Artificer (Dungeons & Dragons)
| Artificer | |
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| Dungeons & Dragons character class | |
Two artificers, a Battle Smith with their Steel Defender and an Artillerist, as portrayed in Eberron: Rising from the Last War. Illustrated by Paul Scott Canavan. | |
| Publication history | |
| First appearance | Eberron Campaign Setting (2004) |
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| Grouping | |
| 2E group | Wizard specialist |
| 4E powersource | Arcane |
| 4E role | Leader |
The artificer is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. While the artificer originally appeared as a subclass for spellcasters in older editions, the artificer first appeared as a full class in the 3.5 edition of D&D.
The standalone artificer was introduced in 2004 as part of Eberron, a new campaign setting for D&D. It is a unique base class that reflects many of the core themes of Eberron. In subsequent D&D editions, the class has appeared in Eberron sourcebooks such as Eberron Player's Guide (2009) for 4th edition and Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019) for 5th edition.