What is the BEST edition of Dungeons and Dragons?
In a Facebook poll of 2,173 respondents, 30.1% chose “3.0/3.5 Edition”. How we count
3.0/3.5 Edition
30.1%655
5th Edition
29.6%644
Pathfinder (Sorry Paizo you are technically 3.75)
19.9%432
2nd Edition
11.1%241
Advanced D&D
4.9%106
4th Edition
3.4%73
Basic D&D
0.6%13
Original D&D
0.4%9
Share: ···
D&D 3.0/3.5 won the edition battle with 655 votes, only 11 ahead of 5th Edition’s 644. Their shares—30.1% and 29.6%—were separated by just half a percentage point.
Pathfinder formed a substantial third bloc with 432 votes and 19.9%. Together, the top three captured 79.6%, leaving the other five editions to divide 442 votes.
- Eleven-Vote Edge · 3.0/3.5 beat 5th Edition by just 11 votes.
- Half-Point Finish · Only 0.5 percentage points separated the leaders.
- Pathfinder Third · Pathfinder claimed 432 votes and 19.9%.
- Top-Three Share · The leading trio combined for 79.6%.