Top 10 D&D 5e Uncommon Magic Items | Nerd Immersion

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[@Wh173c0c0]

One thing to remember about the Adamantine Armour is that it prevents *all* critical hits. This may seem like a bit of a "Duh, that's in the description" bit of trivia, but it is useful to remember exactly what that means. Sure, you are "immune" to natural 20 critical hits, but there are other critical hits that we may forget about. Under the effects of a paralysis spell? No automatic critical hits on you, friend. Are you downed at 0 HP? Hitting you in melee only fails one death save now, not two. The Assassin Rogue got past your passive and hit you? Boo hoo, no crit for him. This armour has quite literally saved the Paladin's life more times than we can remember in my game. He paired it with Boots of Elvenkind to negate the stealth disadvantage too.

[@ghostninja-ph7qt]

Boots of elvenkind is only for move sneak. Not all stealth

[@Wh173c0c0]

@@ghostninja-ph7qt Very true; I didn't forget. They still remove (or at least offset) a major disadvantage of heavy armour while moving though.

[@blakebrown3888]

@@Wh173c0c0 I just play a battlemaster fighter, ranger who wears adamantine half plate with the medium armor master feat. He's a heavy crossbow build and uses the new ranger alternate features UA my group has fit to our games. So he gets stealth expertise. It's very nice

[@KalinaHitanaVTuber]

Personally I'm imagining an Armorer Artificer who turned their Adamantine Plate Armour into an Infiltrator model, the Damping Field would just outright negate the disadvantage to Stealth. And for added bonus, give them the Sentinel Shield too

[@zeldamaster52]

Slight correction, by the way: Amulet of Health is an item that gives you 19 CON, but it's Rare since CON does a bit more on a universal level than STR or INT.

[@jelte3754]

Came here to say this. Dexterity and Wisdom should also be rare by this logic and Charisma uncommon

[@DINGOlord]

@@jelte3754 I think Charisma should probably also be rare, just because of Charisma being both the most common magic stat (paladin, bard, warlock, sourceror) as well as one of the most important saves and a the most used stat for out of combat rolls

[@lrioje1]

Ya beat me to it. Have a like :)

[@antongrigoryev6381]

@@DINGOlord For out of combat - yes. But Wisdom saves are much more common than Charisma ones. Dex, Con and Wis are the most important stats for saves.

[@DINGOlord]

@@antongrigoryev6381 I didn't say charisma saves were the most common, I said important specifically because many of the situations that involve a charisma save, just like a wisdom save, can take a character out of the whole fight (Banishment, possession, etc.)

[@deanospimoniful]

I imagine because of how valued dex is in 5e that a magic item that set you dex to 19 would need to be rare at the very least.

[@Treblaine]

However, Headband of Superior Intellect is perfect for Eldritch Knights as in early levels it's kinda pointless trying to cast spells that have a spell attack roll or save DC as so many don't so you can have low int. Then at higher levels of EK you get good offensive spells and special boosts to success with spell DC so suddenly it's worth having high int.

[@morethanadanceparty3844]

I am a first-time DM and I will be giving my party the opportunity to get a strangely majestic blue trench coat that gives the wearer + 5 charisma but the thing is I don't know where exactly to put the guy that gives you the trench coat because I want him to be at the second village but plus 5 charisma is a lot to have after the party just completed their first quest so...

[@HeyyItsDaleVODS]

@@morethanadanceparty3844 +5 is a lot indeed. Can he be an NPC the party meets again and again, having the coat increase its effect each time they cross paths or complete an objective for him? Edit: say the coat starts off at +1. A few quests/levels down the line they meet the NPC again and complete a quest for them, increasing the gain to +2, etc.

[@morethanadanceparty3844]

@@HeyyItsDaleVODS that works! Thank you 😊

[@HeyyItsDaleVODS]

@@morethanadanceparty3844 glad to be of help. As a player i love when my items continue to grow with me, making even lesser magic items useful down the line. It also adds some great rp moments. Hope you enjoy the sessions!

[@gohantanaka]

As a Paladin who mysteriously gets critted on quite frequently by his DM, I want that armor.

[@cjacree]

I got some bad news for ya bud. He probably thinks you're OP. He won't give you what you want.

[@gohantanaka]

*You’re. And he is the one that suggested it.

[@cjacree]

@@gohantanaka nvm then

[@MarvelOfRain]

You are melee character so enemies will often get advantage (pact tactics or flanking rules if you use them) + you are probably really dangerous so enemies try to hit you often. 100% try to get that Armor - you will likely be critted quite often.

