Circle of the Land

Features

Bonus Cantrip. When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn one additional druid cantrip of your choice.

Circle Spells. Your mystical connection to the land infuses you with the ability to cast certain spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th level you gain access to circle spells connected to the land where you became a druid. Choose that land-arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, or swamp-and consult the associated list of spells.

Once you gain access to a circle spell, you always have it prepared, and it doesn't count against the number of spells you can prepare each day. If you gain access to a spell that doesn't appear on the druid spell list, the spell is nonetheless a druid spell for you.

Arctic (table)

Druid LevelCircle Spells
3rdhold person, spike growth
5thsleet storm, slow
7thfreedom of movement, ice storm
9thcommune with nature, cone of cold

Coast (table)

Druid LevelCircle Spells
3rdmirror image, misty step
5thwater breathing, water walk
7thcontrol water, freedom of movement
9thconjure elemental, scrying

Desert (table)

Druid LevelCircle Spells
3rdblur, silence
5thcreate food and water, protection from energy
7thblight, hallucinatory terrain
9thinsect plague, wall of stone

Forest (table)

Druid LevelCircle Spells
3rdbarkskin, spider climb
5thcall lightning, plant growth
7thdivination, freedom of movement
9thcommune with nature, tree stride

Grassland (table)

Druid LevelCircle Spells
3rdinvisibility, pass without trace
5thdaylight, haste
7thdivination, freedom of movement
9thdream, insect plague

Mountain (table)

Druid LevelCircle Spells
3rdspider climb, spike growth
5thlightning bolt, meld into stone
7thstone shape, stoneskin
9thpasswall, wall of stone

Swamp (table)

Druid LevelCircle Spells
3rdacid arrow, darkness
5thwater walk, stinking cloud
7thfreedom of movement, locate creature
9thinsect plague, scrying

Land's Stride. Starting at 6th level, moving through nonmagical difficult terrain costs you no extra movement. You can also pass through nonmagical plants without being slowed by them and without taking damage from them if they have thorns, spines, or a similar hazard.

In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against plants that are magically created or manipulated to impede movement, such those created by the entangle spell.

Natural Recovery. Starting at 2nd level, you can regain some of your magical energy by sitting in meditation and communing with nature. During a short rest, you choose expended spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level that is equal to or less than half your druid level (rounded up), and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

For example, when you are a 4th-level druid, you can recover up to two levels worth of spell slots. You can recover either a 2nd-level slot or two 1st-level slots.

Nature's Sanctuary. When you reach 14th level, creatures of the natural world sense your connection to nature and become hesitant to attack you. When a beast or plant creature attacks you, that creature must make a Wisdom saving throw against your druid spell save DC. On a failed save, the creature must choose a different target, or the attack automatically misses. On a successful save, the creature is immune to this effect for 24 hours.

The creature is aware of this effect before it makes its attack against you.

Nature's Ward. When you reach 10th level, you can't be charmed or frightened by elementals or fey, and you are immune to poison and disease.