DnD 5e Spell Slot Tracker & Calculator
Track your spell slots with precision. Calculate multiclass spellcasting, manage Warlock pact magic, and use Arcane Recovery—all in one place.
Character Classes
Total Level: 5/20Spell Slots
Caster Level: 5Click slots to toggle used/available • Tap a used slot to restore it
How to Use This Spell Slot Calculator
Select Your Class
Choose your class and level. Add multiclass levels using the "Add Multiclass" button—the calculator automatically combines your spell slots.
Track Your Slots
Click the glowing orbs to expend spell slots when you cast. Click a used slot to restore it if you made a mistake.
Rest & Recover
Use Short Rest to recover Warlock slots, or Long Rest to restore everything. Wizards can use Arcane Recovery once per day.
The Clickzy Spell Slot Framework™
Understanding spell slots requires grasping four interconnected factors. Most calculators show you numbers—we help you understand the system.
Caster Type
Full casters (Wizard, Cleric) get slots fastest. Half casters (Paladin, Ranger) progress at half speed. Third casters (Eldritch Knight) at one-third.
Slot Economy
Higher-level slots are scarce. A 20th-level caster only gets one 9th-level slot, but four 1st-level slots. Plan your big spells carefully.
Recovery Mechanics
Warlocks recover on short rests. Wizards have Arcane Recovery. Druids get Natural Recovery. These features dramatically change slot management.
Multiclass Math
Multiclass slots combine using effective caster level—not individual class progressions. Warlocks use Pact Magic separately.
What Most Spell Slot Calculators Don't Explain
Warlock Multiclass Slots Stay Separate
A Warlock 5/Wizard 5 doesn't combine their slots. You have your Wizard slots (from being a 5th-level caster) AND your Warlock Pact Magic slots (two 3rd-level slots that recharge on short rest). You can use either to cast spells from either class, but they recover differently.
Artificer Rounds Up (Everyone Else Rounds Down)
When calculating multiclass spell slots, Paladins and Rangers divide their level by 2 and round down. A level 3 Paladin contributes 1 to caster level. But Artificers round up—a level 1 Artificer contributes 1, not 0. This matters significantly at low levels.
Ability Scores Don't Grant Extra Slots
Unlike older editions, 5e spell slots come purely from class levels. Having 20 Intelligence doesn't give you extra Wizard slots. Your spellcasting ability affects how many spells you can prepare, your spell save DC, and your spell attack bonus—but not slot quantity.
Arcane Recovery Has a Level Cap
Wizards can recover spell slots equal to half their level, but you cannot recover 6th-level slots or higher. Even a 20th-level Wizard using Arcane Recovery is limited to recovering 5th-level slots at maximum.
DnD 5e Spell Slots by Level (Full Casters)
This table shows spell slot progression for full casters: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, and Wizard. It's also used for multiclass spellcasting when combining caster levels.
| Level | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
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Warlock Spell Slots (Pact Magic)
Warlocks use Pact Magic instead of regular spellcasting. They have fewer slots, but all slots are cast at their maximum level and recover on short rests.
| Warlock Level | Spell Slots | Slot Level |
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Pro tip: In a typical adventuring day with 2-3 short rests, a Warlock effectively has 6-12 spell slots compared to other casters' fixed pool. This makes Warlocks excellent at sustained combat encounters.
Spell Slots by Class in DnD 5e
Wizard Spell Slots
Wizards are full casters with the largest spell selection. They gain Arcane Recovery at level 1, allowing them to recover spell slots during short rests once per day.
- • Level 1: 2 slots (1st level)
- • Level 5: 9 slots (up to 3rd level)
- • Level 20: 22 slots (up to 9th level)
Cleric Spell Slots
Clerics are full casters with domain spells always prepared. Channel Divinity abilities don't consume spell slots.
- • Prepare Wisdom + Cleric level spells
- • Domain spells don't count against prepared
- • Channel Divinity is separate from slots
Druid Spell Slots
Druids are full casters who can Wild Shape. Circle of the Land Druids gain Natural Recovery, similar to Wizard's Arcane Recovery.
- • Full caster progression
- • Can cast while Wild Shaped (from level 18)
- • Circle of Land: Natural Recovery feature
Sorcerer Spell Slots
Sorcerers can convert spell slots to Sorcery Points and vice versa using Flexible Casting.
- • Slot to Points: Slot level = Points gained
- • Points to Slot: Costs vary (2 for 1st, 7 for 5th)
- • Can't create slots above 5th level
Bard Spell Slots
Bards are full casters with Bardic Inspiration dice separate from spell slots.
- • Bardic Inspiration doesn't use slots
- • Magical Secrets: Any class spell list
- • College abilities don't consume slots
Paladin Spell Slots
Paladins are half casters who gain spellcasting at level 2. Divine Smite consumes spell slots for extra radiant damage.
- • Spellcasting begins at level 2
- • Divine Smite: 2d8 + 1d8 per slot above 1st
- • Channel Divinity is separate from slots
Ranger Spell Slots
Rangers are half casters gaining spellcasting at level 2. Many Ranger spells are concentration.
- • Spellcasting begins at level 2
- • Most utility spells are concentration
- • Favored Foe (optional) doesn't use slots
Artificer Spell Slots
Artificers are half casters that round UP for multiclass calculations (unique among half casters).
- • Multiclass: Round UP (others round down)
- • Infusions don't use spell slots
- • Spell-storing item at level 11
DnD 5e Multiclass Spell Slots Explained
Multiclassing spellcasters in 5e combines your levels to determine total spell slots, but you calculate spells known/prepared for each class separately. Here's exactly how it works:
Calculating Multiclass Caster Level
- 1. Add Full Caster Levels: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard levels count fully.
- 2. Add Half Caster Levels ÷ 2: Paladin and Ranger levels divided by 2, rounded down. Artificer levels divided by 2, rounded up.
- 3. Add Third Caster Levels ÷ 3: Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster levels divided by 3, rounded down.
- 4. Ignore Warlock Levels: Warlock uses Pact Magic separately and doesn't combine.
- 5. Check the Table: Use your total caster level with the full caster spell slot table.
Multiclass Example: Paladin 6/Sorcerer 4
- • Paladin 6: Half caster, contributes 3 levels (6 ÷ 2 = 3)
- • Sorcerer 4: Full caster, contributes 4 levels
- • Total Caster Level: 7
- • Spell Slots: 4/3/3/1 (four 1st, three 2nd, three 3rd, one 4th)
Note: You can only prepare Paladin spells up to 2nd level and Sorcerer spells up to 2nd level based on individual class levels, but you can cast them using any of your combined slots.