Races and Half-Feats Organized By Stats They Boost (Theros Updated)

[LudicSavant]

Google Doc here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oPWEzlyrXbrIZ1Q_4SC9h5vGsB3TgLUCvzUfUEXk2_c/edit

HALF-FEATS ORGANIZED BY STATS THEY BOOST:
What it says on the tin, for all your odd-stat-boosting needs. Stuff from Xanathar's in blue. Stuff from Eberron: Rising From the Last War in gold. Stuff from Tasha’s in magenta. Only official published content is included (no UA).

---Strength---
Athlete
Crusher
Dragon Fear (Dragonborn)
Dragon Hide (Dragonborn)
Heavily Armored
Heavy Armor Master
Lightly Armored
Moderately Armored
Orcish Fury (Half-Orc)
Piercer
Resilient (Str)
Revenant Blade (Elf)
Skill Expert
Slasher
Squat Nimbleness (Dwarf or Small race)
Tavern Brawler
Weapon Master

---Dexterity---
Athlete
Elven Accuracy (Elf or Half-Elf)
Fade Away (Gnome)
Gunner
Lightly Armored
Piercer
Moderately Armored
Resilient (Dex)
Revenant Blade (Elf)
Second Chance (Halfling)
Squat Nimbleness (Dwarf or Small race)
Skill Expert
Slasher
Weapon Master

---Constitution---
Aberrant Dragonmark
Chef
Crusher
Dragon Fear (Dragonborn)
Dragon Hide (Dragonborn)
Durable
Dwarven Fortitude (Dwarf)
Infernal Constitution (Tiefling)
Orcish Fury (Half-Orc)
Resilient (Con)
Second Chance (Halfling)
Skill Expert
Tavern Brawler

---Intelligence---
Elven Accuracy (Elf or Half-Elf)
Fade Away (Gnome)
Fey Teleportation (High Elf)
Fey Touched
Flames of Phlegethos (Tiefling)
Keen Mind
Linguist
Observant
Resilient (Int)
Shadow Touched
Skill Expert
Telekinetic
Telepathic

---Wisdom---
Chef
Elven Accuracy (Elf or Half-Elf)
Fey Touched
Observant
Resilient (Wis)
Shadow Touched
Skill Expert
Telekinetic
Telepathic

---Charisma---
Actor
Dragon Fear (Dragonborn)
Dragon Hide (Dragonborn)
Elven Accuracy (Elf or Half-Elf)
Fey Teleportation (High Elf)
Fey Touched
Flames of Phlegethos (Tiefling)
Resilient (Cha)
Second Chance (Halfling)
Shadow Touched
Skill Expert
Telekinetic
Telepathic


RACES ORGANIZED BY STATS THEY BOOST:

Color Key
Black=Core (PHB / DMG)
Blue=Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Magenta=Elemental Evil’s Player’s Companion
Dark Green=Volo’s Guide to Monsters
Red=Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Purple=Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica
Gold = Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dark Blue = Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount
Orange = Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Light Purple = Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Note: Races that can boost any stat have their own category, just so that they aren’t listed multiple times.

Note #2: The version of the Orc race in Eberron is better than the one in Volo’s. (“Do you mean mechanically, or flavorfully?” “Yes.”)


---Strength---
Dwarf (Mountain) [+2 Str / +2 Con]
Dragonborn [+2 Str / +1 Cha]
Half-Orc [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Goliath [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Genasi (Earth) [+1 Str / +2 Con]
Dwarf (Duergar) [+1 Str / +2 Con]
Bugbear [+2 Str / +1 Dex]
Goliath [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Orc [+2 Str / +1 Con / -2 Int]
Aasimar (Fallen) [+1 Str / +2 Cha]
Triton [+1 Str / +1 Con / +1 Cha]
Firbolg [+1 Str / +2 Wis]
Githyanki [+2 Str / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Zariel) [+1 Str / +2 Cha]
Minotaur [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Centaur [+2 Str / +1 Wis]
Bugbear [+2 Str / +1 Dex]
Orc [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Shifter (Beasthide) [ +1 Str / +2 Con]
Shifter (Longtooth) [+2 Str / +1 Dex]
Bugbear [Str +2 / Dex +1]
Goliath [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Orc [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Tortle [+2 Str / +1 Wis]
Dragonborn (Ravenite) [Str +2 / Con +1]
Firbolg [Wis +2 / Str +1]
Genasi (Earth) [Con +2 / Str +1]
Centaur [Str +2 / Wis +1]
Minotaur [Str +2 / Con +1]
Triton [Str +1 / Con +1; Cha +1]
Leonin [Con +2 / Str +1]

