D&D has released errata for 2024 rulebooks, with wording corrections and spell/monster balance changes.
Dungeons and Dragons has officially released its first batch of errata for the 2024 core rulebooks, including plenty of wording corrections, as well as balance adjustments for several spells and monsters. These changes will be reflected in all future physical printings of the Dungeons and Dragons 2024 Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual, and can already be found on digital sources like D&D Beyond.
On February 18, D&D officially finished its 10th anniversary rules refresh for 5th Edition with the release of the 2025 Monster Manual. This tome, together with the 2024 Player’s Handbook and Dungeon Master’s Guide, make up the core rulebooks for the evergreen update to 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons.
Now that the books are out, Dungeons and Dragons has officially released its first batch of errata for them. Akin to a video game update or patch for the text found in the books, the Player’s Handbook received a slew of changes, including clarity adjustments to several feats and the Rules Glossary. The Creature Statblocks in Appendix B have been replaced with their new Monster Manual counterparts, and several spells in the new D&D Player’s Handbook have been updated, including nerfs to several Conjure spells and a fix to the temporary hit point abuse previously capable with Polymorph spells. The Dungeon Master’s Guide, on the other hand, did not get much, with only a small adjustment to chasing rules and a typo fix on the Random Treasure Hoard table.
The new Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual changes consisted of fixes to various stat blocks found within. While some were simple wording and clarity adjustments, some had their Spellcasting features expanded to allow each spell to be used individually each day, while others had their statistics raised or lowered. Players can expect Ancient White Dragons with higher Charisma scores, Balors with fewer Hit Points, and Arcanaloths with a higher AC in their adventures from now on, among various other adjustments.
All of these changes have already been applied to digital sources like D&D Beyond and will be reflected in the new Dungeons and Dragons SRD 5.2 when it releases on April 22. These changes have also been made in recent printings of the core rulebooks and will be implemented in all future copies as well.
When and if future errata happen, it will go live in a similar fashion, with new versions of the SRD 5.2 added with each one. What’s more, players can expect the return of the Sage Advice Compendium – a collection of answers to frequently-asked questions on rules interactions submitted by the community – some time in the near future.
Dungeons and Dragons 2024 Core Rulebook Errata 1
We’ve got updates to D&D Beyond today with the release of errata for the 2024 core rules. This errata will serve as both an update for the core rules and an update for when we release SRD v5.2.
What is Errata?
Sometimes we release updates to our rulesets. When this happens, we provide record of it here on D&D Beyond in the form of “errata”. You can reference these updates to play the most current version of the game or ensure that your content aligns with the most up-to-date version of the rules.
Player’s Handbook (2024)
This update corrects and clarifies some text in the Player’s Handbook (2024). The changes appear in recent printings of the book. These changes have been applied across D&D Beyond and can also be found via da ownloadable PDF.
- Chapter 4: Character Origins
- Goliath Traits (p. 192) In the Powerful Build trait, “You have Advantage on any saving throw” is now “You have Advantage on any ability check”.
- Chapter 5: Feats
- Grappler (p. 204) In the Fast Wrestler benefit, “Your Speed isn’t halved when you move” is now “You don’t have to spend extra movement to move”.
- Poisoner (p. 206) In the Brew Poison benefit’s fourth sentence, “until you hit with the poisoned item” is now “until you deal damage with the poisoned item”.
- Telekinetic (p. 208) In the Minor Telekinesis benefit’s second sentence, “its range increases by 30 feet” is now “its range and the distance it can be away from you both increase by 30 feet”.
- Chapter 6: Equipment
- Armor Table (p. 219) In the subheading for the Shield category, “Shield” is now “Shield (Utilize Action to Don or Doff)”.
- Chapter 7: Spells
- Animal Shapes (p. 240) The spell’s last paragraph has been replaced with the following: The target gains a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the Hit Points of the first form into which it shape-shifts. These Temporary Hit Points vanish if any remain when the spell ends. The transformation lasts for the duration or until the target ends it as a Bonus Action. When you cast the spell, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the Hit Points of the first form into which you shape-shift. These Temporary Hit Points vanish if any remain when the spell ends.
- Conjure Elemental (p. 254) In the “Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot” subsection, “2d8” is now “1d8.”
- Conjure Fey (p. 255) In the “Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot” subsection, “2d12” is now “1d12.”
- Conjure Minor Elementals (p. 254) In the “Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot” subsection, “2d8” is now “1d8.”
- Conjure Woodland Beings (p. 255) In the “Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot” subsection, “level above 5” is now “level above 4”.
- Giant Insect (p. 279) In the HP entry, “10 for each spell level” is now “10 for each spell level above 4”.
