Artificer

Artificers bridge the line between blacksmith and spell caster. Consumed in research to craft the very best of... whatever it is they are working on. They combine, runes, herbalogy, alchemy, sorcery, and blacksmithing to create vastly powerful armours, elixers, weapons, and weird combinations of all three.

CREATING AN ARTIFICER

When creating an artificer, think about your character's relationship with the artisan who taught them their craft. Does the character have a rival? Talk to your DM about the role played by artificers in the campaign and the sort of organizations you might have ties to.

Starting Equipment

• any two simple weapons of your choice
• a light crossbow and 20 bolts
• your choice of studded leather armor or scale mail
• thieves' tools and a dungeoneer's pack

S p e l l c a s t i n g

You have studied the workings o f magic and how to channel it through objects. As a result, you have gained the ability to cast spells. To observers, you don't appear to be casting spells in a conventional way; you look as if you're producing wonders using mundane items or outlandish inventions.

TOOLS REQUIRED

You produce your artificer spell effects through your tools. You must have a spellcasting focus-specifically thieves' tools or some kind of artisan's tool-in hand when you cast any spell with this Spellcasting feature. You must be proficient with the tool to use it in this way. See chapter 5, "Equipment," in the Player's Handbook for descriptions of these tools. After you gain the Infuse Item feature at 2nd level, you can also use any item bearing one of your infusions as a spellcasting focus.

CANTRIPS (0 -LEVEL SPELLS)

At 1st level, you know two can trips of your choice from the artificer spell list. At higher levels, you learn additional artificer cantrips of your choice, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Artificer table. When you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the artificer cantrips you know with another cantrip from the artificer spell list.

PREPARING AND CASTING SPELLS

The Artificer table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your artificer spells. To cast one of your artificer spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest. You prepare the list of artificer spells that are available for you to cast, choosing from the artificer spell list. When you do so, choose a number of artificer spells equal to your Intelligence modifier + half your artificer level, rounded down (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For example, if you are a 5th-level artificer, you have four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With an Intelligence of 14, your list of prepared spells can include four spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare the 1 st-level spell cure wounds, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells. You can change your list of prepared spells when you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of artificer spells requires time spent tinkering with your spellcasting focuses: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list.

SPELLCASTING ABILITY

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your artificer spells; your understanding of the theory behind magic allows you to wield these spells with superior skill. You use your Intelligence whenever an artificer spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an artificer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + you r proficiency bonus + you r Intelligence modifier
Spell attack modifier = you r proficiency bonus + you r Intelligence modifier

RITUAL CASTING

You can cast an artificer spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.

Class Features

MAGICAL TINKERING

At 1st level, you learn how to invest a spark of magic into mundane objects. To use this ability, you must have tinker's tools or other artisan's tools in hand. You then touch a Tiny nonmagical object as an action and give it one of the following magical properties of your choice: The object sheds bright light in a 5-foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet.
• Whenever tapped by a creature, the object emits a recorded message that can be heard up to 10 feet away. You utter the message when you bestow this property on the object, and the recording can be no more than 6 seconds long.
• The object continuously emits your choice of an odor or a nonverbal sound (wind, waves, chirping, or the like). The chosen phenomenon is perceivable up to 10 feet away.
• A static visual effect appears on one of the object's surfaces. This effect can be a picture, up to 25 words of text, lines and shapes, or a mixture of these elements, as you like.
The chosen property lasts indefinitely. As an action, you can touch the object and end the property early. You can bestow magic on multiple objects, touching one object each time you use this feature, though a single object can only bear one property at a time. The maximum number of objects you can affect with this feature at one time is equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of one object). If you try to exceed your maximum, the oldest property immediately ends, and then the new property applies.

INFUSE ITEM

At 2nd level, you gain the ability t o imbue mundane items with certain magical infusions. The magic items you create with this feature are effectively prototypes of permanent items.

