Ancestral Power

While many ferocious combatants can tap into a deep reservoir of buried rage, bloodragers have an intrinsic power that seethes within. Like sorcerers, bloodragers’ veins surge with arcane power. While sorcerers use this power for spellcasting, bloodragers enter an altered state in which
their bloodline becomes manifest, where the echoes of
their strange ancestry lash out with devastating power. Through their inherited power, bloodragers can cast
some arcane spells instinctively. The bloodrager’s magic
is as fast, violent, and seemingly unstoppable as their physical prowess.

Arcane Blood

Like barbarians, bloodragers use their physical might and inherent power to charge into danger to keep their people and their allies safe. A bloodrager may leave their home for
a number of reasons, and, due to their abilities, they will
find themselves naturally suited to a life of adventure.
From their barbaric roots, bloodragers are accustomed
to a life of constant challenge and peril, and are often
loathe to settle down and let their inner power lie
dormant.

In an adventuring party, bloodragers take the
frontline, using their mighty attacks and savage
magic to overwhelm foes and draw attention
away from their allies. The presence of a
bloodrager is hard to ignore, especially when
their arcane power is unleashed in a bloodrage.

Creating a Bloodrager

The most important question to consider when creating your bloodrager is the origin of your power. When you make your character, you choose the nature of your bloodrager's arcane blood, such as a draconic ancestry or raw elemental power. However, you also choose the details of your power's origin. For instance, is it a blessing, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Or did some extraordinary event leave you blessed with inherent magic but perhaps scarred as well?

Consider what drove you to leave your old life behind in favor of adventure. Were you cast out due to fear of your power? Or perhaps as a rite of passage to become a true warrior? Do you feel a longing for your old life and a deep connection to your people? Or are you running from your past and plan on cutting all ties?

Consider as well your motivations for adventure. Are you seeking the origin of your power in order to reconnect with your ancestry? Or do you intend to end the blood curse that has plagued your family for generations? Are you simply accustomed to the life of a wanderer? Or would you like to settle but find it difficult to be trusted in civilized society?

Quick Build

You can make a bloodrager quickly by following these suggestions. First, Strength should be your highest ability score, followed by Charisma. Second, choose the
outlander background.

Class Features

As a Bloodrager, you gain the following class features:

Bloodline features often involve transformations. Regardless of the transformation, your equipment continues to be worn or is integrated into your form so you retain all benefits from enchanted items, weapons, and armor. As a couple examples, AC bonuses from armor and shields are retained even in large forms that could not normally wear the armor, and magic items such as gauntlets, rings, or cloaks continue providing their benefit regardless of your transformation.

For weapons, you may choose to either integrate a wielded weapon into your form so that you gain its magical properties for one of your transformed melee attacks (such as one claw) or continue wielding the weapon in your new form.

Bloodrage

                                                 Starting at 1st level, you fight
                                                 with the primal energy of your
                                                  bloodline. On your turn, you can
                                                  enter a bloodrage as a bonus
                                                action.

                                            While bloodraging, you gain the
                                         following benefits if you aren’t
                                        wearing heavy armor:

• You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.

• When you make a melee weapon attack using Strength, or cast a bloodrager spell that deals damage, you gain a bonus to the damage roll equal to your bloodrage die. This die increases as you gain levels as a bloodrager, as shown in the Bloodrage Die column of the Bloodrager table.

• You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

                                      Your bloodrage lasts for 1 minute. It
                                  ends early if you are knocked unconscious
                                 or if your turn ends and you have not
                                  attacked a hostile creature, cast a spell, or
                                    taken damage since your last turn. You
                                  can also end your bloodrage on your turn
                                  as a bonus action.

                               Once you have bloodraged the number
                                   of times shown for your bloodrager level
                                 in the Bloodrages column of the
                           Bloodrager table, you must finish a long rest
                      before you can bloodrage again.

                  While bloodraging, you are not able to cast or
                   concentrate on spells except for bloodrager spells.

Spellcasting

            At 2nd level, your bloodline powers manifest the ability
     to perform magic spells.

Spell Slots

The Bloodrager table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your bloodrager spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

You learn two 1st-level spells of your choice from the bloodrager spell list. Each time you gain a Bloodrager Level, you may learn one bloodrager spell and replace one of the bloodrager spells you know with another spell of your choice from the bloodrager spell list. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots, as shown on the Bloodrager table.

Dragon Ancestor

At 1st level, you choose the color of dragon that bestowed magic on your bloodline. You gain a draconic element that is the damage type corresponding to your color choice on the following chart.

