Best Artificer Spells: D&D 2024 Guide (Eberron)

The D&D 2024 Spell Guides hub collects every class list. This guide covers the Artificer's 79 spells in Eberron: Forge of the Artificer, plus the five Artificer additions in Arcana Unleashed.

Artificers prepare spells, so this is not a permanent shopping list. Start with the job your group repeats most often, keep your Concentration choices from competing with one another, and revise the prepared list after a Long Rest. For class features, subclasses, and Replicate Magic Item plans, use the Artificer class guide.

Artificer spellcasting basics

The Artificer is an Intelligence-based prepared half-caster. At level 1, choose two 1st-level Artificer spells; the sourcebook recommends Cure Wounds and Grease. You also know two chosen Artificer cantrips and separately know Mending from Tinker's Magic. Your prepared list grows with Artificer level, and you can replace any prepared spells after a Long Rest.

Artificer spells normally require proficient Thieves' Tools, Tinker's Tools, or other proficient Artisan's Tools in hand as the Spellcasting Focus. A Wand or Weapon you create with Replicate Magic Item can be used instead. The class has spell slots from level 1, but its list ends at 5th-level spells.

Rating key

Hot Take: Prepare spells for recurring problems that your magic-item plans do not already cover. Each prepared slot should have a job beyond matching a high rating.

Cantrips

1st-level spells

2nd-level spells

3rd-level spells

4th- and 5th-level spells

Homunculus Servant and subclass context

Homunculus Servant is a 2nd-level ritual that creates one Tiny Construct at a time. The servant acts immediately after you, follows your commands without costing your action, and can deliver a touch-range spell while within 120 feet of you. That makes it a durable utility decision, not an automatic pick for every prepared list.

Each Artificer subclass receives its own always-prepared spell list. Those subclass spells do not count against the number of Artificer spells you prepare through Spellcasting, so compare a proposed preparation against the spells your subclass already makes available. The Artificer class guide covers Alchemist, Armorer, Artillerist, Battle Smith, and Cartographer features without duplicating them here.

Arcana Unleashed additions

If your table allows Arcana Unleashed, it adds five Artificer spells. They expand preparation choices but do not change the class's 5th-level ceiling.

Confirm the book is in scope with your GM before preparing one. The Arcana Unleashed overview explains the book's broader player options.

Bottom line

Prepare Cure Wounds, Grease, Faerie Fire, and later Dispel Magic when their jobs match the day, but leave room for an obstacle the party expects to face. Use your subclass spells and Replicate Magic Item plans as part of that decision, not as material to repeat in the prepared list.

For adjacent decisions, see the Best Magic Items Guide, the Artificer class guide, and the D&D 2024 Spell Guides hub. Compare other class lists through the Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard guides.