Summary

Combat is always going to be a highly important aspect ofDungeons & Dragons.

If you’re a high-level player, this is even more important.

Think you’ve seen everything the main DND sourcebooks have to offer?

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

Check out these expert-level modules and supplements.

Here are the best combat tips and tricks for high-level Dungeons & Dragons players.

This can prove extremely helpful at high levels of play.

A changeling, a group of tieflings, and a fairy, from Dungeons & Dragons.

While it can be fun to max out every stat, feasts are sometimes more worth it.

The best of these is the Help action, which can bestow advantage upon your fellow players.

The best time to do this is when the enemy you’re fighting is looking really rough.

Three different species, drows, elves, and dwarves in a split image in DND.

Giving them advantage in this crucial moment might end the encounter faster than you’d expect!

Whatever your prep work entails, it’s extremely important that you do this before you go into battle.

There’s nothing worse than wasting your first turn or two taking actions like casting Mage Armor.

A student of Prismari casting a fire spell in Dungeons & Dragons.

This severely weakens your action economy, and high-level DMs will take advantage of this mistake.

Warlock is a very interesting class in D&D - but which species really suits it?

Again, though, every DM is different, and some rule on surprise rounds differently.

Three campaign modules and supplements for DND, Waterdeep Dragon Heist, the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, and the Dungeon of the Mad Mage.

Divine Smite by Bryan Sola

Fight smarter, not harder.

The reverse goes for vulnerabilities.

This is true not just in hero-based shooters, but in Dungeons & Dragons as well.

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

Divine Smite by Bryan Sola

Do you feel like you’ve played every species in the book when it comes to Dungeons & Dragons?

Try one of these options for expert players.

Both of these feats also give you ability score improvements in other areas, which is helpful.

Two Strixhaven students studying in DND.

Study Session via Wizards of the Coast

A plague infested city in Dungeons & Dragons.

The Plague by Paul Scott Canavan

A druid surrounded by animals in DND.

Druid by Jessica Fong

Various Rakshasas in Dungeons & Dragons.

Rakshasa Conspirators by Andrea Piparo

An assassin lurks around a corner in Dungeons & Dragons.

Assassin by Viko Menezes

A player character channels lightning magically in Ravnica in DND.

Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica Cover Art by Magali Villeneuve

A druid in green robes casting lesser restoration on a fallen warrior in Dungeons & Dragons.

Lesser Restoration by Martin Mottet

A sorcerer casts Vitriolic Sphere on a pack of nothics in Dungeons & Dragons.

Vitriolic Sphere by Ignatius Budi

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

Rogue by Bryan Sola

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