[@gohantanaka]

@@MarvelOfRain Thank you for your spot on analysis.

[@ehsanrahee7411]

My #1 Uncommon magic item in 5e is the Weapons of Warning. Advantage on initiative rolls, you and allies that are within 30' of you can't be surprised, and if you're asleep during this it magically awakens you. It's a magic weapon so even without bonuses, it still bypasses resistances. And it only has to be on the person to receive these benefits. Not attunement or need to even hold on to.

[@Mrmotivationalone]

I looked it up at 5e tools. It does need attunement :(

[@ehsanrahee7411]

@@Mrmotivationalone dang, you're right. Well that still pales in comparison to the other benefits.

[@harrisonpayne50]

By far the most broken item in the game based on rarity. It essentially gives you the alert feat and allows you to bypass nonmagical resistance at the cost of one atunement slot... that's really good.

[@wkehrman]

I do have a Tortle Sorcerer in my campaign. I gave him a homebrew Headband of Charisma (Charisma to 19). It was a purple headband....he was armed with a staff....

[@erickcardenas6055]

Any other blue, red, or orange headbands around?

[@wkehrman]

Depends on whether or not any other tortles show up...and what class.

[@AZDfox]

Mithril Armor. Takes away the stealth penalty for Heavy and most Medium Armors.

[@letitburn3327]

The strength requirement too, your bow fighter can have 18 AC

[@fireknight4151]

I agree the items are great in all but All I can focus on is the Turtles In Time Arcade machine in the background. I feel such nostalgia for a era I never grew up in

[@Glaringatyou]

Googles of night: for every race who doesn't have darkvision and every race that wants more darkvision. Cloak of elvenkind: first on the ranger and rogue shopping list.

[@zadime92]

Stone of Good Luck also applies to the check you may make with both Counterspell and Dispel Magic.

[@Treblaine]

As DM I wouldn't bother handing out something like that, it's something that's so easily forgotten and just merges into the other stats yet subtly messes with the existing balance of bounced accuracy. I'd much rather give something like a Ring of Water Walking or Slippers of Spider Climbing, that's that really change what the players can do, turn impassable obstructions into challenges. The sort of bonuses that are appreciated is consistent advantage like Boots of Elvenkind. Stealthy characters love to be really good at stealth.

[@jordancarlson9071]

Im all about that saddle of the cavalier My character is a moon druid barbarian, I usually play as an angry giant spider I wear the saddle and have my intern, Gary the Kobold, ride me into battle

[@sleepytreetavern]

Just started a new campaign and had trouble finding a good video on low magic items so thank you for this it's perfect and I especially appreciate the video tags!

[@jadenlustre4612]

Hey Ted, The reason there aren’t any items like the Gauntlets of Ogre Power that change your Dexterity or Charisma is that because those are more powerful stats compared to STR. There’s a lot of spells that require a DEX save and having a high DEX, such as a 19, will make it easier for the players to succeed. Compared to STR, it’s more of a dumb stat, unless you’re playing a martial class, such as fighter, Barbarian, Paladin, War Cleric, and Tempest Cleric. If not, it’s a waste. Also DEX effects Initiative so if there were items that gave the wearer a 19 DEX it would just result in more players going first. This also kind of goes with CHA too. CHA is a commonly used stat for saving throws, a higher CHA will make it easier for players to succeed. Also, skill checks that use CHA is MUCH more commonly used compared to an Athletics check. So having an item like the Gauntlets of Ogre Power is good that it only affects STR, because that stat only caters to a specific play style, that being the up close and personal melee combatant.

[@GulNadar]

Play one campaign where encumbrance matters and that 19 Str means a lot more.

[@typoko]

For me I feel like +1 shield and Bracer's of Archery would all fit somewhere in top 10. In an interesting note, the extra books haven't really added that many powerful uncommon items. My personal take on the stat item limitations is that Strength and Intelligence are't that good as Dexterity, Wisdom and Charisma are. The Amulet of Health sets Con to 19, but it is rare. Maybe have the rest of the stats at rare too? Edit: I'm a dummy

[@Reyn_Roadstorm]

I'd say that just means INT and especially STR are simply underutilized.

