D&D 5e Magic Item Picker
Pick a class and a rarity. Get a ranked shortlist of the items worth asking your DM for.
Step 01 · Class
12 PHB classesStep 02 · Rarity
Step 03 · Tune it
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Magic item names from the System Reference Document 5.1, © Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under CC-BY-4.0. All scoring, descriptions, and commentary are original to Saga20.
Your top picks
25 matching items
Grants a flat bonus to your Armor Class and to every saving throw.
Why for a Wizard
The single best Uncommon item in the game. Works on every character, scales with every encounter, never gets retired.
A bag whose interior holds 500 pounds of gear in a four-cubic-foot extradimensional space.
Why for a Wizard
Solves encumbrance forever. Every party needs one and someone has to carry it.
Grants a fly speed equal to your walking speed, up to four hours per day.
Why for a Wizard
Personal flight without concentration. Solves vertical combat, river crossings, and any encounter with a pit.
Once per day, recover a single expended spell slot of 3rd level or lower.
Why for a Wizard
A free spell slot every short rest. Stretches your day and your Counterspell coverage.
Adds a flat bonus to spell attack rolls. Counts as a spellcasting focus.
Why for a Wizard
A permanent +1 to every spell attack you ever make. The caster equivalent of a +1 weapon.
Send these picks to your DM (or your loot-hoarding party).
Quick Reference
A class-by-class cheat sheet at the three rarity tiers most campaigns spend the most time at. The picker above is faster, but this page is bookmark-able.
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Sentinel Shield, Adamantine Armor
Rare
Belt of Hill Giant Strength, Berserker Axe, Ring of Protection
Legendary
Defender, Vorpal Sword
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Instrument of the Bards, Pearl of Power
Rare
Bracers of Defense, Necklace of Prayer Beads, Cloak of Displacement
Legendary
Ring of Invisibility, Vorpal Sword
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Sentinel Shield, Periapt of Wound Closure
Rare
Necklace of Prayer Beads, Staff of Healing, Mace of Disruption
Legendary
Holy Avenger
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Pearl of Power, Bag of Holding
Rare
Staff of the Woodlands, Bracers of Defense, Staff of Healing
Legendary
Ring of Three Wishes, Scarab of Protection
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Adamantine Armor, Sentinel Shield
Rare
Belt of Hill Giant Strength, Flame Tongue, Ring of Protection
Legendary
Defender, Vorpal Sword
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Periapt of Wound Closure, Slippers of Spider Climbing
Rare
Bracers of Defense, Boots of Speed, Ring of Protection
Legendary
Ring of Invisibility
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Adamantine Armor, Pearl of Power
Rare
Belt of Hill Giant Strength, Sun Blade, Necklace of Prayer Beads
Legendary
Holy Avenger, Defender
Uncommon
Bracers of Archery, Cloak of Elvenkind, Boots of Elvenkind
Rare
Cloak of Displacement, Belt of Hill Giant Strength, Ring of Protection
Legendary
Oathbow, Ring of Invisibility
Uncommon
Cloak of Elvenkind, Boots of Elvenkind, Cloak of Protection
Rare
Bracers of Defense, Cloak of Displacement, Cloak of the Bat
Legendary
Ring of Invisibility
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Pearl of Power, Wand of the War Mage
Rare
Bracers of Defense, Amulet of Health, Wand of Fireballs
Legendary
Robe of the Archmagi, Staff of the Magi
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Wand of the War Mage, Sentinel Shield
Rare
Bracers of Defense, Amulet of Health, Cloak of Displacement
Legendary
Robe of the Archmagi
Uncommon
Cloak of Protection, Pearl of Power, Wand of the War Mage
Rare
Bracers of Defense, Amulet of Health, Wand of Fireballs
Legendary
Robe of the Archmagi, Staff of the Magi
Universal Staples
These never miss. If you only ever pick six magic items in a campaign, these six pay the rent.
A bonus to AC and every saving throw. The single best Uncommon item ever printed.
Retires encumbrance forever. Every party needs one.
Advantage on initiative and Perception checks. Wins ambushes both ways.
Concentration-free flight at the lowest possible rarity. Bypasses half of all terrain.
Stacks with Cloak of Protection. Together they keep you alive forever.
Forces disadvantage on the first attack against you each round. Effectively halves boss damage.
5e magic items are rated on a five-tier rarity scale. Common items show up around tier 1, Uncommon in tiers 1 to 2, Rare in tiers 2 to 3, Very Rare in tier 3, and Legendary at tier 4. A well-run campaign rarely hands out anything above the player's tier. Knowing what to ask for keeps the conversation with your DM grounded.
A 5e character can attune to three magic items at once. Cloak of Protection and Ring of Protection together eat two of those slots permanently. That third slot is where build identity lives. A Wizard puts a Wand of the War Mage there. A Paladin puts a Holy Avenger or a Defender there. A Rogue puts a Cloak of the Bat or a Ring of Free Action there. The picker has a toggle for items that need no attunement at all, which is useful when your three slots are already locked.
A few items work on every character. Cloak of Protection, Bag of Holding, Sentinel Shield, and Winged Boots are picks anyone can defend. After those, the math gets specific. A Strength-based fighter pulls more value out of a Belt of Hill Giant Strength than a Bard ever could. A Pearl of Power means almost nothing to a Barbarian. The class column in the picker captures that gap.
The phrase "magic item wishlist" sounds informal. In practice, most experienced DMs ask for one. They want to give players gear that lights up the build, not random loot from a table. The wishlist link this tool generates is the version of that conversation that takes thirty seconds instead of half an hour. Paste it into your group chat. Your DM will appreciate having a starting point.
The picker recommends from items in the System Reference Document 5.1. That is the freely licensed subset of the official magic item list, which includes most of the classic gear: Cloak of Protection, Bag of Holding, Holy Avenger, Vorpal Sword, Staff of the Magi, and around 130 others. It does not cover items published only in specific adventure books or supplements. For those, your DM is the source of truth.
Cloak of Protection is the consensus best Uncommon pick. It grants a flat bonus to AC and every saving throw, works on any class, and stays relevant from level 1 through level 20. Bag of Holding and Sentinel Shield are very close runners-up.
Three at a time. Choose your three to cover offense, defense, and utility. Items that require no attunement (Bag of Holding, Boots of Striding and Springing, Goggles of Night) are free upgrades on top.
Most staves list a class restriction at attunement. Staff of the Magi, Staff of Power, and Staff of Fire all require a spellcasting class. The picker filters out items your class cannot attune to.
These are items from the System Reference Document 5.1, which is the freely licensed subset Wizards of the Coast released under Creative Commons. It includes most of the classic items players actually search for. Adventure-specific items (Robe of the Archmagi is in, certain newer items are not) are intentionally out of scope.
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