Wizards of the Coast Quietly Rolls Out 2024 DnD Errata
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A new version of Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition is upon us, with the DnD 2024 rules officially released in the pages of the new Player’s Handbook. And while the game has been painstakingly developed over several years, with feedback from both designers and the public during the One D&D playtest, only a few days after print copies of the PHB were made available, a number of corrections have already been made to the new rules on D&D Beyond.
Notably, Wizards of the Coast has not yet acknowledged these changes (known as “errata”), with sharp-eyed fans spotting the revisions instead. So what exactly has changed? Below, we dig into all the details.
What are DnD errata?
In Dungeons & Dragons, errata refer to official corrections or clarifications from Wizards of the Coast that address mistakes, ambiguities or inconsistencies in published materials. Errata can include changes to game mechanics, clarifications of rules, or updates to balance certain aspects of the game. For example, if a spell or ability was unclear in its description, errata might clarify how it works.
DnD errata documents are typically made available online and are updated regular as new corrections are identified. For example, Wizards of the Coast has released an errata PDF of changes to the 2014 Player’s Handbook.
What are the latest DnD errata?
As of this writing, Wizards of the Coast has not yet released an official online errata for DnD 2024 (although they may be waiting until after the full released of the new Player’s Handbook on September 17th). Instead, fans have noted several minor differences between the print copy of the new 2024 Player’s Handbook and the online rules featured in D&D Beyond. This includes the following:
- The Giant Insect spell contains a clarification on its Hit Points. The physical edition of the 2024 PHB states that the summoned insect has an HP of 30+10 for each level in the spell slot used to cast the spell. The digital version on D&D Beyond states 30+10 for every level above 4th level.
- Shields now require the Utilize action to don or doff
- The Goliath’s Powerful Build now specifies that it grants Advantage on ability checks to end the Grappled Condition instead of saving throws.
- True Polymorph’s spell description no longer states that the spell effects end if its target’s temporary hit points run out.
- The Telekinetic feat now specifies that it grants an increased range to the use of Mage Hand instead stating that you can cast Mage Hand at a further distance away.
Final thoughts
It remains to be seen just when Wizards of the Coast will fully release the new errata for DnD 2024 and if there will be further changes included. It does seem surprising that there are changes only a few weeks after the new PHB was released, but DnD 5e is a complicated system and it makes sense that once the rules were subjected to a larger audience, issues would be noted.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on this story in the days ahead and will update this page with more information. In the meantime, you can find all the latest rules in the 2024 Player’s Handbook, which is available now on D&D Beyond and Amazon.
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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).
