D&D 5e Review Series: Master List

 

 Welcome to our comprehensive review series covering every official Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition sourcebook. Each post dives into the book’s content, exploring its gameplay mechanics, storytelling elements, and overall value for Dungeon Masters and players alike. Bookmark this page for easy access to all reviews as they are published!

Core Rulebooks

• Player’s Handbook (Aug 2014)

• Monster Manual (Sept 2014)

• Dungeon Master’s Guide (Dec 2014)

• Player’s Handbook (2024) (Nov 2024)

• Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024) (Nov 2024)

• Monster Manual (2024) (Feb 2025)

   

Player & DM Supplements

• Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide (Nov 2015)

• Volo’s Guide to Monsters (Nov 2016)

• Xanathar’s Guide to Everything (Nov 2017)

• Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes (May 2018)

• Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (Nov 2020)

• Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons (Oct 2021)

• Monsters of the Multiverse (Jan 2022)

• Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants (Aug 2023)

• The Book of Many Things (Nov 2023)

• Deck of Many Things (Cards) (Nov 2023)

   

Campaign Settings

• Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica (Nov 2018)

• Acquisitions Incorporated (June 2019)

• Eberron: Rising from the Last War (Nov 2019)

• Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount (Mar 2020)

• Mythic Odysseys of Theros (July 2020)

• Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft (May 2021)

• Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos (Dec 2021)

• Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (Aug 2022)

• Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse (Oct 2023)

   

Adventure Modules & Anthologies

• Hoard of the Dragon Queen (Aug 2014)

• The Rise of Tiamat (Oct 2014)

• Princes of the Apocalypse (Apr 2015)

• Out of the Abyss (Sept 2015)

• Curse of Strahd (Mar 2016)

• Storm King’s Thunder (Sept 2016)

• Tales from the Yawning Portal (Apr 2017)

• Tomb of Annihilation (Sept 2017)

• Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (Sept 2018)

• Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (Nov 2018)

• Ghosts of Saltmarsh (May 2019)

• Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus (Sept 2019)

• Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (Sept 2020)

• Candlekeep Mysteries (Mar 2021)

• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (Sept 2021)

• Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (July 2022)

• Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen (Dec 2022)

• Keys from the Golden Vault (Feb 2023)

• Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk (Sept 2023)

• Vecna: Eve of Ruin (May 2024)

• Quests from the Infinite Staircase (July 2024)

   

Box Sets, Tie-Ins, & Special Releases

• D&D Starter Set: Lost Mine of Phandelver (July 2014)

• D&D Essentials Kit (Sept 2019)

• D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle (Sept 2022)

• Stranger Things: The Hunt for Thessalhydra (May 2019)

• D&D vs. Rick and Morty (Nov 2019)

• Tyranny of Dragons (Re-Release) (Jan 2020)
  

   

Upcoming Titles (2025 & Beyond)

• Monster Manual (2024 Update) (Feb 2025)

• Dragon Anthology (2025)

• Eberron: Forge of the Artificer (2025)

• Forgotten Realms Player Guide (2025)

• Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide (2025)

• Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set (2025)

Each review will highlight the book’s core features, strengths and weaknesses, and how it compares to others in the series. Check back regularly as we update this list with links to each review as they go live. Happy adventuring!