SRD5:Warlock

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Warlock is a class in 5th edition and part of the SRD.

As a Warlock, you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

Hit Dice: 18 per Warlock level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 18 + your Constitution modifier

Proficiencies

Armor: Light
Weapons: Simple weapons
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, Religion.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a light crossbow and 20 Bolts or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a Component Pouch or (b) an Arcane Focus
• (a) a scholar's pack or (b) an dungeoneer's pack
• Leather armor, any simple weapon, and two daggers

The Warlock

Level	Proficiency Bonus	Features	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	Spell Slots	Slot Level	Invocations Known
1st	+2	Otherworldly Patron, Pact Magic	2	2	1	1st	—
2nd	+2	Eldritch Invocations	2	3	2	1st	2
3rd	+2	Pact Boon	2	4	2	2nd	2
4th	+2	Ability Score Improvement	3	5	2	2nd	2
5th	+3	—	3	6	2	3rd	3
6th	+3	Otherworldly Patron feature	3	7	2	3rd	3
7th	+3	—	3	8	2	4th	4
8th	+3	Ability Score Improvement	3	9	2	4th	4
9th	+4	—	3	10	2	5th	5
10th	+4	Otherworldly Patron feature	4	10	2	5th	5
11th	+4	Mystic Arcanum (6th level)	4	11	3	5th	5
12th	+4	Ability Score Improvement	4	11	3	5th	6
13th	+5	Mystic Arcanum (7th level)	4	12	3	5th	6
14th	+5	Otherworldly Patron feature	4	12	3	5th	6
15th	+5	Mystic Arcanum (8th level)	4	13	3	5th	7
16th	+5	Ability Score Improvement	4	13	3	5th	7
17th	+6	Mystic Arcanum (9th level)	4	14	4	5th	8
18th	+6	—	4	14	4	5th	8
19th	+6	Ability Score Improvement	4	15	4	5th	8
20th	+6	Eldritch Master	4	15	4	5th	8

Otherworldly Patron

At 1st level, you have struck a bargain with an otherworldly being of your choice: the Archfey, the Fiend. Your choice grants you features at 1st level and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th level.

Otherworldly Patrons

The beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are mighty inhabitants of other planes of existence — not gods, but almost godlike in their power. Various patrons give their warlocks access to different powers and invocations, and expect significant favors in return.

Some patrons collect warlocks, doling out mystic knowledge relatively freely or boasting of their ability to bind mortals to their will. Other patrons bestow their power only grudgingly, and might make a pact with only one warlock. Warlocks who serve the same patron might view each other as allies, siblings, or rivals.

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(18 official and unofficial Otherworldly Patrons.)

Otherworldly Patron	Features	Summary	Source
The Archfey	Expanded Spell List, Fey Presence, Misty Escape, Beguiling Defenses, Dark Delirium	The patron is an archfey, likely someone on the Summer or Night Court.	Player's Handbook (5e)
The Celestial	Expanded Spell List, Bonus Cantrips, Healing Light, Radiant Soul, Celestial Resilience, Searing Vengeance	These warlocks have made a pact with a creature from a higher plane.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
The Fathomless	Expanded Spell List, Tentacle of the Deeps, Gift of the Sea, Oceanic Soul, Guardian Coil, Grasping Tentacles, Fathomless Plunge	Warlocks who draw their power from deep oceans and the Elemental Plane of Water.	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
The Fiend	Expanded Spell List, Dark One’s Blessing, Dark One’s Own Luck, Fiendish Resilience, Hurl Through Hell	These sorcerers have made a pact with a fiend from the lower planes of existence	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
The Genie	Expanded Spell List, Genie's Vessel, Elemental Gift, Sanctuary Vessel, Limited Wish	Warlocks who draw their power from a Genie.	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Ghost in the Machine	Expanded Spell List, Bonus Proficiency, Information Surge, Wire Walk, Personal Encryption, Technovirus	This worlock's patron, so to speak, is an Artificial Intelligence in modern or futuristic times.	UA Modern Magic
The Great Old One	Expanded Spell List, Awakened Mind, Entropic Ward, Thought Shield, Create Thrall	Patron from the Far Realm	Player's Handbook (5e)
The Hexblade	Expanded Spell List, Hexblade’s Curse, Hex Warrior, Accursed Specter, Armor of Hexes, Master of Hexes	These sorcerers draw power from a force in the Shadowfell	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
The Gift Giver		Gain mystical, holiday magic from Kris Kringle himself.	RandomD6s
The Mana	Expanded Spell List, Mana's Chosen, Favor of the Virtuous, Voice of Magic, Mana Manifestation	Directly receiving power from the stewardess of all magic.	Max7238
The Undead	Expanded Spell List, Form of Dread, Spirit Projection, Gravetouched, Necrotic Husk	This tradition's patron is a powerful undead.	Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
The Undying Light	Expanded Spell List, Radiant Soul, Searing Vengeance, Radiant Resilience, Healing Light	DEPRECATED. These warlocks draw power from the Positive Plane	UA Underdark Characters
The Undying	Expanded Spell List, Among the Dead, Defy Death, Dying Nature, Indestructible Life	This patron is a immortal who has once mortal	Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Venerable Dragon	Expanded Spell List, Draconic Blessing, Frightful Presence, Dragon Breath, Legendary Resistance	These sorcerers have made a pact with a powerful dragon	Rlyehable
Vestiges	Soul Binding, Practiced Sealcraft, Soul Guardian, Forked Possession	Souls of legendary beings who have been "evicted" from the universe.	Vaegrim
Warlock Patron - The Immemorial Glacier			Gr7mm Bobb
Warlock Patron - The Immutable		For those of us that want time and space magic on something other than a Wizard.	Zhenra-Khal
Warlock Patron - The Inescapable Void		Darkness awaits all as the Void pulls to reclaim that which was wrought from Nothing.	Gr7mm Bobb

