Class Index

Classes by source:

Player’s Handbook (version 3.5)
Dungeon Master’s Guide (version 3.5)
Miniatures Handbook
Draconomicon
Complete Warrior
Planar Handbook
Complete Divine
Races of Stone
Frostburn
Complete Arcane
Races of Destiny
Complete Adventurer
Races of the Wild
Sandstorm
Lords of Madness
Heroes of Battle
Stormwrack
Heroes of Horror
Races of the Dragon
Player’s Handbook II
Dragon Magic
Complete Mage
Complete Scoundrel
Complete Champion

This is (or rather, will be) an index of every class and prestige class found in the publications listed in Sources. For now, they are organized by source, then by category (class, prestige class, NPC class⁠—see below for explanations) and then sorted alphabetically.

Prestige classes have prerequisites that typically cannot be met earlier than 5th level; as such, they can only be taken by characters who intend to multiclass. These classes are marked with a crown emoji (👑) in the list below. See the hyperlinked class descriptions for details.

A few classes are weaker than others and are only intended for non-player characters. As such, they are only useful to Dungeon Masters. These non-player character classes are marked with a 🚷 emoji.

Player’s Handbook (version 3.5)

Classes

Barbarian: A ferocious warrior who uses fury and instinct to bring down foes.

Bard: A performer whose music works magic⁠—a wanderer, a taleteller, and a jack-of-all trades.

Druid: One who draws energy from the natural world to cast divine spells and gain strange magical powers.

Fighter: A warrior with exceptional combat capability and unequaled skill with weapons.

Monk: A martial artist whose unarmed strikes hit fast and hard⁠—a master of exotic powers.

Paladin: A champion of justice and destroyer of evil, protected and strengthened by an array of divine powers.

Rogue: A tricky, skillful scout and spy who wins the battle by stealth rather than brute force.

Dungeon Master’s Guide (version 3.5)

Classes

Prestige Classes

Arcane Archer: Master of the elven warbands, the arcane archer is a warrior skilled in using magic to supplement her combat prowess. 👑

Arcane Trickster: Arcane tricksters combine their knowledge of spells with a taste for intrigue, larceny, or just plain mischief. 👑

Archmage: The highest art is magic⁠—often referred to as the Art. Its most advanced practitioners are frequently archmages, characters who bend spells in ways unavailable to other spellcasters. 👑

Assassin: The assassin is the master of dealing quick, lethal blows. Assassins also excel at infiltration and disguise. 👑

Blackguard: The blackguard epitomizes evil. He is nothing short of a mortal fiend. The quintessential black knight, this villain carries a reputation of the foulest sort that is very well deserved. 👑

Dragon Disciple: It is known that certain dragons can take humanoid form and even have humanoid lovers. Sometimes a child is born of this union… 👑

Duelist: The duelist is a nimble, intelligent fighter trained in making precise attacks with light weapons, such as the rapier. (Swashbuckler is a similar regular class.) 👑

Dwarven Defender: The defender is a sponsored champion of a dwarven cause, a dwarf aristocrat, a dwarven deity, or the dwarven way of life. 👑

Eldritch Knight: Studying the martial and arcane arts to equal degree, the eldritch knight is a versatile combatant who can cast a fireball on her foes or charge them with sword drawn. 👑

Hierophant: An exemplary representative of a faith or nature who gains access to special divine supernatural powers. 👑

Horizon Walker: An unceasing traveler to the universe’s most dangerous places. As her journeys take her from place to place, she adapts to become one with her environment. 👑

Loremaster: Spellcasters who concentrate on knowledge, valuing lore and secrets over gold. 👑

Mystic Theurge: Blurring the line between divine and arcane, mystic theurges draw power from divine sources and musty tomes alike. 👑

Red Wizard: The Red Wizards are the masters of Thay, the would-be magical overlords of the land of Faerûn. They focus on a school of magic more intently than any specialist. 👑

