The 10 Best DnD Black Friday Deals for 2023
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We look at how to snag the best savings on new Dungeons & Dragons game materials
The annual DnD Black Friday event is finally here for 2023, and for gamers looking to save their heard earned gold pieces, there’s actually a number of smoking good deals to be had without having to roll high on any Persuasion checks.
To help you find the perfect loot, we’ve sorted through the various online offerings to showcase a few deals worth looking into. Please note that while much of these savings are available for US shoppers, in some cases Canadian, UK and even European shoppers can also snag some decent savings.
But enough talk, brave bargain hunters! Grab your bag of holding and prepare to roll a saving throw for discounts as we delve into the 10 best DnD Black Friday deals for 2023.
10. DnD Core Rules Gift Set
If you’re new to DnD 5e (or looking to get someone into the game for the first time), then this box set is an absolute must have at a solid Black Friday discount. The set contains the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide and Monster Manual (which collectively make up the Core Rules) offering everything you need to get started. It’s a solid price and a great gift with the holidays coming up.
9. DnD Rules Expansion Gift Set
This collector’s box set contains three of the most important supplements for DnD 5e: Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse. The result are new creatures, subclasses, rules and options to help expand your game. If you don’t already own these, the price for this Black Friday discount is absolutely worth it and the slip case is absolutely gorgeous.
8. Ghosts of Saltmarsh (GoS)
Featuring a series of nautical-themed adventures designed for players of Levels 1-11, this book offers a ton of great content (including 5e updates of classic DnD old school adventures). Notably you can run them together as part of a single campaign or pick and choose the adventures and run them as stand alone one shots. The Black Friday discount makes this an absolute must-buy if you’re looking for one of the best adventure anthologies Wizards of the Coast has ever produced.
7. Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
This three-book slipcase set introduced the Spelljammer campaign setting to DnD 5e, and features the unique monsters, locations, ships and species that longtime fans had been expecting. While the background info was a little on the light side, if you’re picking this up on Black Friday it’s more than worth it for the amount of content you get for a decent price.
6. Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
This DnD 5e update to the popular Planescape setting was only recently released in October 2023 and if you held off in getting in it, you can now scoop up a pretty substantial savings with Amazon’s DnD Black Friday sale. The slipcase contains three separate books, including a campaign setting, adventure and monster manual. It’s a solid value whether you’re new to Planescape or a longtime fan returning to the city of Sigil.
5. Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
This campaign brings the popular Dragonlance setting to the DnD 5e rules set, taking players from Levels 1 to 11 in an epic military-heavy series of adventures. While some fans were a bit disappointed by the lack of world building, it’s still a solid adventure and the price point with the Black Friday discount makes this an absolutely must buy if you’re a DM and haven’t already picked it up.
4. Keys from the Golden Vault
This amazing anthology collects 13 standalone heist-themed adventures that can be played consecutively or run as individual one shots. Each adventure focuses on one particular location and heist and ranges in difficulty from Levels 1 to 11. The cool part is that players having the flexibility to plan and carry out their mission as they see it. If you don’t this up already, it’s an absolute Black Friday steal (figuratively speaking, of course).
3. Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Originally introduced as a setting for the Magic: The Gathering card game, Ravnica remains a criminally overlooked DnD 5e campaign setting. Featuring a mix of steampunk, high magic and a unique planet-sized city, there’s a ton of content packed into this single book. It’s an absolute great value if you’re looking for inspiration or thinking of running Ravnica for yourself.
2. Candlekeep Mysteries
This collection of 17 mystery-themed adventures is absolutely amazing and offers a ton of playability for a decent price, particularly as a Black Friday deal. The action centers around the library of Candlekeep in the Forgotten Realms, with the adventures ranging from DnD murder mysteries to criminal investigations, and are designed for Levels 1 to 16. If you’re a Dungeon Master and don’t already own this, now is the perfect time to pick it up.
1. Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Arguably one of the greatest DnD campaigns of all time, Dragon Heist takes place in the legendary city of Waterdeep, with the player’s matching wits with countless factions, criminals and NPCs. It’s an amazing adventure and offers a ton of content, even if you want to your own adventures in the City of Splendors. The massive Black Friday discount though makes this one deal we absolutely had to include on this list.
Other Places to Find DnD Black Friday Deals
There are also a few other places you might want to take a look at for additional Black Friday savings:
- DMsGuild: While they haven’t officially listed any Black Friday discounts, they do often run a number of seasonal sales (some of which are pretty substantial), so check back on the site regularly.
- Walmart: For US shoppers, there are a ton of solid deals on DnD books, toys, dice and other products. These can often change over the holidays, so it’s worth checking back on the website even after Black Friday is over.
- Target: Target also has a ton of significant savings on DnD products as part of their Black Friday sale. Some of these are actually cheaper than almost anywhere else, but they often don’t last long, so keep a close eye on the site towards the end of the month.
- Humble Bundle: While this isn’t a Black Friday sale per se, Humble Bundle is currently selling a massive digital only collection of third-party DnD 5e content from Kobold Press and other publishers. It’s almost $1,500 USD of content that you can pick up for as little as $1, making this an absolute amazing deal.
- D&D Beyond: D&D Beyond also has a fairly significant Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales going on right now on digital products, including campaigns, supplements and other products, some of which are hugely discounted.
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Cameron Nichols is a Senior Editor who lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and has been playing D&D since the early 90s, when he was introduced by his older brother and cut his teeth on AD&D 2nd Edition. Since then he’s played virtually every RPG he could get his nerdy little mitts on (including a weird Goth phase in the early 2000s when he rocked Vampire: The Masquerade pretty hard). His favorite D&D campaign setting is the Forgotten Realms and his favorite character to play was a Half-Orc Barbarian named Grug (who was unfortunately devoured by a gelatinous cube).
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