D&D Proficiency
Unique to 5th edition, instead of putting points into individual skills you have a general purpose "proficiency bonus" that's based on your level and is applied to attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks if you're proficient in that task. If you're multi-classed, your level is the sum of all your class levels added together.
- You are proficient with an attack roll if you're casting a spell, or if you're using a weapon that's listed in your class proficiency list.
- You are proficient with a skill if you've trained in that skill due to a class choice, race, background choice, or feat selection.
- You are proficient with a saving throw if it's listed as a saving throw for your class.
| Level | Proficiency Bonus |
|---|---|
| 1 | +2 |
| 2 | +2 |
| 3 | +2 |
| 4 | +2 |
| 5 | +3 |
| 6 | +3 |
| 7 | +3 |
| 8 | +3 |
| 9 | +4 |
| 10 | +4 |
| 11 | +4 |
| 12 | +4 |
| 13 | +5 |
| 14 | +5 |
| 15 | +5 |
| 16 | +5 |
| 17 | +6 |
| 18 | +6 |
| 19 | +6 |
| 20 | +6 |
| Class | Proficiencies Gained |
|---|---|
| Barbarian | Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, 2 skills |
| Bard | Light Armor, Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords, 3 instruments, 3 skills |
| Blood Hunter | Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, Alchemist, 3 skills |
| Cleric | Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, 2 skills |
| Druid | Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields (no metal shields/armor), Clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaffs, scimitars, sickles, slings, spears, Herbalism, 2 skills |
| Fighter | All Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, 2 skills |
| Monk | Simple Weapons, shortswords, artisan or musical, 2 skills |
| Paladin | All Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, 2 skills |
| Ranger | Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, 3 skills |
| Rogue | Light Armor, Simple Weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords, thieves’ tools, 4 skills |
| Sorcerer | Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows, 2 skills |
| Warlock | Light Armor, Simple Weapons, 2 skills |
| Wizard | Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows, 2 skills |
Proficiency List
- Acrobatics - Dexterity (PHB 176)
- Animal Handling - Wisdom (PHB 178)
- Arcana - Intelligence (PHB 177)
- Athletics - Strength (PHB 175)
- Deception - Charisma (PHB 178)
- History - Intelligence (PHB 177)
- Insight - Wisdom (PHB 178)
- Intimidation - Charisma (PHB 179)
- Investigation - Intelligence (PHB 178)
- Medicine - Wisdom (PHB 178)
- Nature - Intelligence (PHB 178)
- Perception - Wisdom (PHB 178)
- Performance - Charisma (PHB 179)
- Persuasion - Charisma (PHB 179)
- Religion - Intelligence (PHB 178)
- Sleight of Hand - Dexterity (PHB 177)
- Stealth - Dexterity (PHB 177)
- Survival - Wisdom (PHB 178)
A note on Thieves' Tools: these tools are automatically trained by Rogues, but can also be taken as an additional proficiency for other characters. They're used in the same way as a skill check (using Dexterity) for disarming traps and picking locks. They're technically not a skill, but they're used as one, for a common task that adventurers may frequently need.
A more detailed breakdown of individual skills and their uses: Skill Breakdown
Other Proficiencies
Games: Board, Card, Dice, Other
Musical: Bagpipes, Drum, Dulcimer, Flute, Lute, Lyre, Horn, Pan flute, Shawm, Viol
Tools: Artisan's tools (see below), Disguise Kit, Forgery Kit, Herbalism Kit, Navigator's tools, Poisoner’s Kit, Thieves' tools
Vehicle: Land, Water, Air
Artisan Tools: Alchemist, Brewer, Calligrapher, Carpenter, Cartographer, Cobbler, Cook, Glassblower, Jeweler, Leatherworker, Mason, Painter, Potter, Smith, Tinker, Weaver, Woodcarver
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