List of features and items that affect saving throws

This is a comprehensive list of all sources of effects that directly affect saving throws.

General information

• A source can cause different effects as part of its mechanic, but this article lists only the saving throw related portion.
• If a condition is incurred by a singular source (for ex. a class feature), this article lists that singular source. Otherwise only the condition is documented.

Bonus to saving throws

All saves

• Safeguard Shield - Saves +1
• Cloak of Protection - Saves +1
• Ring of Protection - Saves +1
• Jhannyl's Gloves - Saves +1
• Moon Devotion Robe - Saves +1
• Helm of Balduran - Saves +1
• Absolute's Warboard - Saves +1 if the wielder has the Brand of the Absolute
• The Protecty Sparkswall - Saves +1 while being imbued with  Lightning Charges
• Defender Greataxe - Once per round on wielder's first attack, use Defensive Attack to reduce this weapon's enchantment by 1 and increase saves by 1
• Bonespike Boots - Saves +1 when not wearing armour or holding a shield
• Flame Enamelled Armour - Saves +2
• Armour of Agility - Saves +2
• Emblazoned Plate of the Marshal - Saves +2
• Corellon's Grace - Saves +2 when not wearing armour
• Viconia's Priestess Robe - Saves +2 while under the effect of Shield of Faith
• Dark Justiciar Helm - Saves against melee attacks +1 while being obscured. Constitution saves +1
• Dark Justiciar Helmet - Saves against spells +1. Constitution saves +1
• Sword of the Emperor - Saves against spells +2
• Flawed Helldusk Helmet - Saves against spells +2. Constitution saves +1
• Helldusk Helmet - Saves against spells +2
• Cerebral Citadel Gloves -  Charm or  Frighten a target to gain a 1d4 bonus to saves for 3 turns. Strength saves +1
• Phalar Aluve - Phalar Aluve: Sing grants all allies within 6 m / 20 ft radius a 1d4 bonus to Charisma, Wisdom, and Intelligence saves for 5 turns ( Recharge: Short rest)
• Robe of Supreme Defences - While concentrating, add wearer's spellcasting modifier to saves

Strength saves

• Hellrider's Pride - Strength saves +1
• Gloves of Heroism - Strength saves +1
• Luminous Gloves - Strength saves +1
• Gloves of the Growling Underdog - Strength saves +1
• Dark Justiciar Gauntlets (Uncommon) - Strength saves +1
• Gloves of the Automaton - Strength saves +1
• Gloves of Battlemage's Power - Strength saves +1
• Dark Justiciar Gauntlets (Rare) - Strength saves +1
• Blackguard's Gauntlets - Strength saves +1
• Unwanted Masterwork Gauntlets - Strength saves +1
• Dwarven Splintmail - Strength saves +1
• The Reviving Hands - Strength saves +1
• Legacy of the Masters - Strength saves +1
• Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength - Strength saves +1
• Helldusk Gloves - Strength saves +1

Dexterity saves

• Covert Cowl - Dexterity saves +1
• Helmet of Arcane Acuity - Dexterity saves +1
• The Graceful Cloth - Dexterity saves +1
• Dark Justiciar Boots - Dexterity saves +1
• Slinging Shoes - Dexterity saves +1
• Boots of Persistence - Dexterity saves +1
• Boots of Psionic Movement - Dexterity saves +1
• Helmet of Grit - Dexterity saves +1

Other saves

• Helmet of Smiting - Constitution saves +1
• Holy Lance Helm - Constitution saves +1
• Seemingly Gleaming Ring - Charisma saves +1
• Tyrannical Jackboots - Charisma saves +1
• Cerebral Citadel Armour - Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saves +1 if infested by a mind flayer tadpole
• Circlet of Psionic Revenge - Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saves +1 if githyanki (or disguised as one)

•  Bless - Target gains a 1d4 bonus to saves
•  Resistance - Gain a 1d4 bonus to saves
•  Loviatar's Love - Wisdom saves +2 for 3 turns when at 30% hit points and lower
•  Happy - Saves +1
•  Anointed in Splendour - Saves +2 (received at Stormshore Tabernacle)

Advantage on saving throws

• Elf - Advantage on saves against being  Charmed
• Drow - Advantage on saves against being  Charmed
• Half-Elf - Advantage on saves against being  Charmed
• Halfling - Advantage on saves against being  Frightened
  • Strongheart Halfling - Advantage on saves against being  Poisoned
• Dwarf - Advantage on saves against being  Poisoned
  • Duergar - Advantage on saves against illusions and against being  Charmed and  Paralysed
• Gnome - Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saves

•  Frenzy - Gain advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Bear Heart - Gain advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Eagle Heart - Gain advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Elk Heart - Gain advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Tiger Heart - Gain advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Wolf Heart - Gain advantage on Strength saves
•  Patient Defence - Gain advantage on Strength saves

