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Zenith of Sorcery

nobody103

S88/100
After years of exile, Marcus is coming back home. A powerful mage with few equals, he lives in a world full of monsters and powerful adepts, many of whom have bad histories with him. But he has not returned to pursue vengeance or start a fight — all Marcus wants is to reconnect with old friends, build himself a house, and maybe train a successor or two. Alas, the world didn't stop just because Marcus went into exile, and not everyone is content to let go of old grievances. Strange things are happening at large, hinting at a looming disaster of unknown nature. Still, where there is a will, there is a way — and if nothing else, Marcus has a lot of magical power to throw at problems.
Royal Road4.77· 2.7KGoodreads4.34· 56
Competent MCHard MagicOlder MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic

The Hundred Reigns

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

S88/100
For twenty years, Balzam Magnos terrorized the world as its third Overlord — conquering kingdoms, slaughtering heroes, crushing rebels. None could stand up to him. But then he died, and Simon is now stuck with his Class. Owning the most powerful Class in the world has its downsides. The paladins want his head. His overpowered siblings want his throne. His empress stepmother wants both. And his predecessor's assassin is still out there. But the Overlord Class has a secret: its user can turn back time to their coronation up to a hundred times, reliving their reigns until death. Simon has a hundred reigns to grow strong enough to fulfill his dreams. Not one more, not one less. Better make each one count.
Royal Road4.77· 2.2K
Base BuildingClass SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MC+4

The Ballad of a Semi-Benevolent Dragon

SecretTwelve

S88/100
The story of a semi-benevolent dragon who occasionally does the right thing for the wrong reasons. Protecting villagers from marauding soldiers? Of course — they can't give tribute if they're dead or their crops are on fire. Destroying a tyrannical kingdom? Absolutely — they have treasure that could be his treasure. A comedy about a dragon whose self-interest and morality are more aligned than he'd like to admit.
Royal Road4.78· 1.4K
Anti-heroComedyNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic

The Divine Dungeon

Dakota Krout

S88/100
Cal is a Dungeon Core — a soul forced against his will into a magical stone. With the help of an energetic Wisp, he grows a dungeon around himself to draw in new sources of power. The age-old questions adventurers ask — where do the rewards of weapons and gold come from? why is there a fluffy bunny charging at me? — have a simple answer: Cal. When a threat he doesn't fully comprehend bares its teeth, Cal is determined to survive at any cost. Unfortunately for adventurers, the only way for him to do so is to consume anyone who enters his depths. Meanwhile, a young sheep-herder turned Noble walks his own path of cultivation — one that will intertwine with Cal's in ways neither can foresee.
Goodreads4.25· 14.3K
CultivationDungeon CoreDungeon CrawlingNon-human MCSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Legend of the Arch Magus

Michael Sisa

S87/100
An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity. In this world where magic is undeveloped, he shall once again pave a new path.
Goodreads4.37· 6.9K
Base BuildingCompetent MCGenius MCReincarnationSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Spells, Swords, & Stealth

Drew Hayes

S87/100
Goodreads4.24· 14.9K
LitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Downtown Druid

Seersucker

S87/100
Betrayed by his former gang and thrown into the Rendhold Underprison, Dantes has spent the last five years scraping by. A bastard of orcish, human, and elvish blood, he's lived on the periphery of the periphery, lying, cheating, and stealing to survive. After a run of bad luck, he's made a powerful enemy — but he's also gotten all the tools he needs to turn things around. A slow-burn progression fantasy focused on rising through the criminal underworld of a city-state using newfound druidic powers and quick wits. The MC's powers develop slowly but are applied creatively, and in the meantime he's not above braining someone with a club.
Royal Road4.74· 2.7KGoodreads4.38· 1.1K
Anti-heroGenius MCGrimdarkOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSkill Collection+3

Divine Apostasy

A.F. Kay

S87/100
On his Ascension Day, Ruwen dies for the first time. His revived body can now learn Spells and Abilities from the Class granted by the Goddess Uru, and death is no longer permanent. His high intelligence makes becoming a Mage seem inevitable — but nothing goes as planned. When a rival god tries to kill Ruwen shortly after his disastrous Ascension, survival becomes his only focus. His choices pull him into the middle of an ancient war, and he must push through the limitations of an unexpected Class to reach level five — the bare minimum needed to have a chance.
Goodreads4.46· 4.8K
AlchemyClass SystemCultivationLitRPGSecondary WorldStats+1

