List of features and items that affect saving throws

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

General information

• A source may cause multiple effects, but this article lists only the relevant saving-throw-related effects.
• Items listed in this article do not include mundane gear pieces of common quality and basic enchanted versions thereof.
• If a condition is incurred by a singular source (e.g., a class feature), this article lists that singular source. Otherwise, only the condition is documented.
• For effects caused by equipment-exclusive passives and actions, the item is included in the list rather than the passive or action.
• Proficiency, Advantage, and Disadvantage do not add to the saving throw rolls directly, but modify them in a special way. See the corresponding mechanics pages for full information.

Bonus to saving throws

Class features

• Shield Master (Feat) - Dexterity saves +2 when wielding a shield. If a spell forces you to make a Dexterity saving throw, you can use your  Reaction to diminish the effect's damage. On a failed save, you only take half damage. On a successful save, you don't take any damage, even if you normally would
•  Aura of Protection - All allies in a 3 m / 10 ft radius around the Paladin with this aura gain a bonus to saves equal to the paladin's Charisma modifier
•  Bardic Inspiration - Target of  Bardic Defence gains a 1d6 bonus to the next save
•  Combat Inspiration -  Valiant Defence grants the caster a 1d6 bonus to the next save
•  Magic Awareness - All allies in a 3 m / 10 ft radius around the Wild Magic Barbarian gain a bonus equal to their proficiency bonus to saves against spells, for 1 turn

Spells

•  Bless - Saves +1d4
•  Resistance - Saves +1d4
•  Warding Bond - Saves +1

Items

All saves

• Absolute's Warboard - Saves +1 if the wielder has the Brand of the Absolute
• Armour of Agility - Saves +2
• Bonespike Boots - Saves +1 when not wearing armour or holding a shield
• Cerebral Citadel Gloves -  Charm or  Frighten a target to gain a 1d4 bonus to saves for 3 turns. Strength saves +1
• Cloak of Protection - Saves +1
• Corellon's Grace - Saves +2 when not wearing armour
• Dark Justiciar Helm - Saves against melee attacks +1 while being obscured. Constitution saves +1
• Dark Justiciar Helmet - Saves against spells +1. Constitution saves +1
• 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
• Emblazoned Plate of the Marshal - Saves +2
• Flame Enamelled Armour - Saves +2
• Flawed Helldusk Helmet - Saves against spells +2. Constitution saves +1
• Gloves of Soul Catching - Soul Catching: Gain a +5 bonus to the next saving throw after an unarmed hit, if Soul Catching Prowess was chosen ( Recharge: Per turn)
• Helldusk Helmet - Saves against spells +2
• Helm of Balduran - Saves +1
• Jhannyl's Gloves - Saves +1
• Moon Devotion Robe - 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)
• Ring of Protection - Saves +1
• Robe of Supreme Defences - While concentrating, add wearer's spellcasting modifier to saves
• Safeguard Shield - Saves +1
• Sword of the Emperor - Saves against spells +2
• The Protecty Sparkswall - Saves +1 while being imbued with  Lightning Charges
• Viconia's Priestess Robe - Saves +2 while under the effect of Shield of Faith
• Wavemother's Cloak - Damp Aegis - During Combat, once per turn, the cloak grants the wearer  Water Layer Protection^{[See: Bugs]} giving a +2 to AC and saves until the wearer takes damage.

Strength saves

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

Dexterity saves

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

Other saves

• 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)
• Helmet of Smiting - Constitution saves +1
• Holy Lance Helm - Constitution saves +1
• Seemingly Gleaming Ring - Charisma saves +1
• Tyrannical Jackboots - Charisma saves +1

Passives

Forbidden Knowledge

From partially deciphering the  Necromancy of Thay, you gain a +1 bonus to Wisdom Saving Throws and Ability Checks.

Conditions

•  Anointed in Splendour - Saves +2 (received at Stormshore Tabernacle)
•  Bless - Target gains a 1d4 bonus to saves (also see Water Queen's House for once-per-character-per-game until-long-rest Bless by Umberlee)
•  Bliss Spores - Gain a 1d6 bonus to saves until the next long rest (bestowed upon the player character after completing Defeat the Duergar Intruders)
•  Fetcher's Favour - Gain a 1d4 bonus to Charisma saves (bestowed upon the party at High Hall after completing Find Mol and gaining her as an ally)
•  Happy - Saves +1
•  Loviatar's Love - Wisdom saves +2 for 3 turns when at 30% hit points and lower
•  Rapture - Gain a 1d6 bonus to saves until the next long rest (see Naoise Nallinto page for further details)
•  Resistance - Gain a 1d4 bonus to saves
•  Sweet Stone Features - 1d4 bonus to saves, does not stack with Bless but is essentially permanent
•  Volo's Guide to Monsters - Saves +2 (bestowed upon the party at High Hall after completing Rescue Volo)

Penalty to saving throws

Class features

•  Boar Companion - All creatures within the  Kick Up Muck area suffer a -2 penalty to Dexterity saves
•  Wolf Companion - Target of  Infectious Bite suffers a -1 penalty to Constitution saves. Target also suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves

Spells

•  Find Familiar: Rat - Target of  Infectious Bite suffers a -1 penalty to Constitution saves. Target also suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves

Illithid powers

•  Fracture Psyche - Target suffers a -1 penalty to saves. The full-illithid version applies a -5 penalty instead.
•  Shatter Psyche - Target suffers a -2 penalty to saves. The full-illithid version applies a -5 penalty instead.