[@Treblaine]

I'd much rather give a +1 shield than a Cloak of Protection. It gives them the choice of potentially +2 bonus to AC, much more significant change but you have to accept some downside of occupying one of their hands rather than an attunement slot. They have to decide "hmm, use my greatsword or +2 AC... hmm" Also once you give someone a cloak of protection and it takes up an attunement slot... they never want to give it up. Whereas giving someone slippers of spider climb and Ring of Jumping they may quite happily trade those two attunement slots for Winged Boots or if in very flat enclosed space they'll go back to their trusty Boots of Elvenkind.

[@maxx8362]

They do have a magic item that sets your constitution to 19, the amulet of health.

[@lemonlefleur6236]

I’m a fan of the Immovable Rod. Need to barricade a door? All set. Need to make a temporary ledge for you to climb up somewhere? All set. Want to run a scam where people have to pay 5 gold to try and move you? Well put on a cloak and hide the rod behind your back.

[@deanospimoniful]

Love that TMNT cab you got there. Kinda jealous.

[@deanospimoniful]

A thought came across my mind when you were talking about the bag of holding. There is a playable race that doesn't need to breathe: the Warforged. A clever individual could use it to smuggle a hit squad of Warforged in it.

[@Glaringatyou]

Maybe fit one warforged in the bag, but you'd need a portable hole to get a army in.

[@scottd521]

@deanospimoniful Maybe a halfling sized one! Otherwise the weight limit would exceed the bags limitation. And only one.

[@GunnerM60]

My Ranger/Rogue got a WoMM at level 2 when we started out in LMoP. At the end of that story, we continued with the same characters into Tyranny of Dragons. I had the wand all the way through level 20 and my character survived the final battle & still has it! 😁 That wand saved my bacon more times than I can count! It's easily one of the best magic items in all of 5e!

[@AssassinLupus7]

We just hit level 5 a few sessions ago, but I still use my slightly weaker Wand. And I absolutely still use it. Just 2 sessions ago, I used it to hit an enemy behind partial cover. Honestly, I wasn't even really worried about the amount of damage specifically. I was trying to get them to break concentration on the Bane spell that was dramatically weakening our fighter's abilities in that fight.

[@Nathan01124]

My personal number 2 (bag of holding is always number 1) is periapt of wound closure.

[@FormerRuling]

I recently offered this item in a lot of possible items for the party and I was so sad literally no one showed any interest in it. Lol

[@otrikas]

@@FormerRuling but I can understand that you often want items that come in action before you happen to lay on the ground.

[@FormerRuling]

@@otrikas Funny update: A character ended up dying in that campaign before the end due to failed death saves lol

[@glukolover]

Personally I love some of the unusually and creative magic items, like Decanter of Endless Water and Eversmoking Bottle. Anything that gives you more options to be creative.

[@tinkledeath9185]

Decanter, YEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!

[@Schattenschuetzin]

Pearl of Power is a sweet deal for any low-level cleric! Having that extra 3rd level spell in the back in case anyone dies but you can still cast your 3rd levels and have fun!

[@spectrumsucks1607]

There is an item for constitution, the amulet of health rare attunement item

[@feed-backl6876]

Rare

[@RevPirateDan]

My guess is there are items for Str and Int because those are the two most common dump stats in 5e. An item that buffs Cha would be insanely useful for three different spellcasting classes... if it weren't for the fact that they'll probably be at 19 by the time they got the item. There is an item for Con but it's Rare (as Tim Thissen already noted). So, really, the big question would be Dex and Wis. Well, Dex is such an overloaded stat as it is, that nobody wouldn't want such an item, as it would be insanely powerful. ("My initiative, AC, ranged attacks, and Dex save *all* jump up? Hell yes!") Probably best to just not have such an item. Which leaves only the question: why *isn't* there an item to boost Wis? I do not know.

[@jordanfleming7022]

Concept: A Bard that plays a drum, but their drumsticks are wands of magic missiles.

[@nathanspencer6140]

4:30 My guess would be that STR and INT are frequently used as the dump state depending on what class you are. The others are less likely to be so discarded.

[@ZJasmineDragon]

ima be honest... most of these are kinda lame... any magic item that just changes stats are great for a strong build, but hardly lend themselves to creativity the same way other magic items do. The universal love for an immovable rod is a great testament to how simple mechanics changing or environmental magic items can become beloved

[@duncforduk]

I feel like the Uncommon items are often the most flavourful, and although not very powerful, definitely add some charm to the game. I need to sprinkle more of these into my campaign, rather than reaching immediately for the +1 weapons and shields!