Mage Errant

John Bierce

S87/100
Hugh of Emblin is convinced he is the worst student the Academy at Skyhold has ever seen — he can barely cast spells, and those he does tend to fail explosively. When an unusual mage chooses him as an apprentice anyway, his life begins to change. Across the continent of Anastis, Hugh and his friends are pulled into ever-larger conflicts: deadly labyrinths, desert pirates, traitors on the Skyhold Council, the return of a city banished from the world five centuries ago, and a full-scale war that threatens to consume everything. At the center of it all is the Tongue Eater — an ancient weapon capable of devouring entire languages, whose rediscovery could mean madness and death for the entire continent.
pf8.0· 1Goodreads4.25· 13.1K
Competent MCDungeon CrawlingHard MagicMilitarySchoolSecondary World+1

Overlord

Kugane Maruyama

S87/100
The once popular game Yggdrasil was supposed to shut down. But the players who stayed online past the moment the servers went quiet found themselves transported to a game world made real. Leading them is Momonga—a man whose love of games brought him only loneliness in the real world, now a skeletal sorcerer of overwhelming power. As the new Ainz Ooal Gown, he must navigate this strange new world and build a legend from the tomb of his guild.
Goodreads4.38· 6.6K
Base BuildingLitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldVillain MC+1

The Archmage Coefficient

onedayokay

S87/100
Magic was chaos. Now it's chemistry. Through Stoichiomancy, power is measured, quantified, and controlled. Ascension follows a strict ladder, each tier with a fixed number of sanctioned seats. There are no anomalies — until Arielle Blacksoil. Born to a bloodline without magic, Arielle should have been invisible to the system. Instead, an accident reveals the impossible: she's an unsanctioned archmage. If discovered, they'll strip her power or turn her into a weapon. To survive, Arielle enrolls in the Academy and pretends to climb the ranks while hiding magic that eclipses her professors. For the first time in her life she has rivals, teammates — maybe even friends. But hiding overwhelming power isn't easy, and soon she's embroiled in faction conflict, foiling villainous plots, and hunting a mysterious primordial that lurks in the dark.
Royal Road4.77· 2K
Base BuildingComedyCraftingGenius MCHard MagicLitRPG+3

The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon

ljamberfantasy

S87/100
Saphienne lived the idyllic life of an elf in the woodlands — eternal joy her birthright, the supremacy of elven magic her inheritance. But she was a profoundly gifted child, and gifted children see things others prefer to ignore. Once she witnessed the hidden suffering beneath the paradise, she could not look away. Her pursuit of a wizarding apprenticeship set her against both magical and moral challenges. Saphienne grew into a formidable woman — and when the flames subsided, the elves struck her name from history. A heartwarming and heartbreaking fantasy about rejection and belonging, power and consequence, and the cost of being oneself.
Royal Road4.78· 1.4K
Anti-heroCozyGenius MCLGBTQ+Non-human MCOverpowered MC+2

Battleborne

Dave Willmarth

S87/100
Max was a professional soldier — extremely good at his job, right up until it killed him. Given a choice between serving Odin in Valhalla, accepting death, or being reincarnated as a Battleborne on a random unknown world, Max chooses to gamble. Blessed by the Valkyries with an unusual bloodline, he is reborn in a world of magic and monsters — with his own new body being half monster. Thrust into the world with nothing but sharp teeth and claws, Max must use his soldier's skills to improvise and survive, struggling with the instincts of his monster bloodlines while learning to take advantage of them.
Goodreads4.47· 4.5K
Base BuildingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnationSecondary World+1

