War Domain (One)

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UA 2023 Player's Handbook Playtest 6

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Design Note: War Domain Updates

 Here are the main updates in this subclass since the Player's Handbook (5e):

• Bonus Proficiencies has been replaced by Divine Order in the base class.
• Domain Spells includes Destructive Wave instead of Flame Strike.
• War Priest now lets you use the Mastery property of a weapon. In addition, the bonus attack recharges on a Short Rest, not just a Long Rest, and it doesn’t have to be paired with the Attack action anymore.
• Guided Strike now lets you benefit yourself or another creature, and it’s triggered by missing, ensuring it has a greater chance of causing an attack to hit.
• War God’s Blessing has been redesigned to allow the Cleric to protect allies. The former functionality of this feature has been incorporated into Guided Strike.
• Divine Strike has been replaced by Blessed Strikes in the base class.
• Avatar of Battle now provides resistance to all Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage, not just nonmagical versions.

War Domain  subclass (pointer)
War Domain is a subclass of the Cleric class.

Summary: This cleric subclass focuses on heroism, and courage.

War Domain Features

Cleric Level	Features
3rd	Domain Spells, War Priest, Guided Strike
6th	War God's Blessing
17th	Avatar of Battle

 

Subclass Features

Domain Spells

3rd Feature
Summary: At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain additional spells that are always prepared. 

War Priest

3rd Feature
Summary: Gain use of the Mastery property of one weapon with which you have proficiency (you can change this weapon after a Long Rest). Also, a limited number of times a day, you may make a weapon attack as a Bonus Action with this weapon. 

Guided Strike

3rd Feature
Summary: As a Reaction to a missed attack roll (yours or an ally's), you can spend a use of Channel Divinity to give a bonus to the attack roll, hopefully changing it to a hit. 

War God's Blessing

6th Feature
Summary: If you cast Shield of Faith on an ally, it also affects you. Additionally, you may cast it once per Rest without spending a spell slot. 

Avatar of Battle

17th Feature
You gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing  damage.

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War Domain Deities

War Deities
(70 official and unofficial deities)