Pact Magic

Your arcane research and the magic bestowed on you by your patron have given you facility with spells.

Cantrips

You know two cantrips of your choice from the warlock spell list. You learn additional warlock cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Warlock table.

Spell Slots

The Warlock table shows how many spell slots you have. The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your warlock spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a short or long rest.

For example, when you are 5th level, you have two 3rd-­level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell thunderwave, you must spend one of those slots, and you cast it as a 3rd-­level spell.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

At 1st level, you know two 1st-­level spells of your choice from the warlock spell list.

The Spells Known column of the Warlock table shows when you learn more warlock spells of your choice of 1st level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level no higher than what’s shown in the table’s Slot Level column for your level. When you reach 6th level, for example, you learn a new warlock spell, which can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the warlock spells you know and replace it with another spell from the warlock spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your warlock spells, so you use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a warlock spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Spellcasting Focus

You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells.

Eldritch Invocations

In your study of occult lore, you have unearthed eldritch invocations, fragments of forbidden knowledge that imbue you with an abiding magical ability.

At 2nd level, you gain two eldritch invocations of your choice. Your invocation options are detailed at the end of the class description. When you gain certain warlock levels, you gain additional invocations of your choice, as shown in the Invocations Known column of the Warlock table.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the invocations you know and replace it with another invocation that you could learn at that level.

Eldritch Invocation List

For a list of official and unofficial invocations, see the 5e Eldritch Invocation List article.

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(59 Eldritch Invocations from the SRD.)