INFUSIONS KNOWN

When you gain this feature, pick four artificer infusions to learn, choosing from the "Artificer Infusions" section at the end of the class's description. You learn additional infusions of your choice when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Infusions Known column of the Artificer table. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the artificer infusions you learned with a new one.

INFUSING AN ITEM

Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch a nonmagical object and imbue it with one of your artificer infusions, turning it into a magic item. An infusion works on only certain kinds of objects, as specified in the infusion's description. If the item requires attunement, you can attune yourself to it the instant you infuse the item. If you decide to attune to the item later, you must do so using the normal process for attunement (see "Attunement" in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master's Guide). Your infusion remains in an item indefinitely, but when you die, the infusion vanishes after a number of days have passed equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1 day). The infusion also vanishes if you give up your knowledge of the infusion for another one. You can infuse more than one nonmagical object at the end of a long rest; the maximum number of objects appears in the Infused Items column of the Artificer table. You must touch each of the objects, and each of your infusions can be in only one object at a time. Moreover, no object can bear more than one of your infusions at a time. If you try to exceed your maximum number of infusions, the oldest infusion immediately ends, and then the new infusion applies.

Infusions

Enhanced Arcane Focus

Item: A rod, staff, or wand (requires attunement) While holding this item, a creature gains a + 1 bonus to spell attack rolls. In addition, the creature ignores half cover when making a spell attack. The bonus increases to +2 when you reach 10th level in this class.

Enhanced Defense

Item: A suit of armor or a shield A creature gains a + 1 bonus to Armor Class while wearing (armor) or wielding (shield) the infused item. The bonus increases to +2 when you reach 10th level in this class.

Enhanced Weapon

Item: A simple or martial weapon This magic weapon grants a + 1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The bonus increases to +2 when you reach 10th level in this class.

Repeating Shot

Item: A simple or martial weapon with the ammunition property (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a + 1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it when it's used to make a ranged attack, and it ignores the loading property if it has it. If you load no ammunition in the weapon, it produces its own, automatically creating one piece of magic ammunition when you make a ranged attack with it. The ammunition created by the weapon vanishes the instant after it hits or misses a target.

Replicate Magic Item

Using this infusion, you replicate a particular magic item. You can learn this infusion multiple times; each time you do so, choose a magic item that you can make with it, picking from the Replicable Items tables below. A table's title tells you the level you must be in the class to choose an item from the table. In the tables, an item's entry tells you whether the item requires attunement. See the item's description in the Dungeon Master's Guide for more information about it, including the type of object required for its making. You must have the components to create the item. (see table for items)

Returning Weapon

Item: A simple or martial weapon with the thrown property This magic weapon grants a + 1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it, and it returns to the wielder's hand immediately after it is used to make a ranged attack.

Repulsion Shield

Prerequisite: 6th-level artificer Item: A shield (requires attunement) A creature gains a + 1 bonus to Armor Class while wielding this shield. The shield has 4 charges. While holding it, the wielder can use a reaction immediately after being hit by a melee attack to expend 1 of the shield's charges and push the attacker up to 15 feet away. The shield regains ld4 expended charges daily at dawn.

Resistant Armor

Prerequisite: 6th-level artificer Item: A suit of armor (requires attunement) While wearing this armor, a creature has resistance to one of the following damage types, which you choose when you infuse the item: acid, cold, fire, force, lightning, necrotic, poison, psychic, radiant, or thunder.

Boots of the Winding Path

Prerequisite: 6th-level artificer Item: A pair of boots (requires attunement) While wearing these boots, a creature can teleport up to 1 5 feet as a bonus action to an unoccupied space the creature can see. The creature must have occupied that space at some point during the current turn.