Deity	Deific Type	Portfolio	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Plane	Symbol	Pantheon	Source
Sif	Deity	War	Chaotic Good	War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Upraised sword	Norse	SRD5
Angharradh	Deity	Wisdom, growth, protection	Chaotic Good	Knowledge, Life, War, Peace, Unity		Three interlocking circles	Seldarine, Elven	Varied, MToF, TCoE
Ares	Deity	War and strife	Chaotic Evil	War	Arborea	Spear	Greek	SRD5
Arvoreen	Deity	Vigilance, war	Lawful Good	War		Crossed short swords	Halfling	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Athena	Deity	Wisdom and civilization	Lawful Good	Knowledge, War	Arborea	Owl	Greek	SRD5
Bahamut	Deity	Good Dragons, Metallic Dragons, Justice Courage	Lawful Good	Life, War	Mount Celestia	Dragon head in profile	Dragon	Varied
Bahgtru	Deity	Unbridled Strength		War		Broken thigh bone	Orc	Varied, VGtM, SCAG
Bane Deity	Deity	Tyranny	Lawful Evil	War		Upright black right hand, thumb and fingers together	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Bast	Deity	Cats and vengeance	Chaotic Good	War		Cat	Egyptian	SRD5
Clangeddin Silverbeard	Deity	War, strategy	Lawful Good	War		Crossed silver rings	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Corellon Larethian	Deity	Elves, Art, and Magic	Chaotic Good	Light, Arcana, Life, War		Quarter moon or starburst	Elven, Seldarine	Varied, PHB5, SCAG, MToF
Deep Duerra	Deity	Conquest, psionics	Lawful Evil	Knowledge, War		Mind flayer skull	Dwarven, Duergar	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Baphomet	Demon Lord		Chaotic Evil	War, Nature	Abyss	Mazes and Complex Knots		OotA, MotM, Varied
Yeenoghu	Demon Lord	Gnolls, Hunger, Slaughter, Destruction	Chaotic Evil	Death, War	Abyss	Triple-headed flail		Out of the Abyss
Bael	Archdevil	Green, War	Lawful Evil	War	Nine Hells		Devils	Varied
Dol Arrah	Deity	Sunlight and honor	Lawful Good	Light, War, Twilight		Rising sun	Eberron, The Sovereign Host	Player's Handbook (5e)
Dol Dorn	Deity	Strength at arms	Chaotic Good	War		Longsword crossed over a shield	Eberron, The Sovereign Host	Player's Handbook (5e)
Duke Braken	Deity	Dimensional Chivalry	Neutral Good	War, Order, Knowledge	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	A stubborn ram in front of a sword stabbed into the ground.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Erythnul	Deity	Envy and slaughter	Chaotic Evil	War		Blood drop	Greyhawk	Player's Handbook (5e)
The Fury	Deity	Wrath and madness	Neutral Evil	War		Winged wyrm with woman's head and upper body	Eberron, The Dark Six	Player's Handbook (5e)
Gaerdal Ironhand	Deity	Protection	Lawful Good	War	Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills)	Iron band	Gnomish	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Gelf Darkhearth	Deity	Frustration, destruction	Chaotic Neutral	War	Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills)	Broken anvil	Gnomish	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Ghaunadaur	Deity	Oozes, slimes, outcasts	Chaotic Evil	War		Purple eyes with black sclera	Elven, Dark Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Gorm Gulthyn	Deity	Vigilance	Lawful Good	War		Bronze half-mask	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Grolantor	Deity	Hill Giants, War	Chaotic Evil	War		Wooden club	Giant	Player's Handbook (5e)
Gruumsh	Deity	Storms and War	Chaotic Evil	Tempest, War	Acheron (Avalas, Nishrek, Iron Fortress)	Unblinking Eye	Orc	Varied, PHB5, MM5, VGtM
Haela Brightaxe	Deity	Combat prowess, luck in battle	Chaotic Good	War		Upright sword whose blade sheathed in flame	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Hanseath	Deity	Festivity, brewing, song	Chaotic Neutral	Trickery, War		Beer stein	Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, MToF
Heimdall	Deity	Watchfulness and loyalty	Lawful Good	Light, War, Unity	Ysgard (Asgard)	Curling musical horn	Norse	SRD5
Heironeous	Deity	Chivalry and valor	Lawful Good	War		Lightning bolt	Greyhawk	Player's Handbook (5e)
Hercules	Demigod	Strength and adventure	Chaotic Good	Tempest, War	Arborea, Material Plane	Lion's head	Greek	SRD5
Hextor	Deity	War and discord	Lawful Evil	War		Six arrows facing downward in a fan	Greyhawk	Player's Handbook (5e)
Hruggek	Deity	Bugbears, Violence	Chaotic Evil	War		Morningstar	Goblinoid	Player's Handbook (5e)
Ilneval	Deity	Strategy, hordes	Lawful Evil	War		Upright blood-spattered sword	Orc	Varied, VGtM, SCAG
Iroas	Deity	victory	Chaotic Good	War		Four-winged helmet	Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Jakoths the PC User	Deity	Video Games, Hardware and Software	Chaotic Neutral	City, Arcana, Trickery, War	Demiplane of the Forgotten	A skull with a gaming controller plugged into the skull.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Kiri-Jolith	Deity	Honor and war	Lawful Good	War		Bison's horn	Dragonlance	Player's Handbook (5e)
