Sometimes they are so powerful they open up an entirely new strategy to a character.

Many of these are at the expense of the players.

But there are also many not-so-menacing options.

Woman warrior wielding magic sword

23The Deck Of Many Things

Pick A Card, Any Card.

This makes the deck one of the most unpredictable and risky items in the entirety of D&D.

As a bonus action, a creature holding the shield may alter the shields expression.

Dungeons and Dragons - 5 Common Character Creation Mistakes

Like the Deck, the bag of devouring is very capable of killing an unsuspecting party.

Any creature who starts their turn inside the bag is instantly and entirely devoured.

Better yet, the wielder can fire their arm from their body like a missile.

Dungeons & Dragons image showing a paladin, a cleric, and Tasha.

Use your action economy in Dungeons & Dragons much more efficiently with the best bonus action spells around.

The arm has a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet.

Most importantly, though, you might now slap your misbehaving opponents from a comfortable and safe distance.

Dungeons & Dragons image showing the Tarrasque, a vampire, and a rogue.

Dungeons & Dragons image showing the Iron Flask.

Art by Conceptopolis

Dungeons & Dragons image showing an adventurer trying to control a Sphere of Annihilation.

Art by Conceptopolis

Dungeons & Dragons image showing the Tarrasque.

Art by Kekai Kotaki

Dungeons & Dragons image showing a goblin with the deck of many things.

Art by Craig J Spearing

A skeleton’s skull shatters against a shield from Dungeons & Dragons.

Shield Bash by John Stanko

An alchemy jug with lots of corked stoppers from Dungeons & Dragons.

Alchemy Jug via Wizards of the Coast

Dungeons And Dragons: A Tiefling Caster, Human Fighter, Rogue Halfling Cleric, and a Elf Ranger together ready to fight.

Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide by Tyler Jacobson

Artwork of a Gnome Bard Performing in a Tavern from Dungeons & Dragons.

Tavern Bard by Rob Rey

The Bag Of Devouring with a hungry face on the satchel form Dungeons & Dragons.

Bag of Devouring via Wizards of the Coast

A warforged hangs from an airship as a magic train passes underneath from Dungeons & Dragons.

Eberron Rising From The Last War warforged art via Wizards of the Coast

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