Shadowdancer: Operating in the border between light and darkness, shadow dancers are nimble artists of deception. 👑

Thaumaturgist: The thaumaturgist reaches out with divine power to other planes of existence, calling creatures there to do his bidding. 👑

Non-Player Character Classes

Adept: Reflecting a lesser knowledge of magic yet an intriguing combination of arcane and divine skills, the adept serves these cultures as both wise woman (or holy man) and mystical defender. 🚷

Aristocrat: Aristocrats are usually educated, wealthy individuals who were born into high position. With access to all the best goods and opportunities, many aristocrats become formidable individuals. 🚷

Commoner: The common folk farm the fields, staff the shops, build the homes, and produce the goods in the world around the adventurers. Commoners usually have no desire to live the dangerous life of an adventurer and none of the skills needed to undertake the challenges adventurers must face. 🚷

Expert: Experts operate as craftsfolk and professionals in the world. They normally do not have the inclination or training to be adventurers, but they are capable in their own field. 🚷

Warrior: The warrior is a strong, stout combatant without the specialized training and finesse of a fighter, the survival and outdoor skills of the barbarian or ranger, or the sophistication and religious focus of a paladin. 🚷

Miniatures Handbook

Classes

While this is a version 3.0 publication, a couple of classes have not been redone in version 3.5 sources. The marshal, in particular, is referred to in version 3.5 books, such as the Player’s Handbook II. Where needed, changes have been made to these classes to adapt them to version 3.5 standards.

Healer: A spellcaster specializing in healing magic, with other healing abilities.

Marshal: A military leader who inspires the best from companions and battlemates.

Prestige Classes

Complete Warrior

Classes

Hexblade: Combining the dynamic powers of martial prowess and arcane might, the hexblade presents a deadly challenge to opponents unused to such a foe.

Samurai: Known for their matchless bravery and strict code of honor, the samurai were the noble soldiers of feudal Japan.

Swashbuckler: The swashbuckler embodies the concepts of daring and panache. Favoring agility and wit over brute force, the swashbuckler excels both in combat situations and social interactions.

Prestige Classes

Dervish: Wild, exotic, and as dangerous as her whirling blades, the dervish epitomizes speed, quickness, and abandon. 👑

Frenzied Berserker: A barbarian that even barbarians fear, a frenzied berserker can instill her heedless rage in allies. 👑

Halfling Outrider: A rider that acts as scout and protector for his or her nomadic tribe. 👑

Complete Divine

Classes

Favored Soul: Favored souls follow the path of clerics but with virtually no study; to them, it comes naturally.

Shugenja: A divine spellcaster who casts spells by attuning himself to the primal energies around him and focusing such energy through his body to produce magical effects.

Spirit Shaman: By bargaining with spirits, the spirit shaman gains power over the natural world and mighty divine magic with which to aid her comrades or smite her enemies.

Prestige Classes

Black Flame Zealot: A member of a secret society of holy slayers devoted to the worship of a dark deity of fire and destruction. 👑

Blighter: A former druid who now is devoted to despoiling and destroying nature. 👑

Church Inquisitor: A divine spellcaster of a lawful good church dedicated to rooting out corruption from within. 👑

Consecrated Harrier: A wide-ranging warrior of a lawful church dedicated to hunting down enemies of the church wherever they may go. 👑

Contemplative: A mystic who has had direct contact with her deity (or deity’s representative) seeks to enhance her purity to join with that deity at last. 👑

Divine Crusader: A divine warrior who serves a particular aspect (domain) of his deity’s portfolio. 👑

Divine Oracle: A divine spellcaster who receives visions and omens from her deity. 👑

Entropomancer: A spellcaster who gains strange powers by attunement with the great nothingness they say lies at the center of the universe. 👑

Evangelist: A proclaimer of devotion to a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine who seeks to convert others to his way of thinking and to spread his word throughout the land. 👑

Geomancer: A spellcaster who makes little distinction between arcane and divine magic and channels magic from the land itself. 👑

