Bro, the amount of effort you had to put inro this just for a few hundred people to watch it is sooooooooooo unfair. You make great content and you deserve more views

Nothing has made me want to play d&d more than this video.

I love the ring of mind shielding because it's basically Baby's First Phylactery. My PC had one and became a reoccurring villain in my next campaign. He only ended up defeated because we fed the ring to a goat that could dissolve magic items in her stomach.

The ring of spell storing doesn’t store only one spell, but 5 levels of spells. I.E. one 5th level spell, or 5 1st level spells, or one 3rd level spell and a 2nd level spell. Etc.

I had a character in one of my games ask how an enemy ranger's arrow quiver was attached to them. I answered that it is strapped around their waist with a belt, latch and all. She immediately pulls out her Chime of Opening to open the latch, causing the quiver to fall and leave the ranger without any arrows. Brilliant play that left the enemy without their method of doing the most damage.

I always played a sorcerer. We ran 3.5. My dad was always our DM. He and his friends played 2nd when they were in high school. And me and my siblings learned to play from him. My longest running character, my dad made a BBEG with the Ioun Stones. Every encounter we outwitted him, and he shed a stone to my gain. Still best story I've ever played.

The research and prep that must’ve gone into this is truly admirable. Amazing video!

As a PC, I’ve come to appreciate the items that don’t mess with bounded accuracy so much. Being better “because math” can feel good, but the items that give you a different way to interact with the world, especially in weird ways, ends up being way more fun

I realize how old this video is now to make this comment but for those watching after this, the potion of speed does still come with the negative effects of the haste spell. The item says you gain the effects of the haste spell, and the lethargy is one of those effects. It happens regardless of whether concentration is dropped or the duration expires, and the potion doesn't say to ignore any part of it (which some magic items do specify). That said, getting the effect without having to concentrate on the spell is still incredibly strong!

Fun fact: The penalty for lacking proficiency in a shield applies when the shield is "worn" so anyone can use an animated shield. Except for a monk because you lose unarmored defense and movement when a shield is "benefited from" It can also protect a moon druids wild shape or anyone you polymorph since those stop you from using items that are "worn or carried" Anyone currently not using a shield, besides a monk, can use the animated shield quite well. But beware. As it can be targeted by spells directly and destroyed since it is no longer worn or carried

As a DM I like single use magic items. I give them out a lot more liberally than regular magic items, especially at lower levels.

Having had the deck of many things for over a year IRL time, I've drawn one card. It gave me the ability to rewrite one event that happened, which I used to prevent the oncoming campaign ending TPK. Was a draw of desperation that saved us all

I was waiting to see the immovable rod, love this item. So useful and fun with a rogue build.

This was such an excellent list! One thing I would have liked is a list in text format as well. Because I am old and I shall forget most of this list before long. 😅

Speaking of DM’s giving certain bonuses to players with high INT scores, I had a player Wizard that had a 20 intelligence score and the linguist feat, she came across some Sylvan signs in a forest, and she didn’t speak Sylvan but did happen to speak Elven, so since her INT was so high and she was a linguist, I ruled that she was able to roughly decipher the Sylvan runes, and it’s fortunate she was able to, because it was a warning that those areas of the woods were protected by the Fey and off limits to outsiders.

I saw the view count on this video and it really surprised me. The quality of this video is better than I've seen on channels with 500k+ subs.

Dude. Ive always just homebrewed magic items in the past, but having recently completed a year long Curse of Strahd campaign I was thinking of just using the wotc magic items for my next campaign. This video has convinced me. Amazing work and a heap of effort put in. Really appreciate it

“Oh that’s in Elden Ring”

Crazy how this guy talked for over 2 1/2 hours about good magic items just for it to get less then 1k likes. Like this is really good information for players and DM’s

# 105: illusionists bracers, very rare, Attunement. Allows same cantrip twice per turn, same target. Sounds week? Inflict debuff, prone status, multiple other conditions generated by cantrips with a doubled chance to take effect.