Dragon	Damage Type
Black	Acid
Blue	Lightning
Brass	Fire
Bronze	Lightning
Copper	Acid
Gold	Fire
Green	Poison
Red	Fire
Silver	Cold
White	Cold

When you deal extra damage with your bloodrage die, you may choose to change its damage to your
                              draconic element.

Draconic Resistance

At 1st level, your draconic bloodline grants you increased resilience. You have a sheen of dragon scales covering portions of your body that grant you a +1 bonus to AC. This bonus increases to +2 at bloodrager level 14.

Elemental Purity

At 6th level, you have a deepened bond with your draconic element. You gain resistance to that damage type. In addition, when you deal damage that is your draconic element, you may choose to treat a creature's immunity to that damage type as resistance instead.

Breath Weapon

At 10th level, you learn to breathe the elements like a dragon. Once during each bloodrage, you may replace one of your attacks with a breath weapon attack.

When you do so, you breathe a 20 ft. cone of your draconic element. All creatures in the area of your breath weapon must make a dexterity saving throw against your spell save DC. A creature takes 8d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much on a success.

Dragon Wings

At 14th level, when you begin a bloodrage, you may choose to sprout a pair of dragon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed equal to your current speed plus 10 ft. They last for one minute, until you become unconscious, or until you dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn.

Dragon's Magesty

At 18th level, you can bring the full might of a dragon to bear against your enemies. Once per long rest, when you begin a bloodrage, you may choose to take the form of a dragon of your draconic color. You remain in this form until you become unconscious or your bloodrage ends.

In your dragon form, your creature type is dragon, your
      size becomes large, you become immune to your draconic
                           element, your draconic resistance AC bonus
                             increases to +3, and you gain the benefits of
                               your dragon wings until you leave the form.

                                            In addition, you gain two claw
                                           attacks and one bite attack, which
                                             count as melee weapon attacks
                                                 using strength that you are
                                                     proficient in. You may perform
                                                     all three as your attack action
                                                   on your turn. Your claw attacks
                                                 deal slashing damage equal 1d8
                                                  + your Strength modifier and
                                                    your bite attack deals piercing
                                                     damage equal to 1d12 + your
                                                       Strength modifier.

Elemental Plane

At 1st level, you choose the elemental plane from which your power is derived. You gain an intrinsic element that is the damage type corresponding to your choice on the following chart.

When you deal extra damage with your bloodrage die, you may choose to change its damage to your intrinsic element.

Elemental Strikes

At 1st level, once per long rest when you bloodrage, you may choose to empower your attacks with elemental energy. When you do so, for the next minute, you may add extra damage equal to your charisma modifier to melee attacks you perform. The damage type is your intrinsic element. You may perform this feature twice per long rest starting at bloodrager level 14.

Elemental Purity

At 6th level, you have a deepened bond with your intrinsic element. You gain resistance to that damage type. In addition, when you deal damage that is your intrinsic element, you may choose to treat a creature's immunity to that damage type as resistance instead.

Powerful Surge

At 10th level, you can focus your rage into a torrent of elemental energy. While bloodraging, you may replace one of your attacks with a surge of elemental energy in a 10ft. radius centered on yourself. All other creatures in the area must make a dexterity saving throw against your spells save DC. Creatures take 12d6 damage of your intrinsic element on a failure or half as much on a success.

Once you have used this feature, you may not do so again until you have completed a long or short rest.

Energetic Form

At 14th level, the elemental plane to which your blood is bound bestows magical changes to your form. You gain the following change to your movement according to the following chart.

Fey Bloodline

At some point, your bloodline merged with the essence of the feywild, perhaps through a blessing or curse from a powerful fey creature. Fey bloodragers can use feywild energies to confuse and enchant those around them, and command natural powers to do their bidding.

Sylvan Blood

At 1st level, when you deal extra damage with your bloodrage die, you may choose to change its damage type to psychic.

Fey Trickery

At 1st level, your attacks afflict your enemies both physically and mentally. Once per round, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you may inflict the charmed or frightened condition on that creature until the beginning of your next turn.

After a creature has been affected by this feature, it is immune to the ability for 24 hours.

Land's Stride

                                        At 6th level, you instinctively pass
                                       through the harshest terrain without
                                      issue. Moving through nonmagical
                                        difficult terrain costs you no extra
                                        movement. You can also pass through
                                      nonmagical plants without being
                                        slowed by them and without taking
                                        damage from them if they have thorns,
                                        spines, or a similar hazard.

                                In addition, you have advantage on
                            saving throws against plants that are
                            magically created or manipulated to impede
                          movement, such those created by the
                         entangle spell.