Holy Liberator: A champion of freedom and equality dedicated to overthrowing tyranny wherever it may be found. 👑

Hospitaler: A champion sworn to poverty, obedience, and the defense of those in their care, particularly pilgrims of their faith. 👑

Pious Templar: A holy warrior blessed by her deity with combat prowess and great endurance, often sworn to the defense of a temple site. 👑

Radiant Servant of Pelor: A divine spellcaster of the god Pelor dedicated to directly confronting and defeating evil. 👑

Rainbow Servant: An arcane student of the magic of couatls dedicated to spreading their agenda of hope and virtue. 👑

Sacred Exorcist: A spellcaster tasked with driving away the spiritual forces of evil, preventing them from causing harm to the bodies and souls of humanity. 👑

Sacred Fist: An unarmed fighter and spellcaster devoted to becoming strong in faith, will, and body. 👑

Seeker of the Misty Isle: Elite wanderers who roam the world and beyond seeking the aforementioned isle. 👑

Shining Blade of Heironeous: A follower of Heironeous and a knight of an order dedicated to defeating evil by force of arms. 👑

Stormlord: A divine spellcaster who revels in the power of nature, particularly that of storms. 👑

Temple Raider (of Olidammara): A divine spellcaster (and often rogue) specialized in robbing the temples of other deities. 👑

Ur-Priest: A divine spellcaster who despises all deities and surreptitiously gleans divine power from them for their own uses. 👑

Void Disciple: A spellcaster who studies the power of nothingness: the void. 👑

Warpriest: A fierce, earthy cleric who prays for peace but always prepares for war. 👑

Complete Arcane

Classes

Warlock: A supernatural character whose sinister powers are inborn abilities, not spells.

Warmage: A militant spellcaster whose training focuses on battlefield magic.

Wu Jen: A mysterious wizard of the eastern world whose arcane lore revolves around mastery of the elements.

Prestige Classes

Alienist: A spellcaster that deals with powers and entities from terrifyingly remote reaches of space and time, tampering with things that strain or shatter sanity. 👑

Mage of the Arcane Order: Member wizards of this order gain several perquisites and responsibilities. 👑

Complete Adventurer

Classes

Prestige Classes

Master of Many Forms: A druid who has dedicated herself to mastering her wild shape ability.👑

Heroes of Horror

Classes

Archivist: A divine spellcaster who studies forbidden lore out of an unending quest for knowledge.

Dread Necromancer: An arcane spellcaster who masters spells relating to creating and controlling the undead⁠—eventually becoming undead as well.

Prestige Classes

Player’s Handbook II

Classes

Beguiler: An arcane spellcaster who focuses on enchantment and illusion spells with a dash of transmutation thrown in, the beguiler has a trick or solution for every encounter.

Dragon Shaman: Drawing on the ancient power of dragons, the dragon shaman provides powerful boosts to every character in the party. The defensive and augmentation abilities of this class allow a group with a dragon shaman to adventure without a cleric.

Duskblade: This class provides melee combat abilities and arcane spellcasting in equal measure. Although other ways to achieve this mix of powers exist, including multiclass characters and prestige classes, the duskblade offers this combination from 1st level and throughout all levels of play.

Knight: Skilled with armor and shield, a knight controls the battlefield in ways that no fighter or paladin ever could and can ensure that foes center their attacks on the knight rather than on more vulnerable allies. No other melee-oriented class has so much defensive prowess or ability to influence what foes do in combat, aspects of the game that are usually the province of spellcasters. While an able melee combatant, the knight is different in play from all previous melee combat classes because of his controloriented abilities.

Complete Mage

Prestige Classes

Master Specialist: A wizard with greater mastery over school of specialization. 👑

Nightmare Spinner: An arcane spellcaster who weaves fear into illusions. 👑

Ultimate Magus: A multiclass arcane preparation spellcaster and arcane spontaneous spellcaster. 👑