[@comicserif]

From the other books, my favorite is the Myzzium Apparatus from Ravnica. At worst, it adds some randomness, at best, it lets you cast ANY SPELL on your spell list (multiclassers take note here). Particularly potent for an arcane trickster or anyone with expertise in arcana. GO FORTH MY ARCHMAGE ABOMINATIONS! GO FORTH MY OMNI-CASTERS!

[@genghiskhan7041]

Gauntlets of Ogre Power combined with a Belt of Giant Strength yield extra bonuses when used with a Dwarven Thrower hammer. My first Dwarf fighter eventually got all three of those and routinely brought down giants with a single blow. That was back in AD@D days back in the 80's.

[@danimaldm1739]

You gotta have the Immovable Rod. I love it!

[@rjsnyper8376]

Worth noting, a character of 3rd level or higher with a couple weeks of downtime can craft uncommon magic items for 500 gp. If you play a warlock, warforged, or elf who can skirt some of the sleep requirements you can ignore needing downtime or cut the time requirements almost in half meaning you can crank out one of these items in about a week fairly easily. So if your dm just rolls tables or curates loot tables and you just can't seem to get what you're looking for, here you go.

[@Arasmuss]

I made the mistake of giving my group of level 4 an amulet of health without realizing the bard only had a 12 Con. He since took medium armor feat and is pretty tanky as a bard.

[@davidthomas2870]

There is an item that does constitution, but it's rare and I've never seen a DM allow one in a campaign because that's an incredibly powerful item. I do agree that there should be similar such items for different stats

[@ithinkillpass9056]

Wand of magic missile, my players used it as a shotgun of magic missiles always firing all but one shot haha.

[@arcxjo]

5:24 Can a warlock actually attune to the Pearl of Power, though? He has Pact Magic, not Spellcasting, and if he's 7th level or above, his spell slots are all 4th level and up so he has no 3rd level spell slots to restore.

[@FormerRuling]

The item requires attunement by a "Spellcaster", not the spellcasting feature. The DMG defines a spellcaster as any creature that can cast atleast 1 spell without the help of a magical item. Whether that spell comes from a racial trait, feat, or class feature. So answer: Yes Warlocks can use. If their slots are above lvl3 the regained slot will just be lvl3 though (warlocks are the very reason that clause exists in the description instead of the item just saying you can only regain a lvl3 or lower slot)

[@FormerRuling]

Note that XGE (I think that's the book anyway) did add a magical item better fitted for warlocks though. The Rod of the Pact Keeper. It has no lvl restriction on the slot it regains and also grants a bonus to spell attack and spell DC (actually is one of the only official magical items that directly improves spell DC) but is attunable by warlocks only.

[@Dragoon42]

@@FormerRuling the Rod of The Pact keeper is in the dungeon Master's guide

[@Treblaine]

There's so many good uncommon magic items and what's so great about them is they aren't all amazing. Yes, that's right there are items that are just really nice like Boots of Elvenkind, a lovely item to give to a stealth based character who will just love being able to push their stealth capability. There are so many intermediate options before Winged Boots or Broom of Flying like combining Ring of Jumping with ring of water walking with Slippers of Spider Climbing. Some uncommon magic items make more sense as quest items, like if you're trying to break into a particularly hard to crack safe you need to go on a quest to obtain Gloves of Thievery.

[@drewtube8971]

I've been watching this channel for about a year and never realized the Dragon Ball and Naruto figures in the back this makes me very happy

[@williamturner6192]

"Make the cloak of protection look unique/different" My dead cat protects me, that's why I wear her pelt as a hat. Her spirit cam be seen around me during combat.

[@DINGOlord]

My DM ruled that any magical item that changes size to fit the creature would also morph to better fit the aesthetic of whatever else is being worn. Mostly color and some other minor design choices (usually up to us)

[@AZDfox]

I had my Bracers of Defense shift into BraceLETS of Defense

[@zeldamaster52]

I'm biased, but I really love the various Bags of Tricks. 3 times a day you get a magical animal slave to do various things such as fight in combat, distract enemies during stealth, or, my favorite use I once did, stand on a goat to wade above a disgusting sewer system that gave the goat extra body parts.

