D&D 5e Wand
The Wand category of the D&D 5e SRD contains 16 items. Tap any entry for its full description, rarity and rules.
16 results
- Wand of BindingRare
- Wand of Enemy DetectionRare
- Wand of FearRare
- Wand of FireballsRare
- Wand of Lightning BoltsRare
- Wand of Magic DetectionUncommon
- Wand of Magic MissilesUncommon
- Wand of ParalysisRare
- Wand of PolymorphVery Rare
- Wand of SecretsUncommon
- Wand of the War Mage, +1Uncommon
- Wand of the War Mage, +1, +2, or +3Varies
- Wand of the War Mage, +2Rare
- Wand of the War Mage, +3Very Rare
- Wand of WebUncommon
- Wand of WonderRare
What's in wand
16 entries, of which 16 are magic items and 0 are ordinary equipment. None carry a listed price, so anything here is a find rather than a purchase. 13 require attunement, which is the practical limit on how many of them one character can actually use. The spread between the cheap and expensive end of a category is usually where the interesting choices sit, because that is where a player is trading money against capability.
Using wand at the table
Browsing a category rather than a single item is most useful when you are stocking something — a shop's shelves, a hoard, or a starting loadout. Seeing the whole wand list at once shows you the price and power spread, which is what tells you whether an item is a reasonable find at the party's tier or an outlier that will stand out. It is also the fastest way to answer the question players actually ask, which is what else is available rather than what does this one do.
What to watch for
Two things distort a category list. Cost bands cluster, so the gap between the cheap and expensive end of a category is usually where the interesting decisions live. And attunement is invisible until you read each entry — a shelf of items that all require it is effectively a shelf with three usable items on it, because a character can only attune to three at a time.
Common questions
- How many wand are in the D&D 5e SRD?
- The SRD lists 16 entries in the Wand category. The SRD is the free subset of the rules, so the published books contain more.
- Are these wand available to buy in D&D 5e?
- Mundane equipment has a listed price and is generally available wherever it would plausibly be sold. Magic items are a campaign decision — many tables allow consumables to be bought freely while restricting permanent items to adventure rewards. Settle it before the party has money.
- Where can I get printable cards for these?
- Every entry on this page links to its full rules text. If you would rather hand players a physical card than have them look items up, the MakeMythic illustrated item card decks cover the magic items as printable cards.
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