Raging Overgrowth

                        At 10th level, the forces of nature respond to the
                      power of your blood. Once per long rest, when
                  you begin a bloodrage, you may target a number of
               creatures you can see equal to your charisma
             modifier as part of that same bonus action.

   Targeted creatures must succeed a strength saving throw
   against your spell save DC, or become restrained in magical roots and plants. Restrained creatures may use their action to make a strength check against your spell save DC to escape. This feature has no effect against creatures that are currently flying or are otherwise at least 5 ft. away from the ground.

One with Nature

At 14th level, your bloodline earns you the friendship of plants and animals. Unless magically compelled, beast and plant creatures will not attack you or target you with harmful abilities or magical effects unless you first attack or otherwise harm them.

Additionally, a number of times per long rest equal to your charisma modifier, you may transport yourself between two trees of the same type within 500 ft. as part of your movement, as if using the tree stride spell.

Sylvan Trance

At 18th level, you can summon the powers of the feywild into your being, becoming at once beguiling and yet horrifying. Once per long rest, when you begin a bloodrage, you may choose to take on your fey form. You remain in this form until you become unconscious or your bloodrage ends.

In your fey form, your creature type is fey, and you are immune to the charmed and frightened conditions.

Additionally, when you use your fey trickery feature to inflict the charmed or frightened condition, the targeted creature is also entranced. An entranced creature may not perform reactions. In addition, at the beginning of each of its turns, an entranced creature must make a wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failure, the creature does nothing and its turn ends. On a success, the creature is no longer entranced. Creatures that are immune to the charmed condition are immune to being entranced.

Chaotic Blood

At 1st level, your blood imbues you with dark powers from the abyss. Choose fire, cold, or lightning. The chosen damage type becomes your demonic element. When you deal extra damage with your bloodrage die, you may choose to change its damage type to your demonic element.

Horrific Claws

At 1st level, when you bloodrage, you may choose to transform your arms and hands into a set of inhuman claws as part of that same bonus action. These claws are treated as melee weapons using strength and deal 1d8 + your Strength modifier slashing damage.

When you take the attack action on your turn and only attack with your claws, you may use your bonus action to make one additional claw attack, adding your strength modifier to the damage as normal.

Abyssal Resistance

At 6th level, your demonic blood offers enhanced durability
  to your mortal frame. You gain resistance
     to poison and to your
       demonic element.

Demonic Aura

At 10th level, you carry an unnerving presence about you, subtly breaking the will of your foes. Hostile creatures within 10 ft. of you suffer a penalty to saving throws equal to your charisma modifier.

Fiend Wings

At 14th level, when you begin a bloodrage, you may choose to sprout a pair of demon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed equal to your current speed plus 10 ft. They last for one minute, until you become unconscious, or until you dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn.

Abyssal Form

At 18th level, you take on the true, horrible form inherited from your demonic ancestry. Once per long rest, when you begin a bloodrage, you may choose to take on your demon form. You remain in this form until you become unconscious or your bloodrage ends.

In your demon form, your size becomes large, your creature type is fiend, and you are immune to your demonic element. Additionally, the damage of your claw attacks increases to 1d12 + your strength modifier.

In this form, your demonic aura extends to 30ft. When a creature begins its turn within your demonic aura, they must make a wisdom saving throw against your spell save DC or become frightened and take damage equal to 1d12 + your charisma modifier of your demonic element. They can repeat the saving throw at the beginning of each of their turns. On a
   success, they are immune to being
          frightened by your aura
                    for 24 hours.

Celestial Bloodline

You have a divine ancestry, blessed by the gods, granting you the ability to cull evil wherever it is found. At the height of their power, celestial bloodragers gain angelic abilities to protect themselves and their allies from dark forces.

Guide from Evil

At 6th level, your holy blood holds a natural inclination towards good and disdain for evil. You may cast the spell Detect Evil and Good a number of times per long rest equal to your charisma modifier (minimum of 1). In addition, you gain resistance to radiant damage.

Sacred Aura

                   At 10th level, your divine heritage grants you
               immense protection against creatures of unholy
          origin. Whenever you are bloodraging, you are under
    the effect of the spell Protection from Evil and Good.

Angelic Wings

At 14th level, when you begin a bloodrage, you may choose to sprout a pair of angelic wings from your back, gaining a flying speed equal to your current speed plus 10 ft. They last for one minute, until you become unconscious, or until you dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn.

Divine Being

At 18th level, your divine heritage allows you to temporarily take on an angelic form. Once per long rest, when you begin a bloodrage, you may choose to take on your angelic form. You remain in this form until you become unconscious or your bloodrage ends.

