Every D&D Book Releasing In 2025
Between celebrating its 50th anniversary and launching two new core rulebooks, had a busy year in 2024, but 2025 doesn't look like it's slowing down all that much. Kicking off with the February release of the updated , the slate of books should have no trouble keeping game tables busy in the coming months, even if the pace of releases takes a while to spin up. 2025's variety of releases embraces some long-standing traditions, but it also breaks a couple of 5e trends in interesting ways.
first revealed a 2025 roadmap in August 2024, but a February press briefing that attended at the Wizards of the Coast offices revealed that a couple of releases were being left out. While Wizards confirmed one of these to be a sourcebook that returns to Eberron and re-introduces the Artificer class, the other remains a mystery. There's currently no long-form campaign book announced for 2025, so one could always fill that gap, but Wizards has made it clear that the overall pace of campaign book releases has been slowed for the foreseeable future.
The February release of 's revised completes the trilogy of new core rulebooks that started publication in 2024. Like the and, the maintains compatibility with the past decade of material. Challenge rates for all returning monsters remain the same, but tweaks to abilities, health, and more make for different combat experiences.
Screen Rant sat down with lead designer Jeremy Crawford to discuss what's in D&D's 2025 Monster Manual and the upcoming slate of releases.
Higher-level challenges are getting a particular boost, with buffs to some existing ones and an assortment of additions. The newcomers are among over 85 new creatures in the 2025 , making for a tome that's just as hefty as the other new rulebooks. The book can be accessed two weeks early on February 4 with a Master Tier D&D Beyond subscription or a purchase from a participating local game store, a pattern that should also apply to some other upcoming releases.
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