Thank you so much for this video. The time and effort you put into this is truly appreciated by a lot of DMs, myself included. Everyone is giving you your flowers in the comments, and it’s very well deserved

I remember when 'The Deck' had hundreds of cards, you could buy an entire box of random cards, was probably 2nd Ed., maybe 3rd, haven't played since the early 90's, but this was a trip down memory lane. I subbed.

I have always feared a deck of many things breaking an immersive campaign. One twist I've wanted to give it (never tried) is that it is found inert. It activates for one draw when 3 nat 20s are rolled by the party in its presence without any nat 1s in between. Maybe signal this to the party by having all the cards have 3 symbols on the back that light up one by one when a nat 20 is rolled and dissipate if a nat 1 is. Make it a puzzle that also depends on luck. But leave it active (disregarding further nat 1s) until used so they still can have that tactical choice of a hail Mary after solving its activation

Best D&D video I’ve seen in a long, long time. This was SO well done. Thank you for all your effort, personal insights, and overall information.

The pure effort you put into this vid is more legendary than the items. Subbed 🍻

As a DM this is precisely the kind of content we need more of. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Subbed for sure!!!

I am a veteran DM. listening to you is fun and helps me a lot, genuinely. Just such a fun thing and wonderful. I'm super tired and sleep deprived but hearing you go on and on and discuss reminds me of the SOUL of DND, it's awesome to see your creativity and ideas and how you interpret things. It's a type of candid content I really want more of.

This was an amazing and really educative video! I usually just homebrew items but this inspired me to just use the DMG magic items from now on. Thank you!

Thanks for posting- such a great collection of tips, wowza!

Love the video and the channel. Subbed when I saw your story arch video which helped A LOT with creating an outline for my next campaign. You deserve more subs. Keep up the awesome work!

I've watched this video all the way through in the past. I like to fall asleep listening to DnD content and this video is the video I've woken up to on at least 3 other occasions.

Love your list and all the experience you impart at the same time is invaluable.

Which newer D&D item have you had the most fun using. Let me know in the comments below!

Very well thought out and detailed. I will say that if you are a newer DM this video is a great resource for you take notes and think out side the normal mystical box because you know your players will. Happy gaming

Bro, thank you so much for this list. It's been very informative

So glad I found your channel. Your enthusiasm and great suggestions, coupled with the subject matter makes for some great content! Haven't played in years but kept all my books and manuals which the family enjoys reading and discussing. Thanks for putting this together..

So far, I have seen this video 7 times. And I will probably continue to rewatch the video a lot more in the future.

Thank you for this. I love peppering my players with small but functional magic items, the joy that washes over their faces when they finally save up enough gold to buy a new shiny magic item, or find a small utility magic item in a loot hoard is fantastic.

Hands down the most useful dnd video I have watched to date!

Thank you for the hard work you put into this. It’s amazing subscribed for sure

Good list and very well made.

What a great video! It’s very informative and I learned quite a bit of knowledge on new items for DND Games! Thank you!

This video is incredible. INCREDIBLE.

Really good job! I bet that was a ton of work. Amazing reference. Just one pretty major issue that may change your campaigns as well. I’m pretty certain the ring of spell storing can store more than one spell at a time. Like a 3rd and a 2nd, five level 1’s, etc. Have a good one.

This list was insanely helpful. Thank you!

I could really write a good story around the Decantur of Endless Water . A farming town that thrives on it sending the adventurers on a quest.

Excellent Work! Really inspiring my artificer in my current game!

#85... Decantur of Endless Water... makes a great ship engine if you're not sporting a Spelljammer helm. Combine with the Submerge Ship spell to make one helluva Submarine... if ships give chase, a carefully placed Wall of Force can stop'em cold. Mount on the deck and you're a firehose tugboat.

What a great video, man! Congrats!

thanks for that, very useful guide to items for someone who has difficulty reading, good emphasis on multi-user stuff

I should note for 12:47, in some versions of the Forgotten Realms, there are planes that can really mess up a party. Such as the plane of Air, Water, Pandemonium, Limbo, Radiance, Vacuum, ... etc. For high level parties that have prep time, this downside is diminished, but spamming the item could have some... unforeseen consequences.