[@DraconiusDragora]

Context to why you don't really find many items raising other stats than Str or Int. Str only effect Attack Roll rating, Str based weapon damage bonus, carry weight, pull, push, and grapple. It also effect different skills but not really needed to look into that. Now Dex on the other hand, effects all ranges weapons, all finess weapons, your AC, Initiative, and Dexterity saving throws (Which appear a lot more than Str or Int based saves). If you then boosted your Dex to 30, you would get a +10 to your AC and Initiative, which stacks with light armour and shield, and any thrown finess or ranged weapon. And if you play a Monk or a Barbarian with Natural Defense, you can look to get a total of +20 from Wisdom and Dex (monk) or Con and Dex (Barbarian). Which would give them a base 30 AC which not even Tiamat or any creature in DnD even have. Now for Con. Every 2 con over 10 is a +1 hp. If we have 20 from the start (Like getting a 18 dice roll + 2 con from race like Dwarf), you get a +5 per level, which is 100 extra hp. Now with a Barbarian which has a 12 + con modifier at level 1, means they start out with 17 hp, at level 2 with the 7 + con modifier, they get 29 hp, then 41, 53, 65, 77, 89, 101, 113, 125, 137, 149, 161, 173, 185. 197, 209, 221, 233, and 245 at lvl 20. And if they get Tough feat, you look at 285 hp. So imagine if you could then boost it up to giving a +10 at 30 con. Which in one game (I was not the DM), got 2 Rings of Constitution, and 1 Necklace of Body (2x+4 + +2str +2con), basically waited on leveling to get the two rings and the necklace. And back then, the Barbarian also got 12 + con every level. So quick math 12 x 20 = 240 + 200 = 440 + Tough Feat 480 hp. They were meant for Squishy targets, like Wizards, but no one used them for that, instead gave them to classes that already had a high health pool, to increase how tanky they are. For Int, it makes classes that uses Int for their spell casting better; Like Artificer and Wizard. Other than that, it helps with Arcana checks for making scrolls, enchantments and similar down time activities. For Wisdom, that adds to Perception, a +10 would give you a 20 in base, which can then be increased by Alert +5 for a 25, it kind of would make most Stealth checks for mobs extremely hard. For Charisma, there is not much other than diplomacy, charming, crowd control effects, and spells that already is powerful as is, even more powerful. Also don't buff the Bard, they are H enough as is. And that is only the around active combat, or around combat. This doesn't go into how Dex checks of stealth, slight of hand, lockpicking and more would just make a lot of things to put it simply, too simple. How Wisdom would make the Medicine even better than it already is, how Survival would blow long travel and rationing of food, tracks and such way easier to manage. Not to forget how Charisma would make Deception, Intimidation, Performance, and Persuasion, would be used to rail road the campaigns more than they already do. A +10 to base skills without focus is quite powerful, so with focus adding in Proficiency, a level 20 would get a +16 in total. And that doesn't count in feats.

[@Plamkton]

For bumping ASI magic items there is the amulet of health nut its a rare item. Dexterity and wisdom are considered the most important stats within dnd 5e given Dex improves Initative AC and stealth scores, while wisdom improves saving throws from charmed, frightened and other nasty effects, along with improbing perception and insight which are powerful skills to have. An item for charisma would definitely be a neat idea though.

[@mcbunson]

With Tasha's prompt to adapt the flavour of spells, you could set wand of magic missile to have a particular look. Could be the wand of magic chickens

[@Sunstreaker2k5]

Personally I like the Doss Lute as an uncommon magic item. It's wondrous, but uncommon, and lets you cast multiple spells once per day with no spell slot. Fly, Invisibility, Levitate, Protection from Evil and Good, Animal Friendship, Protection from Energy (fire only), Protection from Poison. Also if you're casting a spell that charms a target or targets you can impose disadvantage on the save for free.

[@Doughy_in_the_Middle]

Noob DM moment: I decided to give my players a BoH that had a 2,000lb capacity. Don't even remember where I found this; maybe on a Pathfinder page, old D&D version, or in my noobness, the DnD wiki. (I did math on how much space a bag of that size would hold, and came up with it being about the size of a shipping pallet in the "closet style" where it's a little over 5' talll.) I realized my error at the end of that session when they asked, "What's inside? We should open it up!" We stopped for the night so I could come up with things. What did I end up putting in there? An upright piano. Problem solved! Also, later on, they got a construct as a sidekick. Not needing to breathe, when they don't need the construct, he regularly retires to the bag where he organizes the collection of the party.

[@Boundless-Boredom]

I really like the mizzium apparatus it makes multiclassing as a caster much easier.

