Some feats you’re free to only take at level one when first designing a character.

Others you’re free to take at certain levels in lieu of an Ability Score improvement.

But, which of these feats are absolutely broken, and sure to melt your DMs mind?

Dungeons & Dragons image showing a druid.

Here are some completely broken feats to consider for your character.

15Crusher

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Prerequisites

Key Benefit

General

Enhanced critical hits and crowd control.

14Mage Slayer

Can more easily break enemies' concentration.

Borderland Ranger by Jesper Elbing

Mage Slayer is a classic feat that’s carried over between many different versions of Dungeons & Dragons.

Additionally, when you damage a creature that’s concentrating, they have disadvantage.

This is also especially helpful for enemies concentrating on spells like Banishment.

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If you break their concentration, your banished ally returns.

13Boon Of Truesight

Epic Boon

See through deception and illusion.

This top-tier feat has a simple benefit that has a ton of additional, practical uses.

Dungeons & Dragons image showing three different fighters.

Divine Smite by Bryan Sola

First, it’s possible for you to increase an ability score by one to a maximum of 30.

Second, you gain Truesight out to a range of 60 feet.

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A paladin imbues their weapon with Divine Smite in Dungeons & Dragons.

Divine Smite by Bryan Sola

This means your party virtuallycannot be surprisedor tricked by most standard means.

Plus, the bonus to an ability score is always worthwhile.

12Weapon Master

Gain weapon mastery properties.

Aarakocra Aeromancer from Dungeons & Dragons raises a staff crackling with pink energy.

Art by Aaron Miller

Mastery properties can grant players a whole host of boons and are great for fighters or other martial classes.

11Crossbow Expert

Buffs to ranged attacks.

This feat is deceptively simple and actually has a lot of amazing benefits.

A wizard using a ball of scrying in Dungeons & Dragons.

The Scrying Spell by Gaboleps

10Healer

Origin

Provides healing to non-healing classes.

The world of Dungeons & Dragons always needs more healers.

And, if youre willing to commit toa certain background, this feat is well worth the reward.

A dark, shadowy rogue perched on a rooftop in Dungeons & Dragons.

Rogue by Bryan Sola

This is especially true if youre playing a non-healing class.

This feat allows you to heal compatriots with the utilize action, provided you have a Healers Kit.

9Fey-Touched

Extra spellcasting.

The gloom stalker ranger subclass wielding a crossbow in Dungeons & Dragons.

This feat starts out simple enough but has some amazing benefits if used correctly.

Otherwise, taking this feat can feel a bit out of character.

Any feat that gives you extra spells and a stat improvement is well worth it.

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Raise Dead by Polar Engine

8Ritual Caster

Faster spellcasting.

Tried and true, this feat is not to be overlooked by full spellcasters.

First, you increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by one to a maximum of 20.

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Bestowing a Supernatural Gift by Axel Defois

Then, you might select several level-one spells equal to your Proficiency Bonus that have the Ritual tag.

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If you select this feat early enough in your campaign, thats even better.

7Lucky

Rerolls on d20s.

Lucky is one of the most famously broken feats in the game.

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A Thief by Billy Christian

Once acquired, you have several Luck Points equal to your Proficiency Bonus.

In other versions of D&D, you have a base level of three points.

Talk to your DM to decide which works best for your table.

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Movement & Position by Igor Grechanyi

you’ve got the option to spend these points to give yourself advantage on a d20 roll.

Alternatively, it’s possible for you to spend a luck point to impose disadvantage on an enemy creature.

Rerolls can oftentimes mean the difference between life and death in high-stakes combat.

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6Sentinel

Extra opportunity attacks.

Dont overlook this feat if you intend to play a martial or melee combatant.

This will greatly increase your action economy in combat.

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This feat is highly recommended for fighters and monks who like to be in the thick of combat.