Ravnica, College of Eloquence Bard and Oath of Glory Paladin from Mythic Odysseys of Theros, and the Bladesinging Wizard from Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. In August 2020, it was widely reported that the book would include "a new way to create characters that’s fully customizable and in line with the game’s push for diversity and representation". Jeremy Crawford said that the options would "better reflect the story you have in mind for the characters". Much of the information in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything was developed through the public Unearthed Arcana playtest – of the playtest subclasses, Crawford said "almost every single one made it into the game". In November 2020, Crawford contrasted the book's new optional character creation rules with the game's original racial ability score bonuses, saying "Contrary to what many people might think those ability score increases that are in those different options, they're not there for game balance purposes. They are there strictly to reinforce the different archetypes that have been in D&D going all the way back to the '70s. [...] It really has been just about archetype reinforcement, and because it's not there for game balance reasons we give people the option in Tasha's Cauldron to take whatever those bonuses are [...] put them in any ability score you want". Dungeons & Dragons Rules Expansion Gift Set, a boxed set, contains Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (2022) along with new printings of Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) and Tasha's Cauldron of Everything; it was released on January 25, 2022. An exclusive edition, with white foil alternate art covers by Joy Ang, is only available through local game stores. Reception Pre-release In August 2020, Corey Plante, for Inverse, wrote: "All things considered, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything already feels like a must-buy as the most important D&D book of 2020 that players will be reference for many years to come". Scott Baird, for Screen Rant, highlighted the slow release schedule of 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons and that "Tasha's Cauldron of Everything might offer some of the biggest additions to the game since it was first launched". Multiple critics highlighted the anticipation of new racial rules after Wizards of the Coast's announcement in June 2020 that the company would make substantive changes to character creation. Jeffrey Parkin, for Polygon, wrote: "The most important and intriguing announcement about Tasha’s Cauldron is a new and extensive set of