Invocation	Prerequisite	Summary	Source
Agonizing Blast	eldritch blast cantrip	When you cast eldritch blast, add your Charisma modifier to the damage it deals on a hit.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Armor of Shadows		You can cast mage armor on yourself at will, without expending a spell slot or material components.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Ascendant Step	9th level	You can cast Levitate on yourself at will, without expending a spell slot or material components.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Aspect of the Moon	Pact of the Tome feature	You no longer need sleep.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Beast Speech		You can cast speak with animals at will, without expending a spell slot.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Beguiling Influence		You gain proficiency in the Deception and Persuasion skills.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Bewitching Whispers	7th level	You can cast Compulsion once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Bond of the Talisman	12 level warlock, Pact of the Talisman feature.	Teleport near to someone wearing your talisman.(unofficial summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Book of Ancient Secrets	Pact of the Tome feature	You can now inscribe magical rituals in your Book of Shadows.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Chains of Carceri	15th level, Pact of the Chain feature	You can cast hold monster targeting an outsider.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Cloak of Flies	5th level	A poison aura of flies that assists intimidation	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Devil's Sight		You can see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Dreadful Word	7th level	You can cast confusion once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Eldritch Armor	Pact of the Blade or Pact of the Aegis	My version of the Eldritch Armor invocation from UA: Class Feature Variants., Whenever you summon your Pact Weapon or Pact Shield, your patron's magic garbs you in arcane armor, with which you are considered proficient. This armor persists as long as your Pact Weapon or Pact Shield does, vanishing if your Pact Weapon or Pact Shield disappears or is dismissed. Eldritch Armor is Medium Armor, weighing 10lbs, that grants you an AC bonus equal to 10 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Dexterity or Charisma modifier (Your Choice). Additionally, you can transform one suit of magic armor into your Eldritch Armor by performing a special ritual while you touch the armor. You perform the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. You can then dismiss the armor, shunting it into an extradimensional space, and it appears whenever you create your Eldritch Armor thereafter. You can't affect an artifact or a sentient armor in this way. The armor ceases being your Eldritch Armor if you die, if you perform the 1-hour ritual on a different suit of armor, or if you use a 1-hour ritual to break your bond to it. The armor appears at your feet if it is in the extradimensional space when the bond breaks.	Zhenra-Khal
Eldritch Mind		Boost to concentration saving throws.(Unofficial Summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Eldritch Sight		You can cast detect magic at will, without expending a spell slot.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Eldritch Smite	5th level, Pact of the Blade feature	Deals extra force damage on a hit with the pact weapon and knocks target prone	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Eldritch Spear	eldritch blast cantrip	When you cast eldritch blast, its range is 300 feet.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Eyes of the Rune Keeper		You can read all writing.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Far Scribe	5th level Warlock, Pact of the Tome feature.	Can use sending to a creature who's name is in your Book of Shadows.(Unofficial Summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Fiendish Vigor		You can cast false life on yourself at will as a 1st-­level spell, without expending a spell slot or material components.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Gaze of Two Minds		Perceive senses of another humanoid	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Ghostly Gaze	7th level	You gain the ability to see through solid objects	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Gift of the Depths	5th level	Can swim and breathe underwater.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Gift of the Ever-Living Ones	Pact of the Chain feature	Boost to healing while your familiar is near.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Gift of the Protectors	9th level Warlock, Pact of the Tome feature.	Ward a creature from death who's name is in your Book of Shadows.(Unofficial Summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Grasp of Hadar	eldritch blast cantrip	Targets of your eldritch blast are pulled.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Guardian Wall	5th level, Pact of the Aegis	As a bonus action, you may send your Pact Shield to protect one creature of your choice within 60ft of you; You may call your Pact Shield forth as part of this bonus action. Until you use another bonus action to call the shield back to you or send it to protect another creature, that creature gains any benefit to AC and saving throws that would be granted by the shield, and may use the shield as a weapon and as a spellcasting focus, even if it doesn't have a hand free. While within 5ft of a creature protected by your Pact Shield, you also gain the Shield's benefit as if you were wielding it. Additionally, as a bonus action, you may teleport up to 30ft to an unoccupied space, within 5ft of the creature currently benefitting from your Pact Shield. You must be able to see the creature to teleport in this fashion., Send your Pact Shield to protect someone else, and get to them fast.	Zhenra-Khal
Improved Pact Shield	Pact of the Aegis	+1 floating shield. 'Nuff said., You can use any shield you summon with your Pact of the Aegis feature as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells. In addition, tour pact shield grants a +1 magical bonus to your armor class, if it doesn't already, and to Dexterity saving throws you make while you wield it, unless it is a magic shield that already grants a bonus to saving throws.	Zhenra-Khal
Improved Pact Weapon	Pact of the Blade feature	Your pact blade becomes a arcane focus. Expands pact weapon options.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Investment of the Chain Master	Pact of the Chain feature.	Buff various aspects of your familiar, including movement type, attacks, and resistance.(Unofficial Summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Lance of Lethargy	eldritch blast cantrip	The target of your eldritch blast is slowed.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Lifedrinker	12th level, Pact of the Blade feature	When you hit a creature with your pact weapon, the creature takes extra necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1).	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Maddening Hex	5th level, hex spell or a warlock feature that curses	Causes psychic damage to target of your hex spell and curse features.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Mask of Many Faces		You can cast disguise self at will, without expending a spell slot.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Master of Myriad Forms	15th level	You can cast alter self at will, without expending a spell slot.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Minions of Chaos	9th level	You can cast conjure elemental once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Mire the Mind	5th level	You can cast slow once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Misty Visions		You can cast silent image at will, without expending a spell slot or material components.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
One with Shadows	5th level	When you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you can use your action to become invisible until you move or take an action or a reaction.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Otherworldly Leap	9th level	You can cast jump on yourself at will, without expending a spell slot or material components.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Protection of the Talisman	7th level Warlock, Pact of the Talisman feature.	Boost a failed saving throw, possibly allowing it to succeed.(Unofficial Summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Punishing Ward	12th level, Pact of the Aegis	Reversed Lifedrinker, with a little extra kick., When a creature within 60ft of a target benefitting from your Pact Shield hits the target with an attack, they suffer Necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1). Additionally, if you know the Reactive Aegis invocation, when a creature within 60ft of a target benefitting from your Swift Barrier spell damages the barrier, they suffer Necrotic damage equal to your Charisma modifier, plus the amount of damage they dealt to the spell's barrier.	Zhenra-Khal
Reactive Aegis	5th level, Pact of the Aegis	Reversed Eldritch Smite., You know the Swift Barrier spell, and may cast it once without expending a spell slot; You regain the ability to do so when you finish a Long Rest. Additionally, when cast via this invocation the range of the spell is increased to 60f, and you may add your Charisma bonus to the current and maximum hit points of the barrier. Additionally, if it was not already summoned, your Pact Shield is called forth as part of casting Swift Barrier, and grants its AC bonus to the triggering creature while the barrier persists.	Zhenra-Khal
Rebuke of the Talisman	Pact of the Talisman feature.	Deal psychic damage to an attacker that hits you.(Unofficial Summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Relentless Hex	7th level, hex spell or a warlock feature that curses	Allows you to teleport near the target of your hex spell or curse feature.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Repelling Blast	eldritch blast cantrip	When you hit a creature with eldritch blast, you can push the creature up to 10 feet away from you in a straight line.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Sculptor of Flesh	7th level	You can cast polymorph once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Shroud of Shadow	15th level	You may turn invisible	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Sign of Ill Omen	5th level	You can cast bestow curse once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Thief of Five Fates		You can cast bane once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Thirsting Blade	5th level, Pact of the Blade feature	You can attack with your pact weapon twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Tomb of Levistus	5th level	As a reaction, you can encase yourself in ice, gaining temporary hit points.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Trickster's Escape	7th level	You gain an extra casting of freedom of movement.	Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Undying Servitude	5th level Warlock.	Animate the dead.(Unofficial Summation)	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Visions of Distant Realms	15th level	You can cast arcane eye at will, without expending a spell slot.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Voice of the Chain Master	Pact of the Chain feature	You can speak through and use your familiar's senses.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Whispers of the Grave	9th level	You can cast speak with dead at will, without expending a spell slot.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1
Witch Sight	15th level	You can see the true form of any shapechanger or creature concealed by illusion or transmutation magic while the creature is within 30 feet of you and within line of sight.	SRD-CC v5.1, SRD-OGL v5.1