In your angelic form, your creature type is celestial, you are immune to radiant and resistant to necrotic damage, and your attacks and damaging spells deal an additional 2d8 radiant damage.

In addition, while in your angelic form you are always under the effect of the spell Detect Evil and Good, and all allies within 30 ft. are under the effect of Protection from Evil and Good.

Touch of Death

At 1st level, negative energy directly harms your target's life essence. When you deal extra damage with your bloodrage die, you may choose to change its damage type to necrotic.

Lifedrain

At 1st level, your attacks steal the life force of your enemies. Once per round, when you deal damage with your bloodrage die, you heal a number of hit points equal to the damage dealt.

In addition, enemies damaged by your bloodrage die can
                                   not regain hit points until the beginning
                                                 of your next turn.

Undying Vitality

At 6th level, your life force is bolstered by unnatural vitality. You have resistance to necrotic damage and your hit point maximum can not be reduced.

Omens of the Dead

At 10th level, you can unleash an aura of necrotic energy causing hostile creatures to have disturbing visions. Once per short rest, you can use your action to make all creatures of your choice, within a 20ft. radius of yourself, make a wisdom saving throw. On a failure, that creature has visions of their own or a loved one's death causing them to be stunned until the beginning of your next turn.

Incorporeal Form

At 14th level, your connection to undeath allows you to temporarily shed the shackles of your physical form. When you use this feature, you and your held equipment become incorporeal until the beginning of your next turn. During this time, you can pass through solid objects as if they were difficult terrain, and are resistant to all nonmagical damage.
        You may use this feature number of times per long rest
            equal to your charisma modifier.

          If you occupy the same spot as a solid object or
                    creature when your incorporeal form ends, you
                       are immediately shunted to the nearest
                          unoccupied space that you can occupy and
                          take force damage equal to twice the number
                                  of feet you are moved.

Harbinger of Undeath

                                       At 18th level, you are as much alive as
                                       you are undead allowing you to enter a
                                         state of partial-life and infusing those
                                       around you with the energy of undeath.
                                     Once per long rest, when you begin a
                                   bloodrage, you may choose to take on
                                   your undead form. You remain in this
                                   form until you become unconscious or
                                  your bloodrage ends.

                               In your undead form, you are under the
                                   effect of your incorporeal form feature,
                                      you have immunity to nonmagical
                                          bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing
                                             damage, and you deal an extra 2d8
                                           necrotic damage with every attack
                                          and damaging spell.

                                      In addition, while in your undead
                                          form, allies within 30 ft. have
                                        advantage on death saving throws, and
                                      any small or medium creature (not
                                       including undead or constructs) that
                                         dies within 30 ft. of you becomes a
                                         specter (your DM has the statistics)
                                         that raises at the beginning of your
                                             next turn, acts on your initiative,
                                                 and attacks the nearest hostile
                                                   creature. Your raised specters
                                                 cease to exist when your
                                                bloodrage ends.

Forceful Power

At 1st level, your melee strikes are infused with raw magical power. When you deal extra damage with your bloodrage die, you may choose to change its damage type to force.

Arcane Sanctuary

At 1st level, your blood connection to the weave allows you to protect yourself from harmful magic. Once per short rest, when you fail a saving throw against a magical spell or effect you may choose to succeed instead.

Spell Flexibility

At 6th level, the essence of magic permeating your being gives you more flexibility over your casting. You can learn one spell from any class list. Spells gained from this feature count as bloodrager spells for you and must be of a level for which
                                         you have spell slots. You learn one
                                             more such spell at levels
                                                           10 and 14.

Unchained Power

At 10th level, your blood commands the weave, imbuing your spells with heightened power. While bloodraging, when you expend a spell slot to cast a spell, you may choose to cast the chosen spell at one level higher than the spell slot used.

The spell slot used must still be equal to or greater than the base level of the spell. For example, you cannot cast Hold Monster with a 4th level spell slot using this feature.

Arcane Travel

At 14th level, your physical form becomes more closely tied to magical energy. As a bonus action, you may expend any level spell slot to cast misty step.

In addition, when you use a bonus action to begin a bloodrage you may choose to teleport up to 30 ft. as part of that same bonus action, without expending a spell slot.

Caster Bane

At 18th level, your bloodrages can disrupt the weave of magic around you. Once per long rest, when you bloodrage you may choose to create a 10 ft. radius antimagic field centered on yourself. This field lasts until your bloodrage ends and requires your concentration to maintain.

This field has the same properties as a field created with the spell Antimagic Field. The one exception is that your own
      bloodrager spells still function as normal
                                 within the field.