[@evilduks]

If you're a Warlock, have 3rd level slots, and can choose between the pearl of power and the +1 rod of the pactkeeper, choose the rod. It lets you regain a warlock slot regardless of level

[@AbominationalFailure]

i think the reason there aren't a dex/wis/con/cha version of gauntlets of ogre power is that as far as single stats go str and int are the weakest generally. Cha, Wis, and Dex have a lot of skills associated with them, str and not as much, Wis, Dex, and Cha are also the most common saves in the game, int and str are fairly rare (and str saves are generally not as punishing as others). As far as Dex, if you had a 10 dex char and got an item that took you to 19, thats +4 in AC, Initiative, Dex save, acrobatics, slight of hand, and stealth, that is huuuuuuuge. I would think that item would have to be a very rare if it were to exist.

[@Akushiru]

So many shenanigans and utility with the Immovable Rod.

[@Seergun]

I'm gonna go with a more specific item: the intelligent shortsword found in Strahd's castle. Had this on my first AL character(halfling rogue) and it's randomly powerful. +1 sentient shortsword, can only "attune" (except the item doesn't actually note that it requires attunement like all the other items that do) to LG characters, permanent 15/30 light and crusader's mantle once per day.

[@balthazzar0144]

I feel like they split dexterity between the gloves of thievery and the boots/cloak of elvenkind to cover the dex skills.

[@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar]

Strength and int are very commonly either a primary stat which is your 20 or a dump stat which is who cares But giving a wizard 19 dex or a Paladin 19 con is crazy as con and dex are on most characters the secondary ability score following immediately after the primary, if not the primary, followed by wisdom. Would be very powerful Charisma would be nice though

[@antongrigoryev6381]

There is a "19 Con" item - Amulet of Health - but it's rare.

[@cjacree]

Just commenting for interaction so you get more views (because you deserve it).

[@alexfikar7757]

Luck stone is my top one. But I am going to add the adamantine armor and sentinel shield somewhere for my paladin to find or buy. Especially the shield because he always suffers with perception checks and makes the actual player pretty down on himslef

[@shashankwarudkar5091]

Re: why we don't have Gauntlets of Ogre Power for Dex, Con, etc. The way I see it, Str and Int are the dump stats for most characters and most characters are likely going to spend their ASIs to bump their Dex, Con, Wis or Cha because that's their primary stat (and Cons just good). And if a character is supposed to be fast and smart, or strong and charismatic these items don't make the PC burn ASIs for their secondary stats

[@Slopigami]

9:08 Where can we find this ruling?

[@NerdImmersion]

Player's Handbook, Chapter 7. Passive Checks subsection

[@mrsandman7967]

Haven’t played a whole lot of 5e in particular but am currently playing a Revanant Dragonborn Armorer from the UA since it fit really well for my friend’s home brew story. A potentially great uncommon item though had been the Ring of Mind Shielding, although I haven’t gotten the chance to use it’s best feature for me since I haven’t hit 0 yet. And may be a while still till I get to use it thanks to a homebrew shield I got, but that’s besides the point.

[@mrsandman7967]

Incase anyone is curious about the shield, my GM saw no issue giving the guy with 20 AC and regeneration when under half health a shield to resist all damage types.

[@americanexistentialist4756]

the reason they only do stat-set items for strength and intellect is because they are the dump stats and don't effect normal saves (reflex, fortitude, will). If a character whose weak save is reflex for example takes a dex-set item, it basically solves one of the major character-design checks in the game and allows someone to become op. Imagine a paladin with a free +4 to reflex saves; or a fighter with +4 to will saves: it would basically allow 2-good 1-bad save characters to not be weak to any save-or-suck spells, which is generally how the average DM deals with those classes already.

[@americanexistentialist4756]

I actually really strongly agree with the top of your list, especially the wand of magic missiles. If someone is trying to build an illusion or enchantment spellcaster in a high-fantasy campaign, i usually find they struggle super hard in the early levels. Same if they are a magic caster in general but not an experienced player. I find a wand of magic missiles really helps set a floor for casters to be contributors in fights even when they aren't really good at spell selection yet, and they can start prepping/using slots for their utility spell more by falling back on the wand. For me it just has solved so many issues at low-level play.

[@brycethorne5482]

For gauntlets enhancing only strength or intelligence they’re the most easily bypassed IMO You can use Dex wherever you use strength for combat if you’re not heavily armored and intelligence is only truly important to wizard and artificer Wisdom and dex are important for everyone all the time con is utterly vital to everyone almost equally and charisma is such an extremely common caster stat Maybe it’s to lessen PCs fighting over items? It still does seem weird to me It does

[@rolay7730]

I don't get why all the wands have so many charges. I have a DM that only gives us a few encounters per long rest, and he rarely keeps track of when the dawn is, so he usually just says that after a long rest, these things recharge. In games like that, you can spam any wand, and it barely matters what spells you have at low levels. This gets worse with higher-level wands, so suddenly, you can cast fireball forever. This is why I love the failed experiment wand. It has two charges at a time, so at low levels, you can use one really good spell for free or two if you are desperate and need a way out.