Portal to Nova Roma

J.R. Mathews

S87/100
Alexander is a rogue artificial intelligence who, after losing the only person he ever cared about, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief. He downloads his intelligence into a body built from stolen technology and bio-enhancements — and steps through into what he hoped would be a world of idyllic adventure. Instead, he finds himself in an ancient city in a divergent timeline where monsters have ravaged civilization and survivors huddle behind thick walls. To protect his new home, Alexander must meld magic with technology and embrace war.
pf8.0· 1Goodreads4.48· 4.4K
Base BuildingIsekaiMilitaryNon-human MCSecondary World

Overpowered Dungeon Boy

Benjamin Barreth

S87/100
A monster dungeon is all Thomas has ever known — he was born there, and has been solo-clearing all one hundred floors for years. The last of his family and friends are about to die as an eternal void beast tirelessly pursues them. Thomas's strength is unparalleled, but what does it matter when you are trapped in an endlessly repeating prison? Meanwhile, Nell Windborn lives in a tiny village on the side of a hundred-league-tall cliff. When the villagers run out of water, their daring plan goes awry — until strange new visitors drop from the sky.
Goodreads4.51· 1.3K
ComedyDungeon CrawlingOverpowered MCSecondary WorldWholesome

Cultist of Cerebon

Fizzicks

S87/100
When Zareth first realized he had been reborn into a world that ran on video game mechanics, he was ecstatic — he'd expected danger and adventure. Instead, he spent much of his new life on the streets of Tal'Qamar before eventually becoming a Cultist to Cerebon, God of Flesh and Transformation. Being a Cultist to the God of Flesh turned out to be much less exciting than hoped, and Zareth spent most of his time helping rich women smooth their skin. Just when he had given up hope, everything changes when the city enters a period of sharp political turmoil — and Zareth is dragged right into it.
Royal Road4.74· 2.6K
Base BuildingClass SystemCozyIsekaiLitRPGReincarnation+3

The Doctor from Nowhere

Anatoly Drozdov

S87/100
After a fatal mine explosion, Russian army doctor Igor Ivanov awakens in a parallel universe—late 1914, World War I raging, his home country on the brink of destruction. Igor does what he has always done: saves lives, using medical advancements that were inconceivable a hundred years ago. But his 21st-century combat experience also makes him a formidable soldier. As he makes connections and climbs the social ladder, Igor is driven by a single goal—to change the course of world history.
Goodreads4.57· 562
Competent MCMilitaryOlder MCSecondary WorldTransmigration

The Claimed Realm

Marc Alan Edelheit

S87/100
When Alaric returns home from a failed crusade, he finds a land drowning in chaos and overrun with lawlessness. He is a battle-hardened general who has faced countless foes and navigated the intricate political alliances of the Cardinal King's Court in the Holy Land. But now he confronts his greatest challenge yet — reclaiming his homeland of Dekar. Grappling with loyalty, duty, and the burden of leadership, Alaric must face the grim realities of war and the weight of a destiny he does not want as he unravels the mysteries of what ruined Dekar.
Goodreads4.56· 575
Base BuildingCompetent MCMilitarySecondary World

Arcane Ascension

Andrew Rowe

S87/100
Five years ago, Corin Cadence's brother entered the Serpent Spire — a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire's trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those who reach the top will be granted a boon by the spire's goddess. He never returned. Now it's Corin's turn. He's headed to the top floor on a mission to find his brother. If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement — but that won't be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he's going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.
pf8.0· 1Goodreads4.17· 27.6K
Dungeon CrawlingHard MagicSchoolSecondary WorldSkill CollectionTower Climbing

Rise of the Living Forge

Actus

S87/100
Ever since Arwin was summoned as a child, all he has known is war. To claim the demon queen's life and end the conflict, he must sacrifice himself — but at the moment of the final blow, the Hero of Mankind is betrayed. Caught in a magical explosion thought to end him, Arwin awakens a month later to find everyone has already moved on. His [Hero] class has changed to a unique blacksmith class called [The Living Forge], empowered by consuming magical items. Some of his old passive Titles remain, giving him the power to forge a new future exactly as he chooses. Arwin isn't going to settle for anything less than completely surpassing the powers he wielded as the Hero. After all, you are what you eat — and Arwin's diet just became legendary.
Royal Road4.53· 2.8KGoodreads4.46· 2.6K
Class SystemCraftingCrafting PowerGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+5