Homunculus Servant

Prerequisite: 6th-level artificer Item: A gem worth at least 100 gp or a dragonshard You learn intricate methods for magically creating a special homunculus that serves you. The item you infuse serves as the creature's heart, around which the creature's body instantly forms. You determine the homunculus's appearance. Some artificers prefer mechanical-looking birds, whereas some like winged vials or miniature, animate cauldrons. The homunculus is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. See this creature's game statistics in the Homunculus Servant stat block. In combat, the homunculus 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 the action in its stat block or the Dash, Disengage, Help, Hide, or Search action. The homunculus regains 2d6 hit points if the mending spell is cast on it. If it dies, it vanishes, leaving its heart in its space.

Radiant Weapon

Prerequisite: 6th-level artificer Item: A simple or martial weapon (requires attunement) This magic weapon grants a + 1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. While holding it, the wielder can take a bonus action to cause it to shed bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. The wielder can extinguish the light as a bonus action. The weapon has 4 charges. As a reaction immediately after being hit by an attack, the wielder can expend 1 charge and cause the attacker to be blinded until the end of the attacker's next turn, unless the attacker succeeds on a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. The weapon regains ld4 expended charges daily at dawn.

ARTIFICER SPECIALIST

At 3rd level, you choose the type of specialist you are: Alchemist, Artillerist, or Battle Smith, each of which is detailed at the end of the class's description. Your choice grants you features at 5th level and again at 9th and 15th level.

THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB

At 3rd level, you learn how t o produce exactly the tool you need: with tinker's tools in hand, you can magically create one set of artisan's tools in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. This creation requires 1 hour of uninterrupted work, which can coincide with a short or long rest. Though the product of magic, the tools are nonmagical, and they vanish when you use this feature again.

ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT

When you reach 4th, 8th, 1 2th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1 . As normal, you can't increase a n ability score above 20 using this feature.

TOOL EXPERTISE

Starting at 6th level, your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses your proficiency with a tool.

FLASH OF GENIUS

Starting at 7th level, you gain the ability t o come u p with solutions under pressure. When you or another creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an ability check or a saving throw, you can use your reaction to add your Intelligence modifier to the roll. 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.

MAGIC ITEM ADEPT

When you reach 10th level, you achieve a profound understanding of how to use and make magic items: • You can attune to up to four magic items at once. • If you craft a magic item with a rarity of common or uncommon, it takes you a quarter of the normal time, and it costs you half as much of the usual gold.

SPELL- STORING ITEM

At 11th level, you learn how to store a spell in an object. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one simple or martial weapon or one item that you can use as a spellcasting focus, and you store a spell in it, choosing a 1st- or 2nd-level spell from the artificer spell list that requires 1 action to cast (you needn't have it prepared). While holding the object, a creature can take an action to produce the spell's effect from it, using your spellcasting ability modifier. If the spell requires concentration, the creature must concentrate. The spell stays in the object until it's been used a number of times equal to twice your Intelligence modifier (minimum of twice) or until you use this feature again to store a spell in an object.

MAGIC ITEM SAVANT

At 14th level, your skill with magic items deepens more: You can attune to up to five magic items at once. You ignore all class, race, spell, and level requirements on attuning to or using a magic item.

MAGIC ITEM MASTER

Starting at 18th level, you can attune to u p t o six magic items at once.

SOUL OF ARTIFICE

At 20th level, you develop a mystical connection to your magic items, which you can draw on for protection: You gain a +1 bonus to all saving throws per magic item you are currently attuned to.
• If you're reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can use your reaction to end one of your artificer infusions, causing you to drop to 1 hit point instead of 0.

ARTIFICER SPECIALISTS

ALCHEMIST

An Alchemist is an expert at combining reagents to produce mystical effects. Alchemists use their creations to give life and to leech it away. Alchemy is the oldest of artificer traditions, and its versatility has long been valued during times of war and peace.

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.

Artificer Level Spells

3rd healing word, ray of sickness
5th flaming sphere, Me/f's acid arrow
9th gaseous form, mass healing word
13th blight, death ward
17th cloudkill, raise dead

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 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.

