Ritual Caster

You have learned a number of spells that you can cast as rituals. These spells are written in a ritual book, which you must have in hand while casting one of them.

Benefits

• Choose a Class: Choose one class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice from that class's spell list. Choose spells that have the ritual tag.
• Ritual Casting: If you come across a spell in written form, such as a magical spell scroll or a wizard's spellbook, you might be able to add it to your ritual book. The spell must be on the spell list for the class you chose, the spell's level can be no higher than half your level (rounded up), and it must have the ritual tag. The process of copying the spell into your ritual book takes 2 hours per level of the spell, and costs 50 gp per level. The cost represents material components you expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you need to record it.
• Spellcasting Ability: Your spellcasting ability for these spells depends on the class you chose: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard.

Analysis

Ritual Caster provides unparalleled utility by granting access to ritual spells without expending spell slots. Popular rituals include Detect Magic, Identify, Find Familiar, Comprehend Languages, and Leomund's Tiny Hut. The ability to add more rituals as you find them makes this feat scale throughout the campaign.

Best For

• Martial Characters: Gain significant magical utility
• Non-Wizards: Access to wizard ritual spells
• Any Character: In campaigns with spell scrolls or spellbooks as loot
• Utility-Focused Players: Who value out-of-combat options

Popular Ritual Spells

• Detect Magic: Essential utility
• Find Familiar: Scouting and advantage
• Identify: Magic item identification
• Comprehend Languages: Communication utility
• Leomund's Tiny Hut: Safe rest
• Water Breathing: Exploration