Items

• Gloves of Baneful Striking - On a weapon hit, the target suffers a 1d4 penalty to saves for 2 turns^{[See: Bugs]}
• 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)
• Seemingly Gleaming Ring - Wisdom saves -1

Conditions

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

Proficiency in saving throws

Class features

•  Iron Mind - Proficiency in Wisdom and Intelligence saves
•  Resilient - Increase an ability by 1 (max 20). Gain proficiency in that ability's saves
•  Transmuter's Stone: Constitution - Proficiency in Constitution saves

Items

• Elixir of Dwarven Resilience - Proficiency in saves until making three successful saves or until a long rest, upon consumption
• Helmet of Autonomy - Proficiency in Wisdom saves

Advantage on saving throws

Races

•  Elf - Advantage on saves against being  Charmed
•  Drow - Advantage on saves against being  Charmed
•  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
•  Half-Elf - Advantage on saves against being  Charmed
•  Halfling - Advantage on saves against being  Frightened
  •  Strongheart Halfling - Advantage on saves against being  Poisoned

Class features

•  Countercharm - All allies in a 9 m / 30 ft radius around the Bard gain advantage on saves against being  Charmed or  Frightened, for 3 turns
•  Danger Sense - Advantage on Dexterity saves against traps, spells and surfaces as long as Barbarian is not Blinded or Incapacitated
•  Frenzy - Advantage on Strength saves
•  Lucky: Reroll with Advantage - Advantage on any save, at the cost of a  Luck Point
•  Patient Defence - Advantage on Dexterity saves
•  Rage - Advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Bear Heart - Advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Eagle Heart - Advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Elk Heart - Advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Tiger Heart - Advantage on Strength saves
•  Rage: Wolf Heart - Advantage on Strength saves

Spells

•  Heroes' Feast - Advantage on Wisdom saves
• Mage Slayer (Feat) - Advantage on any save against a spell that was cast within the melee range at you. Enemies you hit have disadvantage on concentration saves
•  Protection from Poison - Advantage on saves against being  Poisoned

Items

All saves

• Chancer's Carcanet - Expend a  Reaction to make a save with advantage ( Recharge: Long rest)
• Shar's Spear of Evening - Advantage on saves while being obscured
• Shadeclinger Armour - Advantage on saves while being obscured

Constitution saves

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

Dexterity saves

• Acrobat Shoes - Advantage on Dexterity saves
• Elven Chain - Advantage on Dexterity saves
• Gontr Mael - Celestial Haste: Advantage on Dexterity saves for 5 turns ( Recharge: Long rest)
• Ketheric's Shield - Advantage on Dexterity saves

Other saves

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

Spell saves

• Armour of Moonbasking - Advantage on saves against spells, even while being in Wild Shape
• Orphic Hammer - Advantage on saves against spells
• Shelter of Athkatla - Advantage on saves against spells
• Veil of the Morning - Advantage on saves against Undead attacks and spells
• Viconia's Walking Fortress - Advantage on saves against spells

Conditions

•  Enlarged - Target has advantage on Strength saves
•  Gaseous Form - Advantage on Constitution, Dexterity, and Strength saves
•  Githzerai Mind Barrier - Advantage on Intelligence saves (received in the Mind Flayer Colony)
•  Haste Spores - Target has advantage on Dexterity saves
•  Hastened - Target has advantage on Dexterity saves

Disadvantage on saving throws

Class features

•  Eldritch Strike - Target suffers disadvantage on the next save against the caster's spell
•  Nature's Wrath - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves

Spells

•  Bestow Curse: Charisma Disadvantage - Target suffers disadvantage on Charisma saves
•  Bestow Curse: Constitution Disadvantage - Target suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves
•  Bestow Curse: Dexterity Disadvantage - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Bestow Curse: Strength Disadvantage - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength saves
•  Bestow Curse: Intelligence Disadvantage - Target suffers disadvantage on Intelligence saves
•  Bestow Curse: Wisdom Disadvantage - Target suffers disadvantage on Wisdom saves
•  Contagion: Filth Fever - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength saves
•  Contagion: Seizure - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Contagion: Slimy Doom - Target suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves
•  Evard's Black Tentacles - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Find Familiar: Frog - Target of  Bufotoxin suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Flesh to Stone (the 3 stages before  Petrification) - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Otto's Irresistible Dance - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves

Weapon actions

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

Items

• Drakethroat Glaive - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wielder's dragonborn breath weapon
• Faltering Will - Disadvantage on Wisdom saves until long rest, upon consumption
• Gauntlets of the Warmaster - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wearer's manoeuvres and weapon actions
• Hollow's Staff - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wielder's necromancy spells
• Jagged Spear - On a hit with this spear, targets suffer disadvantage on Constitution saves for 2 turns if they fail the DC 10 Charisma save
• Oil of Diminution - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength saves for 2 turns if they fail the DC 11 Constitution save
• Reaper's Embrace - Disadvantage on Dexterity saves for the wearer while Reaper's Rigidity is toggled on
• Resonance Stone - All creatures in a 9 m / 30 ft radius suffer disadvantage on Wisdom, Intelligence, and Charisma saves
• 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)
• Risky Ring - Disadvantage on saves for the wearer
• 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
• Staff of Cherished Necromancy - Targets have disadvantage on saves against wielder's necromancy spells
• Tadpole Elixir - Disadvantage on Constitution, Wisdom and Intelligence saves, upon consumption

Conditions

•  Arcane Hunger - Gale suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves
  •  Greater Arcane Hunger - Gale suffers disadvantage on saves
  •  Severe Arcane Hunger - Gale suffers disadvantage on saves

•  Bleeding - Target suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves
•  Burden of Time Aura - Beasts and non-Elf Humanoids in a 3 m / 10 ft radius around He Who Was suffer disadvantage on saves
•  Command: Grovel - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Constricted - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Dazed - Target suffers disadvantage on Wisdom saves
•  Encrusted with Frost - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Ensnared - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
  •  Ensnared - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
  •  Ensnared - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Entangled - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Enwebbed - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Feverish - Suffer disadvantage on Strength saves
  •  Filth Fever - Suffer disadvantage on Strength saves
•  Harrowed - Target suffers disadvantage on Wisdom and Charisma saves (the aura emanates from the Echo of a Lost Love)
•  Heavily Encumbered - Suffer disadvantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saves
•  Hideous Laughter - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Infected - Target suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves
•  Maimed - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Muddy - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Prone - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Reduced - Target suffers disadvantage on Strength saves
•  Restrained - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Rotting - Target suffers disadvantage on Charisma saves
  •  Flesh Rot - Target suffers disadvantage on Charisma saves
•  Sea Plague - All creatures in the area suffer disadvantage on Strength saves
•  Septic - Target suffers disadvantage on Constitution saves
•  Shadow-Cursed Vines - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Shocked - Target suffers disadvantage on Dexterity saves
•  Stricken With Blinding Sickness - Target suffers disadvantage on Wisdom saves

Automatic failure on saving throws

Spells

•  Hold Monster - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Hold Person - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves

Items

•  Crawler Mucus - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Drow Poison - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves

Conditions

•  Befuddled - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Confused Stupor - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Downed - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Knocked Out - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Lethargic - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Paralysed - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Sleeping - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
•  Stunned - Target automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves

Other

Races

•  Halfling Luck - Re-roll once upon rolling a 1 on saving throws, attack rolls, and ability checks

Class features

•  Dungeon Delver: Perception - Advantage on Perception checks made to detect hidden objects and on saves made to avoid or resist traps
•  War Caster: Concentration - Advantage on Concentration saves for spells

Spells

•  Beacon of Hope - Targets have advantage on Wisdom and death saves

Items

• Absolute's Talisman - Advantage on death saves if the wearer has the Brand of the Absolute
• Essence of Ether - Suffer the effects of sophorific drug and automatically fail all Strength and Dexterity saves, upon consumption
• Family Ring - Death saves +2
• Gibus of the Worshipful Servant - Advantage on Concentration saves
• Helldusk Boots - When the wearer fails a save, they can use their  Reaction to succeed it instead
• Karabasan's Gift - Target suffers the effects of paralytic poison and automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity saves
• Ring of Evasion - When the wearer fails a Dexterity save, they can use their  Reaction to succeed it instead
• Tarnished Charm - Reduce the DC of wearer's death saves from 10 down to 5
• Wizardsbane Oil - Target suffers disadvantage on Concentration saves

Conditions

•  Blood-draw Sickness - Suffer a -1 penalty to all dice rolls until long rest (inflicted on a character who has had their blood drawn by Araj Oblodra)
•  Mystra's Benevolence - Gale gains advantage on Concentration saves until long rest (see Balthazar's Experiment for details)

Bugs

• The description of the  Gloves of Baneful Striking states that the 1d4 penalty to saves only applies to the wearer's next spell, but it actually applies to all saves for its duration.