[@calasurien]

I know it's not an official source, but Mordenkainen's Tome of Marvelous Magic does have Gauntlets of Dexterity. It is a rare item which makes your Dexterity Score *18* .

[@vurt22]

Great video. I’d like to see this list again for consumable uncommon items. I see none made your list, and there are a lot of great ones.

[@NerdImmersion]

Yeah I forgot to say I was omitting consumables at the start

[@vurt22]

Nerd Immersion if you haven’t already, a best consumables by rarity would be a great video idea!

[@Toast_Deletes]

I personally like the wand of the war mage +1, but I'm a min/maxer, and 5% more hit chance means I'm less likely to waste a slot.

[@kotypryor752]

Turtles in time is top tier. Right up there with the x-men & the simpsoms

[@micahg196]

It should have been noted that adamantine armor or weapons (as well as mithril) are not actually magical even though they are in the magic item section. Creatures like oozes can still damage it.

[@chrishepworth8767]

I had a vague thought that this might be the case, but couldn't recall where I might have read it. Do you have the citation?

[@micahg196]

@@chrishepworth8767 Actually, upon further research, it appears that the adamantine armor the video mentions is actually a magic item. However, it is possible to have adamantine armor that does not have magical properties. The latter would be super hard metal that is very hard to damage. The former has the extra rider of no critical hits. I stand corrected.

[@frostdragonking5336]

Living gloves from ebberon last war has to be one pick for uncommon. Free prof (slight of hand, thieves tools, one kind of artisan tools or a musical instrument) and double it when making checks whenever you make an ability checks while using it? not gonna say no! The only downside is you can't unattune to it.

[@phkun4435]

For Constituition there is the amulet of health, I believe? Don't quote me on the specific name, but it exists in the DMG, I'm sure, I had a character that had it.

[@Theredmeep852]

Ik this was a year ago but even then I don't think the Bag of Holding really deserves to be on a magic item tier list, mainly due to how popular and common it is within most campaigns. The only campaigns I've ever seen where the players don't at least get 1 Bag of Holding are usually those that have "no encumbrance" and "no gold weight".

[@S1leNtRIP]

Eversmoking bottle, especially on my blind half orc fighter. Out everyone on her level!

[@jeffdietz630]

Eversmoking bottle, infinite use of obscurement for party with blindfight no attunement. Imposed advantage on attacks, imposed disadvantage on enemy attacks. Imposed immunity to spells that require sight. Best item bar none at uncommon frequency.

[@chosenone4224]

I have adamantine armour on my character currently because I have terrible bad luck ( my tank gets crit... a lot) but we do have crit tables so sometimes they do get an extra action or lop off hands so it’s not quite as good ( and to anyone who asks yes me and my dm spoke about me avoiding the crit table and he decided on it being kept , still gives me a fear of criticals )

[@leem4279]

I think they gave they items that people tend to dump the power up items so they feel like a good find for your negative int barb or your negative str rogue. The thing I don't like about that though is it feels unfair to the barb and to a lesser extent wizard who specced stats that are generally less powerful/less called upon than dex or wis.

[@senorelroboto2]

Amulet of Health, CON = 19. Great magic item, though it is rare which I think is reasonable.

[@BLynn]

I would argue that the Sentinel Shield would not give a PC a bump to passive perception because you cannot hang on to it while sleeping as a result it is not always on. Maybe an elf or warforged could because they don't have to put it down throughout the day.

[@NerdImmersion]

Well I'd argue nothing applies while you're sleeping, including Passive Perecption: From the PHB: "An unconscious creature is incapacitated, can't move or speak, and is *unaware of its surroundings* ."

[@chrishepworth8767]

@@NerdImmersion Xanathar's gave some additional rules you can apply, though. Basically, passive perception can wake you to even nearby whispering if it is high enough. www.dndbeyond.com/sources/xgte/dungeon-masters-tools#WakingSomeone

[@alexfikar7757]

I approve this list! Nice one, Ted.