EXPERIMENTAL ELIXIR

Roll Effect
1 Healing. The drinker regains a number of hit points equal to 2d4 + your Intelligence modifier.
2 Swiftness. The drinker's walking speed increases by 10 feet for l hour.
3 Resilience. The drinker gains a +l bonus to AC for 10 minutes.
4 Boldness. The drinker can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to every attack roll and saving throw they make for the next minute.
5 Flight. The drinker gains a flying speed of 10 feet for 10 minutes.
6 Transformation. The drinker's body is transformed as if by the alter self spell . The drinker determines the transformation caused by the spell, the effects of which last for 10 minutes.

ALCHEMICAL SAVANT

At 5th level, you develop masterful command of magical chemicals, enhancing the healing and damage you create through them. Whenever you cast a spell using your alchemist's supplies as the spellcasting focus, you gain a bonus to one roll of the spell. That roll must restore hit points or be a damage roll that deals acid, fire, necrotic, or poison damage, and the bonus equals your Intelligence modifier (minimum of +1).

RESTORATIVE REAGENTS

Starting at 9th level, you can incorporate restorative reagents into some of your works:
• Whenever a creature drinks an experimental elixir you created, the creature gains temporary hit points equal to 2d6 + your Intelligence modifier (minimum of 1 temporary hit point).
• You can cast lesser restoration without expending a spell slot and without preparing the spell, provided you use alchemist's supplies as the spellcasting focus. You can do so a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

CHEMICAL MASTERY

By 15th level, you have been exposed to so many chemicals that they pose little risk to you, and you can use them to quickly end certain ailments:
• You gain resistance to acid damage and poison damage, and you are immune to the poisoned condition.
• You can cast greater restoration and heal 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 cast either spell with this feature, you can't cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest.

ARTILLERIST

Artillerists are masters at using arcane items as the big boom of the group. Hurling huge amounts of energy down the field from spell cannons or sheilding allies with powerful talismans.

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.

Artificer level/Spell

3rd shield, thunderwave
5th scorching ray, shatter
9th fireball, wind wall
13th ice storm, wall of fire
17th cone of cold, wall of force

Eldritch Cannon

At 3rd level, you learn how to create and Eldritch Cannon. Using woodcarver's tools or smith's tools, you can take an action to magically create a Small or Tiny eldritch cannon. The cannon can be or look like any item, either something you can plant or sit on the ground or an item you can carry (talk to your DM about examples). Once you create this item it stays in existence until you make another one. At that point your old item loses its power. When you create the item, you determine its appearance and function. On each of your turns you may use a bonus action to activate the cannons power so long as you are within 60 feet of it.

Cannon Types

FlameThrower Cannon

Your item acts as a flame thrower hurling a 15 foot cone of fire. Each creature in the area must make a Dex save against your spell dc. The item does 2d8 fire damage on a failed save or half for a successful one. Anything that is flamable (and not being held or worn) ignites.

Force Cannon

Make a ranged spell attack at one creature or object within 120 feet that you can see. On a hit the target takes 2d8 force damage and if the target is a creature it is pushed 5 feet in a direction of your choice. If the direction is down they must make a strength check against your spell dc or be knocked prone.

Support Cannon

This cannon emits a burst of possitive energy confering one of the following bonuses to all allies within 10 feet of it. You may use this a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier +1 per long rest.

• Healing - All allies within 10 feet gain temporary hit points equal to 1d8 plus your intelligence modifier.
  

• Sheilding - All allies within 10 feet have have until the end of their next turn block the next attack that would deal damage to them. (Does not work against AOE spells)
  

• Smiting - All allies within 10 feet have until the end of their next turn if they make a weapon attack add 1d8 force damage to the first hits damage roll.
  

