nom inally m em bers
3rd m irror image, m isty step
o f this druidic society, though som e individuals are so
isolated that they have never seen any high-ranking 5th w ater breathing, water walk

m em bers o f the society or participated in druidic 7th control water, fre e d o m o f m ovem ent

gatherings. D ruids recog n ize each other as brothers and 9th conjure elemental, scrying
sisters. Like creatures o f the w ilderness, however, druids
som etim es com pete with or even prey on each other. D esert

At a local scale, druids are organized into circles that Druid Level Circle Spells
share certain perspectives on nature, balance, and the 3rd blur, silence
w ay o f the druid. 5th create fo o d a n d water, protection fro m energy
7th blight, hallucinatory terrain
C ircle of t h e L a n d
9th insect plague, wall o f stone
The Circle o f the Land is m ade up o f m ystics and sages
w h o safeguard ancient kn ow led ge and rites through Fo r est
a vast oral tradition. T h ese druids m eet w ithin sacred
Druid Level Circle Spells
circles o f trees or standing ston es to w h isper prim al
3rd barkskin, spider clim b
secrets in D ruidic. T h e circle’s w isest m em bers preside
5th call lightning, plant grow th
as the ch ief priests o f com m u n ities that hold to the Old
7th divination, freedom o f m ovem ent
Faith and serve as advisors to the rulers o f th ose folk.
A s a m em ber o f this circle, your m agic is influenced 9th c o m m u n e with nature, tree stride

by the land w here you w ere initiated into the circle’s

G r a ssl a n d
m ysterious rites.
Druid Level Circle Spells
Bonus C a n t r ip
3rd invisibility, pass without trace
W h en you c h o o s e this circle at 2nd level, you learn one 5th daylight, haste
additional druid cantrip o f your choice.
7th divination, fre e do m o f m ovem ent

Natural R ecovery
9th dream, insect plague

Starting at 2nd level, you can regain som e o f your

M o u n t a in
m agical en ergy by sitting in m editation and com m u n in g
w ith nature. D uring a short rest, you c h o o s e expended Druid Level Circle Spells
spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a 3rd spider climb, spike grow th
com b in ed level that is equal to or less than h alf your 5th lightning bolt, m eld into stone
druid level (rounded up), and n one o f the slots can be 7th stone shape, stoneskin
6 th level or higher. You can ’t use this feature again until 9th passwall, wall o f stone
you finish a long rest
For exam ple, w hen you are a 4th-level druid, you can S w a m p
recover up to tw o levels w orth o f spell slots. You can
Druid Level Circle Spells
recover either a 2nd-level slot or tw o 1st-level slots.
3rd darkness, M e lf ’s acid arrow
C ir c l e Spe lls 5th w ater walk, stinking cloud
Your m ystical con n ection to the land in fu ses you with 7th freedom o f m ovem ent, locate creature
the ability to cast certain spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th insect plague, scrying
9th level you gain a c c e s s to circle spells con n ected
to the land w here you b e ca m e a druid. C h oose that U n d er d a r k
land—arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain,
Druid Level Circle Spells
sw am p, or U nderdark—and consult the associated
list o f spells. 3rd spider climb, web

