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Knowledge Domain (pointer) [1]
Cleric subclass
Unearth Secrets and Master the Mind
Unofficial Description: These clerics focus on knowledge, secrets, and mental power.
Knowledge Domain Features
| Cleric Level | Features |
|---|---|
| 3rd | Blessings of Knowledge, Knowledge Domain Spells, Mind Magic |
| 6th | Unfettered Mind |
| 17th | Divine Foreknowledge |
Blessings of Knowledge
3rd level Knowledge Domain feature.
Unofficial Summary: Gain Proficiency with one set of Artisan's Tools and Expertise in two Skills - Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.
Knowledge Domain Spells
3rd level Knowledge Domain feature.
Unofficial Summary: You know and always have prepared the following Spells:
Command, Comprehend Languages, Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Identify, Mind Spike, Dispel Magic, Nondetection, Tongues, Arcane Eye, Banishment, Confusion, Legend Lore, Scrying, Synaptic Static
Mind Magic
3rd level Knowledge Domain feature.
Unofficial Summary: You can use a Magic Action and Channel Divinity to cast one of the Knowledge Domain Spells without spending a Spell Slot or Material components.
Unfettered Mind
6th level Knowledge Domain feature.
Unofficial Summary: Gain Telepathy with a number of creatures. Also, your Intelligence Checks have a floor value of your Wisdom score.
Divine Foreknowledge
17th level Knowledge Domain feature.
Unofficial Summary: Once per Long Rest you can buff D20 Tests for an hour. You can recharge this ability by spending a level 6+ spell slot.
Design Note: Knowledge Domain Updates
Here are the main updates in this subclass since its appearance in the Player's Handbook (2014):
- Blessings of Knowledge now gives you proficiency with a type of Artisan’s Tools.
- Knowledge Domain Spells have been updated to include more damaging and combat-relevant options. The number of spells has also increased.
- Mind Magic is a new feature that allows you to expend a use of Channel Divinity to cast one of your domain spells without expending a spell slot.
- Unfettered Mind is a new feature that grants you telepathy and consistent Intelligence checks.
- Divine Foreknowledge is a new feature that allows you to gain Advantage on D20 Tests for 1 hour.
Knowledge Domain Deities and Powers
71 official and unofficial deific beings.
| Deific Entity |
Type | Gender | Portfolio | Alignment | Domains | Plane | Symbol | Pantheon | Worshipers | Source Notes |
Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alathrien Druanna | Deity | Female | Runes, writing, spellcasting | Neutral | Arcana, Knowledge | Unstated | Quill or glyph | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Angharradh | Deity | Female | Wisdom, growth, protection | Chaotic Good | Knowledge, Life, Peace, Unity, War | Unstated | Three interlocking circles | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Varied, MToF, TCoE |
| Apollo | Deity | Male | Light, music, and healing | Chaotic Good | Knowledge, Life, Light | Arborea | Lyre | Greek | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Araleth Letheranil | Deity | Male | Light, stars, revelations | Chaotic Good | Knowledge, Light | Unstated | Shaft of Light | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Athena | Deity | Female | Wisdom and civilization | Lawful Good | Knowledge, War | Arborea | Owl | Greek | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Aureon | Deity | Male | Law and Knowledge | Lawful Good | Knowledge, Order | Unstated | Open tome | Eberron, The Sovereign Host | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Azuth | Deity | Male | Wizards | Lawful Neutral | Arcana, Knowledge | Unstated | Left hand pointing upward, outlined in fire | Forgotten Realms | Wizards | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Boccob | Deity | Male | Magic | Neutral | Arcana, Knowledge | Unstated | Eye within a pentagram | Greyhawk | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Callarduran Smoothhands | Deity | Male | Mining, stone carving | Neutral | Knowledge, Nature | Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills) | Golden signet ring with six-pointed star | Gnomish, Svirfneblin | Gnomes | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SCAG, MToF |
| Celestian | Deity | Male | Stars and wanderers | Neutral | Knowledge, Twilight | Unstated | Arc of seven stars inside a circle | Greyhawk | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Chislev | Deity | Female | Nature | Neutral | Fate, Knowledge | Unstated | Feather | Dragonlance | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Deep Duerra | Deity | Female | Conquest, psionics | Lawful Evil | Knowledge, War | Unstated | Mind flayer skull | Dwarven, Duergar | Duergar | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SCAG, MToF |
| Deep Sashelas | Deity | Male | Elves, Creativity, Knowledge, Sea | Chaotic Good | Knowledge, Nature, Tempest | Arborea (Arvandor) | Dolphin | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Varied, PHB5, MToF | |
| Deneir | Deity | Male | Writing | Neutral Good | Knowledge | Unstated | Lit candle above an open eye | Forgotten Realms | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Dugmaren Brightmantle | Deity | Male | Discovery | Chaotic Good | Knowledge | Unstated | Open book | Dwarven, Mordinsamman | Dwarves | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SCAG, MToF |