ARCANE FIREARM

At 5th level, you know how to turn a wand, staff, or rod into an arcane firearm, a conduit for your destructive spells. When you finish a long rest, you can use tools to create and arcane firearm. The firearm can take on any appearance but must have a hollow tube as part of the construction. The sigils you carve into the firearm to make it work disappear from the object if you later carve them on a different item. The sigils otherwise last indefinitely. Once per day you may spend a spell slot to cast a spell into a "shell". These shells last for two days. And contain in them the spell you cast into them. As an free action you may load any of your prepared shells into your firearm. Discharging the Firearm requires an action and releases the stored spell. Any spell cast in this way has 1d8 added to its effect if possible. You may also ask other casters to help you create shells of spells outside your spell list. This requires that they perform all tasks necessary to create a scroll of that spell. These shells also only last two days. Only you are able to discharge your arcane firearm.

EXPLOSIVE CANNON

Starting at 9th level, every eldritch cannon you create is more destructive:
• The cannon's damage rolls all increase by 1d8.
• As an action, you can 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 3d8 force damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

FORTIFIED POSITION

Starting at 1 5th level, you're a master at forming well-defended emplacements using Eldritch Cannon:
• You and your allies have half cover while within 10 feet of a cannon you create with Eldritch Cannon, as a result of a shimmering field of magical protection that the cannon emits.
• You can now have two cannons at the same time. You can create two with the same action (but not the same spell slot), and you can activate both of them with the same bonus action. You determine whether the cannons are identical to each other or different. You can't create a third cannon while you have two.

BATTLE SMITH

Armies require protection, and someone has to put things back together if defenses fail . A combination of protector and medic, a Battle Smith is an expert at defending others and repairing both material and personnel. To aid in their work, Battle Smiths are usually accompanied by a steel defender, a protective companion of their own creation. Many soldiers tell stories of nearly dying before being saved by a Battle Smith and a steel defender.

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.

Artificer level/Spell

3rd heroism, shield
5th branding smite, warding bond
9th aura of vitality, conjure barrage
13th aura of purity. fire shield
17th banishing smite, mass cure wounds

BATTLE READY

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

• You gain proficiency with martial weapons.

• When you attack with a magic weapon, you can use your Intelligence modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity modifier, for the attack and damage rolls.

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. You determine the creature's appearance and whether it has two legs or four; your choice has no effect on its game statistics. Depending on what you have the creature look like, will determine the type and amount of resources needed. Generally for a medium creature, you will need to spend about 1500 silver and spend a week working on it. You may also use materials other than steel to create your defender. This will cause it's creation price and durability to change. In combat, the steel 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 one of the actions in its stat block or the Dash, Disengage, Help, Hide, or Search action. 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.

EXTRA ATTACK

Starting at 5th level, you can attack twice, rather than once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

ARCANE JOLT

At 9th level, you learn new ways to channel arcane energy to harm or heal. When either you hit a target with a magic weapon attack or your steel defender hits a target, you can channel magical energy through the strike to create one of the following effects:
• The target takes an extra 2d6 force damage.
•Choose one creature or object you can see within 30 feet of the target. Healing energy flows into the chosen recipient, restoring 2d6 hit points to it.
You can use this energy a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier (minimum of once), but you can do so no more than once on a turn. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

IMPROVED DEFENDER

At 15th level, your Arcane jolt and steel defender become more powerful:
• The extra damage and the healing of your Arcane jolt both increase to 4d6.
• Your steel defender gains a +2 bonus to Armor Class.
• Whenever your steel defender uses its Deflect Attack, the attacker takes force damage equal to 1d4 + your Intelligence modifier.

Class Features

Hit Dice:

1d8

Hit Points at 1st Level:

8+Con

Hit Points after 1st:

1d8+Con

Armour Proficiencies:

Light armor, medium armor, shields

Weapon Proficiencies:

Simple weapons

Tools:

Thieves' tools, tinker's tools, one type of artisan's tools of your choice

Saving Throws:

Constitution, Intelligence

Skills:

Choose two from Arcana, History, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Sleight of Hand

Artificer Spell List

Artificer Progression Grid

Artificer Replicatable Magic Items Grid