---Dexterity---
Elf (High) [+2 Dex / +1 Int]
Elf (Wood) [+2 Dex / +1 Wis]
Elf (Drow) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Eladrin (DMG) [+2 Dex / +1 Int]
Gnome (Forest) [+1 Dex / +2 Int]
Halfling (Lightfoot) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Halfling (Stout) [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Halfling (Ghostwise) [+2 Dex / +1 Wis]
Gnome (Svirfneblin) [+1 Dex / +2 Int]
Tiefling (Feral) [+2 Dex / +1 Int]
Aarakocra [+2 Dex / +1 Wis]
Aarakocra [+2 Dex / +1 Wis]
Genasi (Air) [+1 Dex / +2 Con]
Gnome (Svirfneblin) [+1 Dex / +2 Int]
Goblin [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Kenku [+2 Dex / +1 Wis]
Kobold [+2 Dex / -2 Str]
Tabaxi [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Bugbear [+1 Dex / +2 Str]
Elf (Eladrin) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Elf (Sea) [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Elf (Shadar-Kai) [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Tiefling (Dispater) [ +1 Dex / +2 Cha]
Tiefling (Glasya) [+1 Dex / +2 Cha]
Goblin [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Bugbear [+2 Str / +1 Dex]
Elf (Mark of Shadow) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Goblin [2 Dex / +1 Con]
Halfling (Mark of Hospitality) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Half Elf (Mark of Storm) [+2 Cha / +1 Dex]
Halfling (Mark of Healing) [+2 Dex / +1 Wis]
Human (Mark of Passage) [+2 Dex / +1 Any]
Shifter (Swiftstride) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Shifter (Widlhunt) [+2 Wis / +1 Dex]
Aarakocra [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Bugbear [Str +2 / Dex +1]
Elf (Pallid) [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Elf (Sea) [Dex +2 / Con +1]
Genasi (Air) [Con +2 / Dex +1]
Goblin [Dex +2 / Con +1]
Halfling (Lotusden) [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Kenku [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Tabaxi [Dex +2 / Cha +1]
Satyr [Cha +2 / Dex +1]

---Constitution---
Dwarf (Hill) [+2 Con / +1 Wis]
Dwarf (Mountain) [+2 Con / +2 Str]
Gnome (Rock) [+2 Int / +1 Con]
Halfling (Stout) [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Half-Orc [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Dwarf (Duergar) [+2 Con / +1 Str]
Genasi (Air) [+2 Con / +1 Dex]
Genasi (Earth) [+2 Con / +1 Str]
Genasi (Fire) [+2 Con / +1 Int]
Genasi (Water) [+2 Con / +1 Wis]
Goliath [+1 Con /+2 Str]
Hobgoblin [+2 Con / +1 Int]
Lizardfolk [+2 Con / +1 Wis]
Aasimar (Scourge) [+1 Con / +2 Cha]
Goblin [+1 Con / +2 Dex]
Goliath [+1 Con / +2 Str]
Orc [+1 Con /+2 Str / -2 Int]
Triton [+1 Con / +1 Str / +1 Cha]
Elf (Sea) [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Elf (Shadar-Kai) [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Tiefling (Levistus) [+2 Cha / +1 Con]
Simic Hybrid [+2 Con / +1 Any]
Loxodon [+2 Con / +1 Wis]
Goblin [+2 Dex / +1 Con]
Minotaur [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Dwarf (Mark of Warding) [+2 Con / +1 Int]
Goblin [2 Dex / +1 Con]
Hobgoblin [+2 Con / +1 Int]
Human (Mark of Finding) [+2 Wis / +1 Con]
Half-Orc (Mark of Finding) [+2 Wis / +1 Con]
Warforged [+2 Con / +1 Any]
Human (Mark of Sentinel) [+2 Con / +1 Wis]
Dragonborn (Ravenite) [Str +2 / Con +1]
Elf (Sea) [Dex +2 / Con +1]
Genasi (Air) [Con +2 / Dex +1]
Genasi (Earth) [Con +2 / Str +1]
Genasi (Fire) [Con +2 / Int +1]
Genasi (Water) [Con +2 / Wis +1]
Goblin [Dex +2 / Con +1]
Hobgoblin [Con +2 / Int +1]
Goliath [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Orc [+2 Str / +1 Con]
Minotaur [Str +2 / Con +1]
Triton [Str +1 / Con +1; Cha +1]
Leonin [Con +2 / Str +1]