Klothys	Deity	destiny	Neutral	Knowledge, War		Drop Spindle	Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Kord	Deity	Athletics and sport	Chaotic Good	Tempest, War		Four spears and four maces radiating from a central point	Greyhawk	Player's Handbook (5e)
Kurtulmak	Deity	War and Mining	Lawful Evil	War	Nine Hells	Gnome Skull	Kobold	Varied, PHB5, DnDG
Lolth	Deity, Demon Lord	Drow, Spiders	Chaotic Evil	Trickery, War	Abyss (Demonweb)	Spider	Elves, Dark Seldarine	Varied, PHB5, MToF
Lu Tunaki	Deity	The Hunt	Chaotic Neutral	Nature, Grave, War	The Demiplane of the Forgotten	A misty skull with an arrow slammed down into its temple from above with rays casting from the shaft of the arrow.	The Forgotten Pantheon	Ghostie
Maglubiyet	Deity	Goblinoids and War	Lawful Evil	War		Bloody axe	Goblinoid	Varied, PHB5, VGtM
The Mockery	Deity	Violence and treachery	Neutral Evil	War		Fire blood-spattered tools	Eberron, The Dark Six	Player's Handbook (5e)
Mogis	Deity	slaughter	Chaotic Evil	War		Four-horned bull's head	Theros	Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Morrigan	Deity	Battle	Chaotic Evil	War		Two crossed spears	Celtic	SRD5
Nike	Deity	Victory	Lawful Neutral	War	Arborea	Winged woman	Greek	SRD5
Nuada	Deity	War and warriors	Neutral	War		Silver hand on black background	Celtic	SRD5
Odin	Deity	Knowledge and war	Neutral Good	Knowledge, War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Watching blue eye	Norse	SRD5
Paladine	Deity	Rulers and guardians	Lawful Neutral	Peace, Protection, War, Unity		Silver triangle	Dragonlance	Player's Handbook (5e)
Sargonnas	Deity	Vengeance and fire	Lawful Evil	War		Stylized red condor	Dragonlance	Player's Handbook (5e)
Selvetarm	Deity	Warriors, slaughter	Chaotic Evil	War	Abyss (Demonweb Pits)	Spider over crossed sword and mace	Elven, Dark Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Shevarash	Deity	Vengaeance, loss, hatred	Chaotic Neutral	War	Arborea (Arvandor)	Broken Arrow over a tear	Elven, Seldarine	Player's Handbook (5e)
The Silver Flame	Deity	Protection and good	Lawful Good	Life, Light, War		Flame drawn on silver or molded from silver	Eberron	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Solonor Thelandira	Deity	Archery, hunting, survival	Chaotic Good	Nature, War	Arborea (Arvandor)	Silver arrow with green fletching	Elven, Seldarine	Player's Handbook (5e)
The Spirits of the Past	Ancestral Spirit	Elven ancestors	Chaotic Good	Nature, War		Varies	Eberron, Elven	Varied, PHB5, ERftLW
Surtur	Deity	Fire giants, craft, and war	Lawful Evil	War, Knowledge	Ysgard (Muspelheim)	Flaming sword	Giant, Norse	SRD5
Tarsellis Meunniduin	Deity	Mountains, rivers, wild places	Chaotic Neutral	Nature, War	Arborea (Arvandor)	Mountain with a river	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tethrin Veralde	Deity	Battle, sword fighting	Neutral Good	War	Arborea (Arvandor)	Crossed swords beneath a quarter moon and above a full moon	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Thor	Deity	Storms and thunder	Chaotic Good	Tempest, War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Hammer	Norse	SRD5
Thrym	Deity	Frost giants, strength, and cold	Lawful Evil	War, Knowledge	Ysgard (Jotunheim)	White double-­bladed axe	Giant, Norse	SRD5
Torm	Deity	Courage and self-sacrifice	Lawful Good	Protection, War		White right gauntlet	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Trithereon	Deity	Liberty and retribution	Chaotic Good	War		Triskelion	Greyhawk	Player's Handbook (5e)
Tyr	Deity	Justice	Lawful Good	War		Balanced scales resting on a warhammer	Forgotten Realms	Player's Handbook (5e)
Tyr	Deity	Courage and strategy	Lawful Neutral	Knowledge, War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Sword	Norse	SRD5
Ulaa	Deity	Hills, mountains, mining, quarring	Lawful Good	Life, War, Forge		Mountain with a circle at its heart, A miner's pick	Greyhawk, Dwarven, Mordinsamman	Varied, PHB5, MToF
Urdlen	Deity	Greed, murder	Chaotic Evil	Death, War	Abyss (Worm Realm)	White clawed mole emerging from ground	Gnomish	Varied, SCAG, MToF
Vandria Gilmadrith	Deity	War, grief, justice, vigilance	Lawful Neutral	Grave, War		Weeping eye	Elven, Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Vhaeraun	Deity	Arrogance, thieves	Chaotic Evil	Trickery, War	Abyss (Demonweb Pits)	Black mask with blue glass lenses inset over eyes	Elven, Dark Seldarine	Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Void Termina	Deity	Chaos, Destruction	Chaotic Evil	War, Arcana	All	A heart with horns and bat-like wings	None	Thenoobles

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