Rolling up a Fighter? Here’s your guide to some of the best magic items for Fighters, whatever kind of Fighter you’re playing.

Fighters have it both easy and tough when it comes to D&D. They have it easy because their class is pretty straightforward. That’s why they’re one of the most popular classes, even if a vocal minority feel they don’t have enough to do compared to Wizards.

It feels good to make lots of attacks, have lots of hit points, and have some fun options on occasion. But the right magic items can take that to the next level.

First, let’s talk about magic items that any Fighter can make do with. All Fighters have a few things in common:

Whatever kind of fighter you’re playing, you’ll want to have a good magic weapon and suit of magic armor. There’s a lot of variety, depending on what kind of Fighter you’re playing. A strength-focused Fighter might have lower dexterity and get more out of heavy armor like plate armor. While a ranged Fighter with a high Dex might get more out of medium or light armor.

Since your armor class is likely to be high, you will get even more mileage out of magic armor with an effect:

Then you’ll want items that give you more mobility, so you can reach your foes (or stay out of theirs):

Anything that lets you move around in unusual environments.

And some more defensive magic items to protect you from the harmful effects of spells or monsters. Things like:

These, in general, will give you a good baseline. The category of items for Fighters of all stripes, are the ones that let you damage more than one creature. Whether by summoning allies or by doing direct damage:

These are great for any fighter. But let’s talk about specific builds.

Arcane Archers have a lot going for them with their magical shots. As the name implies, they’re archers. So, naturally, you’ll want items that help with that:

And then magic weapons that make your ranged attacks go even further:

Battle Master Fighters excel at using combat maneuvers to deal extra damage, surprise enemies, move them into position, and then some. Like the Champion, Battle Masters are the closest to a “standard Fighter” so they benefit most of all from the guidelines for any Fighter.

But even Battle Masters can get a lot from specifics:

One of the rarer fighters, Cavaliers are all about mounted combat and “holding the line.” They’re good at defending their allies by incentivizing enemies to attack them. As such, you’ll want to make it harder for enemies to hit you.

Magic armors that do extra go even further here:

Champion Fighters are as basic as it gets. They do what Fighters do but a little better. Their biggest claim to fame is that they get Critical Hits even easier. So they benefit especially from magic items like:

Echo Knights are gold star Fighters because they do what Fighters do but there can be two of them. So you can be in two places at once. All the standard stuff goes well here. But they benefit in particular from items that do extra effects on an attack since they will make so many. They are some of the best fighters, with some of the best magic items for fighters at their disposal.

Eldritch Knights mix magic and melee. And while they want a good magic weapon like any other Fighter, some of the best magic items these Fighters can have, are magic items that let you cast more or better. This means these have some of the widest selection of “best magic items for fighters” because their list includes Wizard mainstays too.

These Fighters are psionically empowered and can use their psychic abilities to deal more damage, negate incoming damage, or move things with their mind. Their abilities give them a unique advantage. Especially when it comes to magic items. Because of their innate psychic abilities, items like an Amulet of Thoughts or Helm of Telepathy make a lot of sense, but also consider:

Perhaps the least popular Fighter, even Purple Dragon Knights can benefit from their own selection of magic items. These Fighters can be diplomatic, once they hit 7th level. But before then they’re all about giving extra healing to allies when they take a Second Wind. So lean into the Fighter as healer specialization with the following:

Rune Knights use the power of giant runes to become big and bad. They benefit a lot from magic items that let them take advantage of their size, as well as magic runes used by giants.

Finally, we have our Samurai. These Fighters specialize in making many attacks in a single round and are especially deadly when paired with weapons that have an effect on a hit. Much like the Echo Knight:

But really, when it comes to Fighters, with any magic weapon you can’t go wrong

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