[@charliescheirmann2926]

I'm surprised bag of tricks didn't make it on here, you get 3 balls of fur a day that when thrown becomes an animal from a set list. On average these lists (there are 3 depending on the bag itself) creatures' CR is 0.58 and you can summon 3 of them. Compare that to a 3rd level conjure animals spell which can summon 4 0.5 cr creatures. However the bag of tricks is non-attunement, and the creatures last ALL DAY or until they hit 0 hp. So once you get the bag of tricks it is essentially a slightly weaker, permanent Conjure Animals for your character. Granted Conjure Animals you can command animals as a free action and the Bag of Tricks requires a bonus action. However you can't argue with what is essentially turning a concentration spell into a non concentration spell and have it last all day. Especially one as potent as Conjure Animals.

[@TaberIV]

Never been a big fan of items like gauntlets of ogre power. It seems like giving these to the rogue just takes away the barbarian's or fighter's ability to be the strong man.

[@sciverzero8197]

that may be true, but at the same time there's nothing preventing a rogue from having natural 19 strength either. I see the item as being more of a gimmick to let the wizard do One Cool Thing One Time by hitting something physically, in stark contrast to their general theme of not-doing-that. Something one might give a Bladesinger for example.

[@thechristmascretin7034]

Bro idk about you but the Javelin of Lightning is rad as all hell

[@DanteArisen]

My 5th lvl cleric with the observant feat and an 18 wisdom and the sentinel shield gives me a passive perception of 27. I literally cannot roll any higher than that even on a nat 20. I see everything lol

[@abcrasshadow9341]

You can see everything that you CAN see.

[@AssassinLupus7]

I want that shield so much.

[@nicolaezenoaga9756]

Thank you.

[@valasafantastic1055]

Good list!

[@ariashkenazi9211]

Any reason you picked Winged Boots over Broom of Flying?

[@deanospimoniful]

Not entirely sure but I think you can keep your hands free with the boots.

[@ShugoAWay]

Cuz winged boots are way better

[@ariashkenazi9211]

@@deanospimoniful no where in the broom's description does it say it requires hands. I have seen it as a house rule.

[@ariashkenazi9211]

@@ShugoAWay What makes them better?

[@ShugoAWay]

@@ariashkenazi9211 hands free, no weightlimit, doubles as a ring of feather fall if the fall is big enough to need it, ease of use, cant be knocked off of your boots

[@timgalivan2846]

The answer to why they only did str and int items like that is BECAUSE they are dump stats. You either already have a good str or int, or it doesn't benifit you much, hence it only being uncommon

[@Iced_Tea200]

Anyone else think the bag of holding just looks nice

[@Haveuseenmyjetpack]

Adamantine armour: or the low level spell caster that smoked my 11th level monk by critting 2x in a row casting inflict wounds last weekend for like 16d10

[@FLEASPIRIT13]

Pearl of power specifically says you regain an expended spell slot so you cannot gain an extra spell slot

[@Cobravenom69]

They don't cause dex,wisdom and charisma are Really really good stats.

[@virescon]

My DM punishes me for using the gloves of thievery by having me exclusively steal cursed items

[@claiomhsolais3812]

Periapt of Wound Closure + Dwarven Fortitude Feat = DM cry

[@apollo3604]

+monk who can dodge as a bonus action.

[@claiomhsolais3812]

@@apollo3604 Had I the DEX to do that, I would. But he's a Forge Cleric instead. 😂

[@riccardocorradini6713]

Giving 19 in the God stat for free it's a Crazy error. We have 19 strenght and Int because those are the worse stats in 5e. Plus, we already have an item that sets Constitution to 19, and it's rare rather than common, and COn really matters only for HP besides rare other things, so an item that would set DEX to 19 would be at least rare, but propably very rare. At that point, if you are a Dex based character, or a Wis/ CHS caster, you would already have 20 by the time you achieve that level of Power, effectively make that item less usefull. Thus why i think wizard do not add those

[@therealmsgodseed]

i’m surprised weapon of warning didn’t make this list

[@paulanderson7002]

I am using the UA genie build and I can travel into my genies holding device and dump my bags of holding full of gold and use the genies home to carry gold

[@michaelkeagle4862]

A party member of mine actually put two bags of holding together after I fired a magic missile at a gold dragon! Had no choice. Long story short, we made it out. The dragon didn't. True story

[@3RDEYELOVE]

💯Cool vid💪🏾

[@dannya.2616]

This list was pretty uncontroversial, Ted. BOO! Boo on you, sir!

[@leemitchell7841]

So my DND group dosnt have a bag of holding and i truly wish we did

[@bradleystrange9293]

Just got a bag of holding