| Dumathoin | Deity | Male | Buried secrets | Neutral | Grave, Knowledge | Unstated | Mountain silhouette with a central gemstone | Dwarven, Mordinsamman | Dwarves | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SCAG, MToF |
| Ephara | Deity | Female | the polis | Lawful Neutral | Knowledge, Light | Unstated | Urn pouring water | Theros | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros |
| Fharlanghn | Deity | Male | Horizons and travel | Neutral Good | Knowledge, Trickery | Unstated | Circle crossed by a curved horizon | Greyhawk | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Flandal Steelskin | Deity | Male | Metalwork | Neutral Good | Forge, Knowledge | Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills) | Flaming hammer | Gnomish | Gnomes | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SCAG, MToF |
| Gilean | Deity | Male | Knowledge | Neutral | Fate, Knowledge | Unstated | Open book | Dragonlance | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Goibhniu | Deity | Male | Smiths and Healing | Neutral Good | Knowledge, Life | Unstated | Giant mallet over sword | Celtic | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Gond | Deity | Male | Craft | Neutral | Knowledge | Unstated | Toothed cog with four spokes | Forgotten Realms | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Hecate | Deity | Female | Magic and the moon | Chaotic Evil | Arcana, Knowledge, Trickery | Arborea | Setting moon | Greek | Human | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Hephaestus | Deity | Male | Smithing and craft | Neutral Good | Knowledge | Arborea | Hammer and anvil | Greek | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Imhotep | Deity | Male | Crafts and medicine | Neutral Good | Knowledge | Unstated | Step pyramid | Egyptian | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Isis | Deity | Female | Fertility and magic | Neutral Good | Arcana, Knowledge, Life | Unstated | Ankh and star | Egyptian | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Istus | Deity | Female | Fate and destiny | Neutral | Fate, Knowledge | Unstated | Weaver's spindle with three strands | Greyhawk | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Keranos | Deity | Male | storms | Chaotic Neutral | Knowledge, Tempest | Unstated | Blue Eye | Theros | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros |
| Kirith Sotheril | Deity | Female | Divination, illusion | Neutral Good | Knowledge, Trickery | Arborea (Arvandor) | Rainbow sphere | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Klothys | Deity | Female | destiny | Neutral | Knowledge, War | Unstated | Drop Spindle | Theros | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros |
| Kruphix | Deity | Male | horizons | Neutral | Knowledge, Trickery | Unstated | Eight-pointed star | Theros | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros |
| Labelas Enoreth | Deity | Male | Time, history, memory | Chaotic Good | Arcana, Knowledge, Life | Unstated | Setting sun | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Lugh | Deity | Male | Arts, travel, and commerce | Chaotic Neutral | Knowledge, Life | Unstated | Pair of long hands | Celtic | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Majere | Deity | Male | Meditation and order | Lawful Good | Knowledge, Order | Unstated | Cooper spider | Dragonlance | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Math Mathonwy | Deity | Male | Magic | Neutral Evil | Arcana, Knowledge | Unstated | Staff | Celtic | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Melira Taralen | Deity | Female | Poetry, songs | Chaotic Good | Knowledge, Life, Trickery | Arborea (Arvandor) | Lute | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Mishakal | Deity | Female | Healing | Lawful Good | Knowledge, Life, Twilight | Unstated | Blue infinity sign | Dragonlance | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Moradin | Deity | Male | Dwarves and Creation, Primary deity of dwarves | Lawful Good | Forge, Knowledge | Solania, Mount Celestia | Hammer and anvil | Dwarven, Mordinsamman | Dwarves | Canon, Pointer | Varied, PHB5, MToF |
| Mya | Deity | Female | Clan, family, wisdom | Neutral Good | Knowledge, Life | Unstated | A faceless mother figure | Dwarven, Mordinsamman | Dwarves | Canon, Pointer | Varied, MToF |
| Mystra | Deity | Female | Magic | Neutral Good | Arcana, Knowledge | Unstated | Circle of seven stars, or nine stars encircling a flowing red mist, or a single star | Forgotten Realms | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Mythrien Sarath | Deity | Male | Abjuration, mythals | Chaotic Good | Arcana, Forge, Knowledge | Unstated | Row of intertwined rings | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Nebelun | Deity | Female | Invention, luck | Chaotic Good | Forge, Knowledge, Trickery | Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills) | Bellows and lizard tail | Gnomish | Gnomes | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SCAG, MToF |