Pact Boon

At 3rd level, your otherworldly patron bestows a gift upon you for your loyal service. You gain one of the following features of your choice.
(for a list of official and unofficial pact boons see 5e Pact Boon)

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5 official and unofficial pact boons.

Pact Boon	Summary	Sources
Pact of the Blade	Gain a magic weapon	SRD-CC v5.1 SRD-OGL v5.1
Pact of the Chain	Gain a familiar	SRD-CC v5.1 SRD-OGL v5.1
Pact of the Aegis	A defensive counterpart the Pact of the Blade.	Zhenra-Khal
Pact of the Talisman	Gain a talisman given by your patron.	Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Pact of the Tome	Gain a spell book	SRD-CC v5.1 SRD-OGL v5.1

Your Pact Boon
Each pact boon option produces a special creature or an object that reflects your patron’s nature.

Pact of the Chain. Your familiar is more cunning than a typical familiar. Its default form can be a reflection of your patron, with imps and quasits tied to the Fiend.

Pact of the Blade. If you serve the Fiend, your weapon could be an axe made of black metal and adorned with decorative flames.

Pact of the Tome. Your Book of Shadows could be a weighty tome bound in demon hide studded with iron, holding spells of conjuration and a wealth of forbidden lore about the sinister regions of the cosmos, a gift of the Fiend.

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 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 an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Mystic Arcanum

At 11th level, your patron bestows upon you a magical secret called an arcanum. Choose one 6th-­level spell from the warlock spell list as this arcanum. You can cast your arcanum spell once without expending a spell slot. You must finish a long rest before you can do so again.

At higher levels, you gain more warlock spells of your choice that can be cast in this way: one 7th-­level spell at 13th level, one 8th-­level spell at 15th level, and one 9th-­level spell at 17th level. You regain all uses of your Mystic Arcanum when you finish a long rest.

Eldritch Master

At 20th level, you can draw on your inner reserve of mystical power while entreating your patron to regain expended spell slots. You can spend 1 minute entreating your patron for aid to regain all your expended spell slots from your Pact Magic feature. Once you regain spell slots with this feature, you must finish a long rest before you can do so again.

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Optional Class Features

These features are GM optional.

Additional Warlock Spells

1st level Warlock feature.
Included in the warlock spell list.

Pact Boon Option

3rd level Warlock feature.

Pact of the Talisman

Talisman given by your patron.

Eldritch Versatility

4th level Warlock feature.
You may replace a cantrip, Pact Boon, or spell from Mystic Arcanum.

Sources and Notes

• Wizards RPG Team (6 May 2015). SRD-OGL v5.1. (5e 2014) Wizards of the Coast. - 5th edition SRD/OGL document

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