- Polymorph (p. 306) In the second paragraph of the spell’s description, the following sentence has been added after the first: “These Temporary Hit Points vanish if any remain when the spell ends.”
- Shapechange (p. 315) The second paragraph of the spell’s description has been replaced with the following:
- True Polymorph (p. 335) In the second paragraph of the “Creature into Creature” subsection, the second sentence has been replaced with “These Temporary Hit Points vanish if any remain when the spell ends.”
- Appendix B: Creature Stat Blocks
- All Stat Blocks (pp. 346–359) All stat blocks in appendix B have been replaced with the Monster Manual (2025) versions.
- Appendix C: Rules Glossary
- Grappling (p. 367) In the “Grappling” entry, the heading “Escaping a Grapple” is now “Ending a Grapple”. Also, the following sentence has been added to the end of that subsection: “In addition, the grappler can release the target at any time (no action required).”
- Hide [Action] (p. 368) In the second paragraph, “you have the Invisible condition” is now “you have the Invisible condition while hidden”. In the third paragraph, “The condition ends on you” is now “You stop being hidden”.
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
This update corrects and clarifies some text in the Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024). The changes appear in recent printings of the book. These changes have been applied across D&D Beyond and can also be found via downloadable PDF.
- Chapter 3: DM’s Toolbox
- Running the Chase (p. 52). Under “Dashing,” the last sentence has been replaced with the following: “A participant drops out of the chase if it has 5 Exhaustion levels. A creature can remove the Exhaustion levels it gained during the chase by finishing a Short or Long Rest.”
- Chapter 4: Creating Adventures
- Treasure Hoards (p. 121). In the third row of the Random Treasure Hoard table, “8d8 × 10,000” is now “8d8 × 1,000”.
Monster Manual (2025)
This update corrects and clarifies some text in the Monster Manual (2025). The changes appear in recent printings of the book. These changes have been applied across D&D Beyond and can also be found via downloadable PDF.
Monsters A to Z
- Ancient Red Dragon (p. 256). Spellcasting: “1/Day” is now “1/Day Each”.
- Ancient White Dragon (p. 330). Charisma: 18 [was 14].
- Arcanaloth (p. 19). AC: 18 [was 17].
- Balor (p. 26). HP: 287 (23d12 + 138) [was 300 (24d12 + 144)].
- Carrion Crawler (p. 66). Paralyzing Tentacles: “Dexterity Saving Throw” is now “Constitution Saving Throw”.
- Cloaker (p. 73). Attach: In the sentence that begins “While the cloaker is attached…”, “Bite attacks” is now “Attach attacks”.
- Cultist Hierophant (p. 85). Spellcasting: “Mage Armor (included in AC)” has been removed from the spell list.
- Cyclops Sentry (p. 88). Multiattack: “Greatclub” is now “Stone Club”. Greatclub: “Greatclub” is now “Stone Club”.
- Death Knight (p. 92). Spellcasting: “2/Day” is now “2/Day Each”.
- Death Knight Aspirant (p. 93). Spellcasting: “1/ Day” is now “1/Day Each”.
- Fomorian (p. 123). Multiattack: “Greatclub” is now “Stone Club”. Greatclub: “Greatclub” is now “Stone Club”.
- Galeb Duhr (p. 127). Initiative: +2 (12) [was +2 (17)].
- Giant Frog (p. 357). Bite: +3 to hit [was +4].
- Githyanki Warrior (p. 134). Spellcasting: “2/Day Each” is now “2/Day”.
- Goblin Boss (p. 143). Shortbow: range 80/320 ft. [was range 80/230 ft.].
- Green Slaad (p. 286). Spellcasting: “1/Day” is now “1/Day Each”.
- Ice Devil (p. 176). Senses: Blindsight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 17 [was Blindsight 60 ft. (unimpeded by magical Darkness), Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 17].
- Kraken (p. 187). Fling: “Large creature” is now “Large or smaller creature”.
- Performer Legend (p. 237). Initiative: +9 (19) [was +10 (20).
- Performer Maestro (p. 237). Initiative: +7 (17) [was +8 (18)].
- Priest (p. 248). Radiant Flame: +5 to hit [was +4].
- Pseudodragon (p. 249). Sting: The final sentence is now “While Poisoned, the target also has the Unconscious condition, which ends early if the target takes damage or a creature within 5 feet of it takes an action to wake it.”
- Swarm of Lemures (p. 194). Dexterity: 7 [was 8]. Swarm: “large enough for a Small creature” is now “large enough for a Medium creature”.
- Violet Fungus (p. 126). Initiative: –5 (5) [was –5 (10).