---Intelligence---
Gnome (Forest) [+2 Int / +1 Dex]
Gnome (Rock) [+2 Int / +1 Con]
Elf (High) [+1 Int / +2 Dex]
Tiefling [+1 Int / +2 Cha]
Eladrin (DMG) [+1 Int / +2 Dex]
Gnome (Svirfneblin) [+2 Int / +1 Dex]
Tiefling (Feral) [+1 Int / +2 Dex]
Gnome (Svirfneblin) [+2 Int / +1 Dex]
Genasi (Fire) [+1 Int / +2 Con]
Hobgoblin [+1 Int / +2 Con]
Yuan-Ti Pureblood [+1 Int / +2 Cha]
Githyanki [+2 Str / +1 Int]
Githzerai [+2 Wis / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Baalzebul) [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Mammon) [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Mephistopheles) [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Vedalken [+2 Int / +1 Wis]
Dwarf (Mark of Warding) [+2 Con / +1 Int]
Gnome (Mark of Scribing) [+2 Int / +1 Cha]
Hobgoblin [+2 Con / +1 Int]
Human (Mark of Making) [+2 Int / +1 Any]
Dragonborn (Draconblood) [Int +2 / Cha +1]
Genasi (Fire) [Con +2 / Int +1]
Hobgoblin [Con +2 / Int +1]

---Wisdom---
Dwarf (Hill) [+1 Wis / +2 Con]
Elf (Wood) [+1 Wis / +2 Dex]
Aasimar (DMG) [+1 Wis / +2 Cha]
Halfling (Ghostwise) [+1 Wis / +2 Dex]
Aarakocra [+1 Wis / +2 Dex]
Genasi (Water) [+1 Wis / +2 Con]
Firbolg [+2 Wis / +1 Str]
Aasimar (Protector) [+1 Wis / +2 Cha]
Kenku [+1 Wis / +2 Dex]
Lizardfolk [+1 Wis / +2 Con]
Githzerai [+2 Wis / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Fierna) [+1 Wis / +2 Cha]
Centaur [+1 Wis / +2 Str]
Loxodon [+1 Wis / +2 Con]
Vedalken [+1 Wis / +2 Int]
Half-Elf (Mark of Detection) [+2 Wis / +1 Any]
Halfling (Mark of Healing) [+2 Dex / +1 Wis]
Human (Mark of Finding) [+2 Wis / +1 Con]
Half-Orc (Mark of Finding) [+2 Wis / +1 Con]
Human (Mark of Handling) [+2 Wis / +1 Any]
Kalashtar [+2 Wis / +1 Cha]
Human (Mark of Sentinel) [+2 Con / +1 Wis]
Shifter (Widlhunt) [+2 Wis / +1 Dex]
Aarakocra [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Elf (Pallid) [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Firbolg [Wis +2 / Str +1]
Genasi (Water) [Con +2 / Wis +1]
Halfling (Lotusden) [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Kenku [Dex +2 / Wis +1]
Tortle [+2 Str / +1 Wis]
Centaur [Str +2 / Wis +1]

---Charisma---
Aasimar (DMG) [+2 Cha / +1 Wis]
Dragonborn [+2 Str / +1 Cha]
Elf (Drow) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Half-Elf [+2 Cha / +1 any / +1 Any]
Tiefling [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Halfling (Lightfoot) [+1 Cha / +2 Dex]
Aasimar (Fallen) [+2 Cha / +1 Str]
Aasima (Protector) [+2 Cha / +1 Wis]
Aasimar (Scourge) [+2 Cha / +1 Con]
Tabaxi [+1 Cha / +2 Dex]
Triton [+1 Cha /+1 Str / +1 Con]
Yuan-Ti Pureblood [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Baalzebul) [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Dispater) [+2 Cha / +1 Dex]
Tiefling (Fierna) [+2 Cha / +1 Wis]
Tiefling (Glasya) [+2 Cha / +1 Dex]

Tiefling (Levistus) [+2 Cha / +1 Con]
Tiefling (Mammon) [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Mephistopheles) [+2 Cha / +1 Int]
Tiefling (Zariel) [+2 Cha / +1 Str]
Elf (Eladrin) [+1 Cha / +2 Dex]
Changeling [+2 Cha / +1 Any]
Elf (Mark of Shadow) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Gnome (Mark of Scribing) [+2 Int / +1 Cha]
Halfling (Mark of Hospitality) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Half Elf (Mark of Storm) [+2 Cha / +1 Dex]
Shifter (Swiftstride) [+2 Dex / +1 Cha]
Dragonborn (Draconblood) [Int +2 / Cha +1]
Triton [Str +1 / Con +1 / Cha +1]
Satyr [Cha +2 / Dex +1]

-- Any --
Half-Elf [+2 Cha / +1 any / +1 Any]
Human (Variant) [+1 Any / +1 Any] (potential additional +1 from half feat)
Human [+1 all]
Simic Hybrid [+2 Con / +1 Any]
Changeling [+2 Cha / +1 Any]
Half-Elf (Mark of Detection) [+2 Wis / +1 Any]
Human (Mark of Handling) [+2 Wis / +1 Any]
Human (Mark of Making) [+2 Int / +1 Any]
Human (Mark of Passage) [+2 Dex / +1 Any]
Warforged [+2 Con / +1 Any]
Custom Lineage [+2 Any] (potential additional +1 from half feat)

[LudicSavant]

Thousands of views but no replies, eh?

