Backgrounds

Azorius Functionary

Gain a Religion or Society skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Azorius Lore
Legal Lore
Scribing Lore

Boros Legionnaire

Gain an Athletics or Provoke skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Boros Lore
Warfare Lore
Games Lore or Scouting Lore

Dimir Operative

Gain a Stealth skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Dimir Lore
Disguise Kit
A lore proficiency for a guild other than the Dimir

Golgari Agent

Gain a Nature or Travel skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Golgari Lore
Poisoner’s Kit
Cave Lore

Gruul Anarch

Gain an Athletics or Notice skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Gruul Lore
Herbalism Lore
Ruins Lore

Izzet Engineer

Gain an Arcana or Crafting skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Izzet Lore
Architecture Lore or Engineering Lore
A tool proficiency

Orzhov Representative

Gain an Eloquence or Provoke skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Orzhov Lore
Mercantile Lore
A language proficiency

Rakdos Cultist

Gain an Athletics or Perform skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Rakdos Lore
Circus Lore
An instrument proficiency

Selesnya Initiate

Gain an Eloquence or Nature skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Selesnya Lore
Healer’s Kit
An instrument proficiency

Simic Scientist

Gain an Arcana or Nature skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Simic Lore
Academia Lore
A language proficiency

Acolyte

Gain a Religion skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Scribing Lore
Calligrapher’s Supplies
A lore proficiency for a specific diety you studied

Acrobat

Gain an Athletics skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Circus Lore
Theater Lore
An instrument proficiency

Animal Whisperer

Gain a Nature skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Stabling Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific kind of animal you like
A lore proficiency for a specific terrain inhabited by animals you like

Artisan

Gain a Crafting skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Guild Lore
Labor Lore or Mercantile Lore
A tool proficiency

Artist

Gain a Crafting or Perform skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Art Lore
Architecture Lore or Theater Lore
Painter’s Supplies or an instrument proficiency

Barkeep

Gain an Eloquence skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Brewer’s Supplies
Alcohol Lore
A language proficiency

Barrister

Gain an Eloquence skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Legal Lore
Scribing Lore
A language proficiency

Bounty Hunter

Gain a Notice or Travel skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Legal Lore
Scouting Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific terrain you tracked people in

Bureaucrat

Gain a Religion or Society skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Accounting Lore
Heraldry Lore
Legal Lore

Charlatan

Gain a Perform skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Disguise Kit
Games Lore
A language proficiency

Criminal

Gain a Perform skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Underworld Lore
Lockpicking Kit
Thieves’ Cant Language

Detective

Gain a Notice skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Legal Lore
Underworld Lore
A language proficiency

Emissary

Gain a Society skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Genealogy Lore
Heraldry Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific city you’ve visited often

Entertainer

Gain a Perform skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Circus Lore
Theater Lore
An instrument proficiency or a language proficiency

Farmhand

Gain a Nature skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Farming Lore
Hunting Lore or Milling Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific terrain where you farmed

Field Medic

Gain a Nature skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Healer’s Kit
Warfare Lore
Herbalism Lore or Midwifery Lore

Fortune Teller

Gain a Arcana skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Fortune-Telling Lore
Herbalism Lore or Midwifery Lore
A language proficiency

Gambler

Gain an Eloquence skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Games Lore
Disguise Kit or Forgery Kit
A language proficiency

Gladiator

Gain a Perform skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Gladitorial Lore
Circus Lore
Games Lore or Underworld Lore

Guard

Gain a Provoke skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Legal Lore
Warfare Lore
Games Lore or Scouting Lore

Herbalist

Gain a Nature skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Herbalism Lore
Alchemist’s Supplies or Cook’s Utensils
A lore proficiency for a specific terrain where you gathered herbs

Hermit

Gain an Arcana or Nature skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Fishing Lore
Hunting Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific terrain where you lived as a hermit

Hunter

Gain a Travel skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Hunting Lore
Tanning Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific type of animal you hunted

Laborer

Gain a Athletics skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Labor Lore
A language proficiency
A tool proficiency

Martial Disciple

Gain a Athletics skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Warfare Lore
A language proficiency
A tool proficiency

Merchant

Gain an Eloquence skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Mercantile Lore
A language proficiency
A lore proficiency for a specific settlement where you traded

Miner

Gain a Crafting skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Mining Lore
Cave Lore
Jeweler’s Tools or Mason’s Tools or Smith’s Tools

Noble

Gain a Society skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Genealogy Lore
Heraldry Lore
A language proficiency

Nomad

Gain a Travel skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Scouting Lore
Herbalism Lore or Hunting Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific terrain you traveled in

Prisoner

Gain a Stealth skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Thieves’ Cant Language
Labor Lore
Underworld Lore

Sailor

Gain an Athletics skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Sailing Lore
Fishing Lore or Mercantile Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific settlement you sailed to

Scholar

Gain an Arcana or Religion skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Academia Lore
Library Lore
Scribing Lore

Scout

Gain a Notice or Stealth skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Scouting Lore
Hunting Lore or Warfare Lore
A lore proficiency for a specific terrain you scouted in

Street Urchin

Gain a Stealth skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Underworld Lore
Labor Lore or Lockpicking Kit
A language proficiency

Tinker

Gain a Crafting skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Engineering Lore
Tinker’s Tools
A tool proficiency

Warrior

Gain a Provoke skill feat.

Gain the following proficiencies:

Warfare Lore
Games Lores or Scouting Lore
An instrument proficiency

Custom Background

Gain any skill feat.

Gain any three proficiencies.