Circle of the Land

Druids of this Circle connect to powerful magic that flows through the earth and binds all living things together.

Druids of this Circle connect to powerful magic that flows through the earth and binds all living things together.

Circle of the Land is one of the Subclasses of Druid. These Druids are more specialized in spellcasting to attack enemies or support allies in combat. They also have the ability to recover a certain amount of Spell Slots once per day.

Subclass Features

This subclass obtains all the features from its base class, Druid, in addition to its unique features outlined below.

Level 2

 Natural Recovery

Replenish expended spell slots while out of combat.

Natural Recovery strength: 1

The combined number and level of Spell Slots the Natural Recovery action can restore.

Natural Recovery Charge

Replenished by Long Rest

Bonus Cantrip

Choose an additional Cantrip from the Druid spell list.

•  Guidance 
•  Poison Spray
•  Produce Flame
•  Resistance 
•  Shillelagh
•  Thorn Whip

Level 3

2nd Level Circle of the Land Spells

Gain access to Spells associated with one of eight Lands (even if those Spells are not Druid Spells). These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

Land	Spells
Arctic	Hold Person   Spike Growth
Coast	Mirror Image*  Misty Step*
Desert	Blur *  Silence *
Forest (passive feature)	Barkskin   Hold Person
Grassland	Invisibility *  Pass Without Trace
Mountain	Mirror Image*  Spike Growth
Swamp	Melf's Acid Arrow*  Darkness *
Underdark (passive feature)	Web *  Misty Step*

• Spells marked with * are not on the druid spell list.
• (Note: Circle of the Land is chosen at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9. At each of these levels, you can select any of the 8 Land choices, regardless of what you have chosen previously)

Level 5

3rd Level Circle of the Land Spells

Gain access to Spells associated with one of eight Lands (even if those Spells are not Druid Spells). These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

Land	Spells
Arctic	Sleet Storm   Haste *
Coast	Sleet Storm   Call Lightning
Desert	Protection from Energy   Hypnotic Pattern *
Forest (passive feature)	Call Lightning   Plant Growth
Grassland	Daylight  Haste *
Mountain	Lightning Bolt*  Grant Flight *
Swamp	Stinking Cloud *  Vampiric Touch *
Underdark (passive feature)	Gaseous Form *  Stinking Cloud *

Level 6

 Land's Stride: Difficult Terrain

Difficult Terrain no longer slows you down.

Level 7

4th Level Circle of the Land Spells

Gain access to Spells associated with one of eight Lands (even if those Spells are not Druid Spells). These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

Land	Spells
Arctic	Conjure Minor Elemental  Ice Storm
Coast	Freedom of Movement  Confusion
Desert	Blight  Wall of Fire
Forest (passive feature)	Conjure Minor Elemental  Grasping Vine
Grassland	Freedom of Movement  Polymorph
Mountain	Stoneskin   Dominate Beast
Swamp	Blight  Grasping Vine
Underdark (passive feature)	Greater Invisibility *  Dominate Beast

Level 9

5th Level Circle of the Land Spells

Gain access to Spells associated with one of eight Lands (even if those Spells are not Druid Spells). These Spells are always prepared and do not count against the number of Spells you can prepare.

Land	Spells
Arctic	Cone of Cold*  Contagion
Coast	Conjure Elemental  Greater Restoration
Desert	Wall of Stone   Insect Plague
Forest (passive feature)	Mass Cure Wounds  Contagion
Grassland	Greater Restoration  Insect Plague
Mountain	Wall of Stone   Conjure Elemental
Swamp	Insect Plague   Cloudkill *
Underdark (passive feature)	Contagion  Cloudkill *

Level 10

 Nature's Ward

You can't be charmed or frightened by elementals and fey. Disease and poison no longer affect you.

External Links

• Circle of the Land on the Forgotten Realms Wiki