[BloodSnake'sCha]

Thousands of views but no replies, eh?

That is amazing, I am saving it for future use.
Thank you for sharing :)

[AHF]

Another thanks for compiling this!

[Lysimarchos]

Thousands of views but no replies, eh?

It's a really good list. There's just not much to add about it.

[GlenSmash!]

Awesome work!

[follacchioso]

Excellent work, thank you! This is very useful for character creation. It was difficult to find this thread from google, though.

[Naanomi]

Why do you include Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron stuff? It isn't exactly... officially published material (doubly so with Last War in play)

Also, a way of marking things that are identical mechanically but found in different books would be... cleaner to me... than listing them multiple times (ala Centaur, Svirfneblin... Deuregar are also in MToF but you don't list them that way)

[LudicSavant]

Why do you include Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron stuff? It isn't exactly... officially published material (doubly so with Last War in play)

Also, a way of marking things that are identical mechanically but found in different books would be... cleaner to me... than listing them multiple times (ala Centaur, Svirfneblin)

I thought I replaced it with Rising From the Last War?

[Naanomi]

Gold = Eberron: Rising from the Last War / Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron
You still list it here

[LudicSavant]

You still list it here

Ah, just on the color key. Removed that, then.

[Naanomi]

Ah, just on the color key. Removed that, then.
The only other corrections (sort of) I see is you are a bit inconsistent on how you handle repeated content. You list Centaur twice (from both Theros and Ravnica); but Deuregar only once (even though it is found in MToF as well as SCAG)... there may be other examples as well, I didn't check every duplicated race

[Fnissalot]

I would argue that this thread would be nice to have somewhere in here? https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?415822-5e-Notable-Threads

[KorvinStarmast]

Man, this is handy. :smallcool:

[Lavaeolus]

So! Tasha's is out. Thought I'd make a quick list of the half-feats.

---Full list, unsorted---
Chef (Con, Wis)
Crusher (Str, Con)
Fey Touched (Int, Wis, Cha)
Gunner (Dex)
Piercer (Str, Dex)
Shadow Touched (Int, Wis, Cha)
Skill Expert (free choice)
Slasher (Str, Dex)
Telekenetic (Int, Wis, Cha)
Telepathic (Int, Wis, Cha)

---Strength---
Crusher
Piercer
Skill Expert
Slasher

---Dexterity---
Gunner
Piercer
Skill Expert
Slasher

---Constitution---
Crusher
Chef
Skill Expert

---Wisdom---
Chef
Fey Touched
Shadow Touched
Skill Expert
Telekinetic
Telepathic

---Intelligence / Charisma---
Fey Touched
Shadow Touched
Skill Expert
Telekinetic
Telepathic


Hope this comes in handy for anyone. Personally, some extra Charisma half-feats might be useful to a Bard I'm playing down the line.

[LudicSavant]

So! Tasha's is out. Thought I'd make a quick list of the half-feats.

---Full list, unsorted---
Chef (Con, Wis)
Crusher (Str, Con)
Fey Touched (Int, Wis, Cha)
Gunner (Dex)
Piercer (Str, Dex)
Shadow Touched (Int, Wis, Cha)
Skill Expert (free choice)
Slasher (Str, Dex)
Telekenetic (Int, Wis, Cha)
Telepathic (Int, Wis, Cha)

---Strength---
Crusher
Piercer
Skill Expert
Slasher

---Dexterity---
Gunner
Piercer
Skill Expert
Slasher

---Constitution---
Crusher
Chef
Skill Expert

---Wisdom---
Chef
Fey Touched
Shadow Touched
Skill Expert
Telekinetic
Telepathic

---Intelligence / Charisma---
Fey Touched
Shadow Touched
Skill Expert
Telekinetic
Telepathic


Hope this comes in handy for anyone. Personally, some extra Charisma half-feats might be useful to a Bard I'm playing down the line.

Thanks for this. I've now updated the guide, and this saved me a bit of time in doing so :smallsmile:

[Kessel]

Thank you for the work, this is fantastic!

[KorvinStarmast]

Thanks for this. I've now updated the guide, and this saved me a bit of time in doing so :smallsmile: Thanks for the effort! :smallcool:

[Valmark]

Damn this is good. I'm saving it ASAP.