| Odin | Deity | Male | Knowledge and war | Neutral Good | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Asgard) | Watching blue eye | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Oghma | Deity | Male | Speech and writing | Neutral Good | Knowledge | Unstated | Unfurled scroll | Celtic | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Oghma | Deity | Male | Knowledge | Neutral | Knowledge | Unstated | Blank scroll | Forgotten Realms | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Onatar | Deity | Male | Craft | Neutral Good | Forge, Knowledge | Unstated | Crossed hammer and tongs | Eberron, The Sovereign Host | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Pharika | Deity | Female | affliction | Neutral Evil | Death, Knowledge, Life | Unstated | Snakes | Theros | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros |
| Ptah | Deity | Male | Crafts, knowledge, and secrets | Lawful Neutral | Knowledge | Unstated | Bull | Egyptian | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Rao | Deity | Male | Peace and reason | Lawful Good | Knowledge | Unstated | White heart | Greyhawk | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Reorx | Deity | Male | Craft | Neutral | Forge, Knowledge | Unstated | Forging hammer | Dragonlance | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Rill Cleverthrush | Deity | Unstated | Law, thought | Lawful Neutral | Knowledge | Bytopia (Dothion, The Golden Hills) | Interlocking gears | Gnomish | Gnomes | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Savras | Deity | Male | Divination and fate | Lawful Neutral | Fate, Knowledge | Unstated | Crystal ball containing many kinds of eyes | Forgotten Realms | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Sehanine Moonbow | Deity | Female | Dreams, death, travel, and the Moon | Chaotic Good | Grave, Knowledge, Light | Unstated | Crescent moon, Full moon under a moonbow | Elven, Seldarine | Elves | Canon, Pointer | Varied, PHB5, MToF |
| Selûne | Deity | Female | Moon | Chaotic Good | Knowledge, Life, Twilight | Unstated | Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars | Forgotten Realms | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| The Shadow | Deity | Male | Dark Magic | Chaotic Evil | Arcana, Knowledge | Unstated | Obsidian tower | Eberron, The Dark Six | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Shinare | Deity | Female | Wealth and trade | Neutral | Knowledge, Trickery | Unstated | Griffon's wing | Dragonlance | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Skoraeus Stonebones | Deity | Male | Stone Giants, Art | Neutral | Knowledge | Unstated | Stalactite | Giant | Stone Giants | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| St. Cuthbert | Deity | Male | Peace and reason | Lawful Neutral | Knowledge, Protection | Unstated | Circle at the center of a starburst | Greyhawk | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Surtur | Deity | Male | Fire giants, craft, and war | Lawful Evil | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Muspelheim) | Flaming sword | Giant, Norse | Fire Giants | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SRD5, PHB5 |
| Thassa | Deity | Female | the sea | Neutral | Knowledge, Tempest | Unstated | Waves | Theros | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Mythic Odysseys of Theros |
| Thautam | Deity | Unstated | Mystries, darkness, lost treasures | Neutral | Knowledge, Trickery | Unstated | Blindfold | Dwarven, Mordinsamman | Dwarves | Canon, Pointer | Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes |
| Thoth | Deity | Male | Knowledge and wisdom | Neutral | Knowledge | Unstated | Ibis | Egyptian | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Thrym | Deity | Male | Frost giants, strength, and cold | Lawful Evil | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Jotunheim) | White double-bladed axe | Giant, Norse | Frost Giants | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| The Traveler | Deity | Unstated | Chaos and change | Chaotic Neutral | Knowledge, Trickery | Unstated | Four crossed, rune-inscribed bones | Eberron, The Dark Six | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Tyr | Deity | Male | Courage and strategy | Lawful Neutral | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Asgard) | Sword | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| The Undying Court | Ancestral Spirits (group) | n/a | Elven ancestors | Neutral Good | Grave, Knowledge, Life | Unstated | Golden mask, Varies | Eberron | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Varied, PHB5, ERftLW |
| Urogalan | Deity | Male | Earth, death | Lawful Neutral | Death, Grave, Knowledge | Unstated | Silhoutte of a dog's head | Halfling | Halflings | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SCAG, MToF |
| Vecna | Deity | Male | Evil Secrets | Neutral Evil | Arcana, Knowledge | Material Plane | Hand with eye in the palm | Greyhawk | Seekers of forbidden knowledge and magical might. | Canon, Pointer | Varied, PHB5, MM5, SCAG |
| Waukeen | Deity | Female | Trade | Neutral | Knowledge, Trickery | Unstated | Upright coin with Waukeen's profile facing left | Forgotten Realms | Dohwar | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Wee Jas | Deity | Female | Magic and Death | Lawful Neutral | Arcana, Death, Knowledge | Unstated | Red skull in front of fireball | Greyhawk | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Zivilyn | Deity | Male | Wisdom | Neutral | Knowledge | Unstated | Great green or gold tree | Dragonlance | Unstated | Canon, Pointer | Player's Handbook (5e) |
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