What this is: a scrollable, one page list of D&D cover art for core rulebooks(or “semi-core rulebooks”, semi-core of course being subjective) rulebooks of the various versions of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG game.

I spent some time searching for a page like this that had everything all in one place for D&D cover art and couldn’t find it (although there are great resources out there, nothing seems to have it all on one page). So I hope you find this useful and fun to browse.

I also hope for this to be an ongoing, fluid post as more information comes to light and (hopefully) folks point out things I’ve missed or books I should have covered but didn’t, etc. So feel free!

Many sites were helpful in helping me remember (or learn about!) the various rulebooks and their chronology, but the three I found myself on most often were the Tome of Treasures, Wikipedia and D&D Classics.

Without further ado, the Dungeons & Dragons rulebook cover art throughout the years:

Update 1 (April 25, 2015): Added OD&D Men & Magic 1st – 3rd Printing cover (based on note from Shawn Sanford in comments); Added Video slideshow version via YouTube embed (at bottom of post)

Update 2 (April 28, 2015): Added 4th Edition Essentials books

Update 3 (July 18, 2018): Added AD&D 1st Edition Monster Manual II

Update 4 (September 8, 2019): Added 5th Edition Core Rulebook Alternate Hydro74 covers and D&D Essentials Kit

Chainmail

Original Dungeons & Dragons (OD&D)

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons -> Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D / D&D) 1st – 5th Editions

Th-th-th-that’s all, folks! (for now, feel free to post corrections, notes, suggestions in the comments below and I will keep this page moving).

Thanks for checking this page out! If you are a D&D dork like me I bet you enjoyed it.

You’ll find a handy dandy video version and photo gallery below. I guess that about “covers” it 😛