One home brew item I made that was well received was the time of fighting which allows a person to gain a fighting style of your choosing. It may also include proficiency in certain weapons or armor.

Commenting because this deserves more views, also subbed🤘

There's a scene in The Thirteenth Warrior where Antonio Banderas's character, an Arabic intellectual who's stuck traveling with a dozen meatheaded Viking warriors, has been given a broadsword which he can barely lift. After failing miserably to chop a couple wooden stakes with this heavy clumsy thing, while the Vikings make fun of him for being weak like a girl (their words), he goes over to the village smith and asks to use his grinding wheel. Then, having ground down the broadsword and turned it into a scimitar, he's instantly awesome with it, and slices the log perfectly with a single one-handed stroke. The Scimitar of Speed really makes me think of that scene.

VERY ambitious video. Youve got yourself a subscriber! Good job!

You worked super hard on this and its super good

Thanks for the video. Learned about a lot of cool items! 😅

Great list ... there are a few items in there I'll need to add into my games. My favorite item to give is the Immovable Rod ... it is so versatile, people find the most interesting, useful, and humorous uses for it.

And you've just won a new DM suscritor, nice video dude! :D

The Rod of Security would be an amazing role playing tool. You could entertain pretty much anyone there. Being able to invite a guard, or a diplomat, or a boss, or a king, or a member of the opposite sex, or anyone else you feel the need to impress into, not just your personal paradise, but also possibly their personal paradise... the potential is immense.

Amazing video bro, I commend your achievement

This is awesome! Been a Dungeons & Dragons fan since I was in high school! Keep it up! New subscriber here! ❤

I need this as a list to start including these in my games

23:42 helm of brilliance only blows up from failing a spell DC that deals fire damage. Way less often than just fire damage. Like unless every enemy is fireballing you, it shouldn't happen

Great video man

Thank you for this video!

Deserved W of a video on a killer channel. I love the slow growth

A pixie wearing dwarven heavy plate because it's also wearing gauntlets of ogre power is just a hilarious mental image.

I always loved the ring of spell turning

Awesome video :D very helpful

That was a good ending. Thank you for your information video

I am using a Portable Hole in our current campaign. A villain has the hole set up like a cellar & warehouse, with a 4’ platform/stairway, a small collection of barrels, crates, casks, bottles, shelving, misc. supplies, equipment, preserved food, etc., and a small desk/chair in the center. A nice little boon for a party that captures it.

Great job! Great content! Not sold on the ranking for the ring of invisibility though!

great video. Thank you!!

I completely understand how much work you must have put in this video. Youre amazing! Now i ask, can we get a top 20 for "useless" magic items?

16,9k now. This is awesome content.

As someone who's just getting into this shit, I'm straight cracking out on the sheer depth of this game.

I understand your reasoning for putting the Ring of Mind Shielding so low, the variance is too large from table to table. However, from a DMs perspective, the ring should be a top 10 item to give to a party from a lore and role play perspective alone. The shielding properties are great but the part of the item description where it says 'unless it already houses a soul' is where the real power lies. Sure the party can buy a clean ring, but think of what crazy shenanigans a DM can pull with a soul-occupied ring. A person from a pre-calamity race, the last survivor of their kind. A soul of a short-lived race, who's long-lived lover had lost the ring, and thus all hopes of resurrection for their short-lived partner. A prisoner, who made a deal with a guard to circumvent their life sentence. etc etc. Plot hooks, lore from eons passed, or 'backseat adventuring' role play are at your parties fingertips. Well not quite, but third digit is close enough.

great video man

such a great video!

