You are proficient with light and medium armor and with shortswords, longswords, and greatswords. You learn one language of your choice, and you are proficient with one skill or tool of your choice. They also get medium armor proficiency and psionics, which gives you the ability to cast Misty Step once per day when you reach level 5. The subrace gets +1 to Intelligence and +2 to Strength, which usually would be a dump stat for wizards unless you’re looking to play a more martial caster. The best choice out of the two is the Githyanki, especially if you’re looking to play a hardy battlemage. Githzerai gives you a bonus to your Wisdom in addition to the races Intelligence bonus, advantage on saving throws against the charmed and frightened conditions, and psionics. Previously enslaved for generations by the Mind Flayers, the Gith are divided into two subraces– the Githyanki and Githzerai. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest. If you miss with an attack roll or fail an ability check or a saving throw, you can gain a bonus to the roll equal to the number of allies you can see within 30 feet of you (maximum bonus of +5). Hobgoblins are careful not to show weakness in front of their allies. You are proficient with two martial weapons of your choice and light armor.

This is very handy for the wizard, who has zero armor proficiencies, and it can save a spell slot you would otherwise use for Mage Armor. However, the biggest boon for hobgolbins is their racial proficiency in light armor. They also have the ability Saving Face, which lets you add a bonus to failed rolls based on how many allies are nearby and can help you avoid wasting spell slots. While the Intelligence boost is a no-brainer, the bonus to Constitution is helpful because it raises your amount of hit points and helps you maintain concentration on spells. With +1 to Intelligence and +2 to Constitution, Hobgoblins make surprisingly adept wizards.

More clever than their chaotic counterparts, these red-skinned humanoids are the leaders, tacticians, and diplomats of goblin society. The Hobgoblin was introduced as a player race in Volo’s Guide to Monsters. You can read, speak, and write one additional language of your choice. You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it. You know one cantrip of your choice from the Wizard spell list. Keen Senses: You have proficiency in the Perception skill.Fey Ancestry: You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.It’s a solid choice, but overall other options have more to offer. They also get an extra cantrip for free, though this is usually only useful in the early levels of the game. Wizards are fragile and lack armor proficiencies, and a higher DEX modifier will make the Mage Armor spell more effective at raising your AC.īesides their ability bonuses, high elves have Darkvision, proficiency in Perception, advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and are incapable of being magically put to sleep. While Dexterity isn’t as much of a priority, it’s still useful. Intelligence is a wizard's spellcasting ability, so a high modifier boosts your spell attack bonus and spell save DC. While not all elf subraces are a good fit, high elves make pretty capable wizards with their bonuses to Intelligence and Dexterity. Keep in mind that the extremely versatile races like human and half-elf won’t be included in this list, as they can excel in virtually any class. This article will show you a few of the best, most synergetic race options for the class. This alternative treats the default racial ability score bonuses as suggestions and instead allows the player to customize their character's abilities, skills, and tool proficiencies – as long as it maintains symmetry with existing races and classes.īut if you want to go by the default rules and are looking to optimize your wizard, there are definitely some races that work better than others.

A character of any race could potentially make a great wizard, especially with the introduction of the Custom Lineage option in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.

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