29 Best Dungeons and Dragons Gifts for Players and DMs

If the person you are shopping for still borrows the group's copy, this is the gift. The 2024 Player's Handbook is the rulebook every player builds characters from, with 12 classes, 48 subclasses and new art throughout. Owning their own copy means they can plan a level-up between sessions instead of waiting for game night.

Made for the friend who just agreed to run the campaign. The new guide focuses on practical prep, from pacing a session to building a setting, and it adds revised rules for crafting magic items. New DMs will find it reassuring, and veterans get fresh tools.

Every DM eventually needs a monster at short notice, and this bestiary covers nearly all of them, from goblins to redesigned ancient dragons. The new high-level encounters are especially useful for groups whose characters have outgrown the usual threats.

For the longtime player who remembers older editions, this boxed visual history traces the game's art from 1974 onward and adds reproduction ephemera to dig through. It is a coffee-table book rather than a rulebook, which is exactly why they are unlikely to have bought it themselves.

The person who hosts game night usually feeds the party too. This official cookbook gives them 80 recipes themed to elves, dwarves, halflings and tavern fare, so the next session can open with a proper feast instead of a bag of chips.

Plenty of players found D&D through Critical Role. This setting book lets them play on the show's home continent, with its cities, factions and new character options, all compatible with their existing fifth-edition rules.

A good way to pass the hobby down. These four illustrated guides walk younger readers through monsters, warriors, dungeons and wizards, and they often lead straight to a first family game. Best for kids around 8 to 12.

Proof that a great D&D gift does not need a big budget. Each handmade sharp-edge die has a liquid core that swirls as it rolls, which makes them the set players show off at the table. At under $10 it also works as a stocking stuffer or an add-on to a bigger gift.

Metal dice land with a satisfying clunk, and this matte red set with white florals stands out against any battle map. It comes in a gift case, so there is nothing to wrap. Pair it with a rolling tray to protect the table.

A wooden dragon-carved box that holds a player's dice between sessions and opens into a tray for rolling during them. It ships with a metal dice set, so it is a complete gift on its own for a player who is just starting a collection.

Dice collections grow fast, and this velvet-lined bag holds more than 200 of them in four separate pockets. The flat bottom means it stands open on the table, so a player can find the right d8 without tipping everything out.

A d20-shaped ceramic mug with a lid, a red dice set and a pouch, all boxed and ready to give. It keeps coffee warm through a four-hour session and brings a smile when they spot it on their desk at work.

Drop a die in the top and the internal steps tumble it out at the dragon's feet, which settles every argument about a suspicious roll. It is compact enough to carry to a friend's house and looks good enough to keep on a shelf between games.

A tray big enough for the whole table to share, with a reversible neoprene mat that muffles metal dice and keeps them off the floor. It is a gift for the group as much as the person, which game hosts tend to appreciate.

Most DMs draw battle maps by hand minutes before the fight. This lay-flat book gives them 38 ready-made 1-inch grid scenes plus two blanks and 200 reusable decals, so a sudden ambush in a forest or crypt is ready in seconds.

Two hundred double-sided tokens for chests, traps, doors, bridges and tavern tables turn a blank grid into a scene players can interact with. A good companion to the battle map book for a DM who likes visual tables.

The clear pockets let a DM slide in their own reference sheets and notes for each campaign, rather than living with a fixed printed screen. It hides secret rolls, keeps the rules they forget most within reach, and folds flat to carry.

Combat slows down when nobody remembers whose turn it is. This acrylic tower displays turn order for up to 12 combatants with magnetic tags, so players can see when they are up and plan ahead. A small gift that speeds up every fight.

For the wizard, cleric or bard who spends their turn flipping pages. These official cards put 98 cantrips and first-level spells in hand, and the blank cards cover anything homebrewed. Ideal for a new caster.

Colored rings that slip over a mini's base and show conditions like poisoned, prone or concentrating. They save a DM from tracking statuses on scrap paper and help players remember their own effects.

Long campaigns pile up names, clues and loot. This 200-page hardcover gives a player structured pages for character sheets, NPCs and session notes, plus 150 stickers to make it theirs. The embossed dragon cover makes it feel like an in-world tome.

Fifty different 28mm heroes and monsters, already assembled, give a DM enough figures to stop using coins and bottle caps as stand-ins. Combined with the paint kit below, they also make a great winter project.

Many players want to paint their own character mini but never buy the supplies. This kit has 23 acrylic colors with metallics, thinner and fine brushes, enough to paint a whole party. A thoughtful gift for the player who likes crafts.

A giant d20 that unfolds into a Beholder, the game's most recognizable monster. It is a fun desk toy for a player at work and a cheeky prop a DM can drop on the table when the party meets something nasty.

An officially licensed tee with a starry d20 design that reads as D&D to fellow players without shouting about it. A low-cost pick for a group gift exchange or a teen who just joined a campaign.

The best way to get a partner, sibling or group of friends playing. The box includes everything for a first campaign in hour-long sessions, with fast character creation and a guide that teaches the new DM as they go.

A cooperative board game with D&D heroes and monsters but no Dungeon Master and no thick rulebook. It plays in about half an hour, which makes it a good bridge for kids or family members who are curious about the real game.

For the D&D fan who also loves strategy games. Players become the hidden rulers of Waterdeep, hiring adventurers to complete quests, and it is a modern classic among board gamers. A good option for nights when the group cannot schedule a full session.

Familiar Monopoly rules dressed in Forgotten Realms locations and Honor Among Thieves characters. It lets a D&D fan share their favorite world with relatives who would never sit down for a role-playing session.