O nce you gain a c c e s s to a circle spell, you always have 5th gaseous form , stinking cloud
it prepared, and it d o e s n ’t coun t against the num ber o f 7th greater invisibility, stone shape
spells you can prepare each day. If you gain a c c e s s to a 9th cloudkill, insect plague
spell that d oesn ’t appear on the druid spell list, the spell
is n onetheless a druid spell for you.
La n d ’s St r i d e
Starting at 6th level, m ovin g through n onm agical
difficult terrain co sts you no extra m ovem ent. You can
also pa ss through n onm agical plants w ithout being
slow ed by them and w ithout taking dam age from them if
they have thorns, spines, or a sim ilar hazard.
In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against
plants that are magically created or manipulated to im pede
m ovem ent, such th ose created by the entangle spell.
N a t u r e ’s W a r d
W h en you reach 10th level, you c a n ’t be ch arm ed or
frightened by elem entals or fey, and you are im m u ne to
p oison and disease.
N a t u r e ’s Sa n c t u a r y
W h en you reach 14th level, creatures o f the natural
w orld sen se your con n ection to nature and b e c o m e
hesitant to attack you. W h en a beast or plant creature
attacks you, that creature m ust m ake a W isd om saving
th row against your druid spell save D C. On a failed save,
the creature m ust c h o o s e a different target, or the attack
autom atically m isses. O n a su ccessfu l save, the creature
is im m une to this effect for 24 hours.
T h e creature is aw are o f this effect before it m akes its
attack against you.
C ir c l e o f t h e M o o n
D ruids o f the Circle o f the M oon are fierce guardians
o f the w ilds. Th eir order gathers under the full m oon to
share n ew s and trade w arnings. They haunt the deepest
parts o f the w ildern ess, w here they might go for w eek s
on end before crossin g paths w ith another hum anoid
creature, let alone another druid.
C hangeable as the m oon , a druid o f this circle might
prow l as a great cat on e night, soa r over the treetops
as an eagle the next day, and crash through the
undergrow th in bea r form to drive off a trespassing
m onster. The w ild is in the druid's blood.
C om bat W il d Sh ape
W h en you c h o o s e this circle at 2nd level, you gain the
ability to u se W ild Sh ape on your turn as a bon u s action,
rather than as an action.
Additionally, w hile you are transform ed by W ild
Shape, you ca n u se a bon u s action to expend one
spell slot to regain 1d8 hit points per level o f the spell
slot expended.
C ir c l e Form s
T h e rites o f y ou r circle grant you the ability to transform
into m ore dangerou s anim al form s. Starting at 2nd
level, you can u se your W ild Sh ape to transform into a
beast with a challen ge rating as high as 1 (you ignore
the M ax. C R colum n o f the B east S h apes table, but must
abide by the other lim itations there).
Starting at 6th level, you can transform into a beast
w ith a challen ge rating as high as your druid level
divided by 3, rounded dow n.
P r im al St r i k e
Starting at 6th level, your attacks in beast form count as
m agical for the p u rp ose o f ov ercom in g resistan ce and
im m unity to n onm agical attacks and dam age.
Elem ental W il d Sh ape
At 10th level, you can expend tw o u ses o f W ild Sh ape
at the sam e tim e to transform into an air elem ental, an
earth elem ental, a fire elem ental, or a water elem ental.
T h o u sa n d Form s
By 14th level, you have learned to use m agic to alter
your physical form in m ore subtle ways. You can cast the
alter self spell at will.
D ruids a n d th e G ods
Some druids venerate the forces o f nature themselves, but
most druids are devoted to one o f the many nature deities
worshiped in the multiverse (the lists o f gods in appendix
B include many such deities). The worship o f these deities
is often considered a more ancient tradition than the faiths
o f clerics and urbanized peoples. In fact, in the world of
Greyhawk, the druidic faith is called the Old Faith, and it
claims many adherents among farmers, foresters, fishers,
and others who live closely with nature. This tradition
includes the worship o f Nature as a primal force beyond
personification, but also encompasses the worship o f Beory,
the Oerth Mother, as well as devotees o f Obad-Hai, Ehlonna,
and Ulaa.
In the worlds of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms,
druidic circles are not usually connected to the faith o f a
single nature deity. Any given circle in the Forgotten Realms,
for example, might include druids who revere Silvanus,
Mielikki, Eldath, Chauntea, or even the harsh Gods o f Fury:
Talos, Malar, Auril, and Umberlee. These nature gods are
often called the First Circle, the first among the druids, and
most druids count them all (even the violent ones) as worthy
o f veneration.
The druids o f Eberron hold animistic beliefs completely
unconnected to the Sovereign Host, the Dark Six, or any of
the other religions of the world. They believe that every living
thing and every natural phenomenon— sun, moon, wind,
fire, and the world itself—has a spirit. Their spells, then, are
a means to communicate with and command these spirits.
Different druidic sects, though, hold different philosophies
about the proper relationship of these spirits to each other
and to the forces o f civilization. The Ashbound, for example,
believe that arcane magic is an abomination against nature,
the Children o f Winter venerate the forces o f death, and the
Gatekeepers preserve ancient traditions meant to protect the
world from the incursion o f aberrations.