D&D Is Teasing A New Magic Type & We Might Already Know More Than You Think

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A new kind of magic spell is coming to in 2025, with a possible tease appearing in the recently released book. has big plans for 2025, with a new coming out next month, followed by a new Starter Set featuring its revised Fifth Edition rules and several other books. While most of's focus this year will be on further establishing and strengthening its new ruleset, there's also some new content coming in the form of a "" appearing in one of this year's later releases.

At the end of 2025, Wizards of the Coast will release a pair of books focused on the iconic Forgotten Realms, the best-known of its many campaign settings. will provide players with new subclasses, backgrounds, feats, and spells,as well as a "" that players can use. The description for the had no other information, but another source released last year may contain a tease about this new kind of magic.

Late last year, Penguin Random House released, an art book written by Adam Lee that explored the D&D multiverse. The book is written from the perspective of Mordenkainen, a famous wizard from lore who monitors various emerging threats from across the multiverse. Mordenkainen mentions one such possible threat appearing in Thay, a country in the Forgotten Realms ruled by evil Red Wizards. According to the book, the Red Wizards of Thay are developing a "" with possible ties to the Abyss.

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In, Mordenkainen is presented with a burgundy gemstone that vibrates with a strange kind of magic, described as "" Mordenkainen notes that the magic feels similar to demonic magic, but was somehow contained in a gemstone. The wizard theorizes in the book that the zulkirs of Thay had somehow imprisoned the demon lord Eltab and were using him as a conduit for this new energy. Mordenkainen also notes that this "" could allow the Red Wizards to terrorize both Toril and the multiverse.

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