34:05 I'm pretty sure you can store more than one spell in that ring, as long as the total combined spell levels are up to five (five 1st level spells, or one 3rd level and two 1st level spells for example)

Back in 2e. We often used a Daerns Instant Fortress to dig holes for construction quickly. As the fortress also made a 10x10 hole when used back then.

amzing vid sooo much info tahnks mate

Great video! Subbed

How many "become very dwarflike" style curses do i have to get to use mjolnir as a normal guy

I love using upgraded ammunition as it stacks with the bows bonuses. Ranger hunting a very important target, +2 bow, +3 arrow, +5 total, and why stop at +3 you can go to +5 or +10 to give that character their guaranteed shot when it counts.

great content, you gained another subscription today! :-)

Going from level 4 to 5 feels very good, but going from level 1 to 2 doubles your power and shifts the game from survival horror to an adventure.

Fun fact any item that has a set dc is buffed in the hands of a investment of the chain master familiar because as per the Invocation "any DC the familiar causes can be replaced with your spell save dc"

Thank you for this. Earned a sub from me!

Great video one minor nitpick unless your house ruling it different RAW when the effect of a potion of speed ends You also received the penalty just like if a haste spell had ended 👍

Love the item image models.

I used the potion of speed to save my party from a TPK. I bought it from a potion merchant at a steep price to keep it in my back pocket at the right moment. Let me set the scene: We’re in a massive war within the drowned forest of saltmarsh. Enemies forces include 300~ twig blights 75~ treants 5 water elementals and a dryad possessed by Zuggtmoy. Out forces include 100~ bullywugs, 5 bullywug knights, 1 bullywug royal, a vrock and 5 level 4 party members. Yes, we were level 4 and fighting all that. The campaign has been running for 3 years so while we don’t build levels quickly we build wealth and allies. Anyway we’re in the weeds on this fight, thanks to Zuggtmoy our troops were becoming zombies once dead and our most annoying party member was being mind controlled. Party is scattered, fighting their own battles and our exit strategy of using the last charge in my helm of teleportation wasn’t looking viable. Seeing Zugg low and running away so her army can deal with us I said “Fuck it”, I drank the potion of speed, sped over to the biggest group of bullywugs in range and teleported us to the fleeing bitch. Due to the nature of the special initiative we were running for this war, the DM ruled that we would roll off for a smaller initiative to see who got to act first. Zugg or the bullywugs. She rolls an 18. Hope is almost lost until I roll a natural 20. We gank the evil god, steal her necklace and with just 1-2 rounds before the party was going to die I sped over with my 180ft movement speed to seal the rift to Zuggtmoy’s dimension, cutting off her magic and stopping the army. My butt was never more clenched than it was in this fight.

1:23:50 You said crits can swing the tide of battles, and you are right. I, as a level 4 paladin did 256 damage with a crit plus inspiration for max damage.

One thing I did was give a barbarian player a weapon which allowed him to reduce his AC to get additional damage equal to the amount he reduced his AC by until the start of his next turn.

My DM was rolling loot tables, and my paladin got a Staff of the Magi at level 7. Kinda sat on it a while because i was a new player, didn't think a paladin would use a staff. Then my paladin died, and i rolled up a wizard, and one of my other party members saved it for me. My wizard had god rolled stats, and arguably the strongest item in the game for him. Absolutely love that staff, said wizard still has it and he's level 16 now, basically a bossfight in and of himself. Also wound up getting his hands on a Tome of Clear thought, boosting his Intelligence to 22 which definitely helped.

Protip: Before "hiding the entire party inside your Portable Hole" get the party to give the person carrying the Portable Hole any extra-dimensional items, like, Bags of Holding, unless you want the entire party to suddenly be hiding in another Plane.

The benefit of the rod of absorption or the Staff of the Magi is that you can only be countered if you have used your reaction. I cast disintegrate Wizard casts counterspell at 6th lvl I trigger the rod of absorption gaining 6 charges...and disintegrate the wizard.

A combination of Items that I've always thought was under-appreciated is the Ring of Comfort paired with a Ring of Sustenance. *after double-checking they've apparently changed the Ring of Comfort (or we weren't playing it right), I recall it being a ring that made the environment up to 50 degrees more comfortable, i.e. 130 degrees in the desert becomes a sunny 80, and 10 Below in a blizzard becomes a brisk but tolerable 40 degrees. Similar to what is now a Ring of Warmth but it went both ways on the temp scale.

excellent..thanks