All saves

• Shadeclinger Armour - Advantage on saves while being obscured
• Shar's Spear of Evening - Advantage on saves while being obscured
• Gloves of Soul Catching - Soul Catching: Advantage on the next save after an unarmed hit, if Soul Catching Prowess was chosen ( Recharge: Per turn)
• Shelter of Athkatla - Expend a Reaction to make a save with advantage ( Recharge: Long rest)
• Viconia's Walking Fortress - Advantage on saves against spells
• Orphic Hammer - Advantage on saves against spells
• Shelter of Athkatla - Advantage on saves against spells
• Armour of Moonbasking - Advantage on saves against spells, even while being in Wild Shape
• Veil of the Morning - Advantage on saves against Undead attacks and spells

Constitution saves

• Spidersilk Armour - Advantage on Constitution saves
• Barkskin Armour - Advantage on Constitution saves
• Moon Devotion Robe - Advantage on Constitution saves
• Dark Justiciar Half-Plate (Rare) - Advantage on Constitution saves
• Dark Justiciar Half-Plate (Very Rare) - Advantage on Constitution saves
• Armour of Landfall - Advantage on Constitution saves
• Amulet of Greater Health - Advantage on Constitution saves
• Drunken Cloth - Advantage on Constitution saves while being  Drunk

Dexterity saves

• Acrobat Shoes - Advantage on Dexterity saves
• Ketheric's Shield - Advantage on Dexterity saves
• Elven Chain - Advantage on Dexterity saves

Other saves

• Balduran's Giantslayer - Giant Form: Advantage on Strength saves for 10 turns ( Recharge: Short rest)
• Aberration Hunters' Amulet - Advantage on Intelligence saves if githyanki (or disguised as one)
• Amulet of the Harpers - Advantage on Wisdom saves
• Selûne's Spear of Night - Advantage on Wisdom saves
• Blackguard's Plate - Advantage on Wisdom saves
• Fey Semblance Amulet - Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saves
• Silver Sword of the Astral Plane - Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saves if githyanki (or disguised as one)
• Ring of Mind-Shielding - Advantage on saves against being  Charmed
• The Mighty Cloth - Advantage on saves against being  Restrained

•  Enlarged - Target has advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage - Gain advantage on Strength saves
•  Hastened - Target has advantage on Dexterity saves

Proficiency in saving throws

• Helmet of Autonomy - Proficiency in Wisdom saves

Penalty to saving throws

• Seemingly Gleaming Ring - Wisdom saves -1
• Phalar Aluve - Phalar Aluve: Shriek incurs a 1d4 penalty to Charisma, Wisdom, and Intelligence saves of all enemies within 6 m / 20 ft radius, for 5 turns ( Recharge: Short rest)

•  Bloodless - Saves -1
•  Slowed - Target suffers a -2 penalty to saves
•  Bane - Target suffers a 1d4 penalty to saves
•  Reverberation - Target suffers a -1 penalty to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saves per remaining turn of the condition

Disadvantage on saving throws

•  Find Familiar: Frog - Target of  Bufotoxin suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves

•  Weakening Strike - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength saves
•  Heartstopper - Target suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves

• Risky Ring - Disadvantage on saves for the wearer
• Reaper's Embrace - Disadvantage on saves for the wearer while Reaper's Rigidity is toggled on
• Jagged Spear - On a hit with this spear, targets suffer disadvantage on saves for 2 turns if they fail the DC 10 Charisma save
• Gauntlets of the Warmaster - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wearer's manoeuvres and weapon actions
• Rhapsody - While at +3 bonus from Scarlet Remittance, consume it to inflict disadvantage on saves upon hostile creatures against wielder's spells ( Recharge: Long rest)
• Hollow's Staff - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wielder's necromancy spells
• Staff of Cherished Necromancy - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wielder's necromancy spells
• Drakethroat Glaive - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wielder's dragonborn breath weapon
• Sharpened Snare Cuirass - Targets have disadvantage on saves to resist wearer's  Restraining attacks and spells
• Shield of the Undevout - Enemies have disadvantage on saves to resist wielder's spells or actions that inflict  Fear

•  Reduced - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength saves
•  Ensnared - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Entangled - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Enwebbed - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Shocked - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Encrusted with Frost - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Command: Grovel - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Hideous Laughter - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Prone - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Bleeding - Target suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves
•  Heavily Encumbered - Suffer disadvantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saves
•  Dazed - Target suffers disadvantage on Wisdom saves
•  Flesh Rot - Target suffers disadvantage on Charisma saves

Other

•  Hold Person - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Beacon of Hope - Target has advantage on Wisdom and death saves

• Gibus of the Worshipful Servant - Advantage on Concentration saves
• Family Ring - Death saves +2
• Absolute's Talisman - Advantage on death saves if the wearer has the Brand of the Absolute
• Tarnished Charm - Reduce the DC of wearer's death saves from 10 down to 5

•  Paralysed - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Sleeping - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves