In this video we specifically looked for spells that target you or your allies, and offer an improvement to your combat capabilities. We also don’t discuss Polymorph as we think this spell goes far beyond JUST an offensive buff, we will be discussing it in the future. More videos on other types of Buff spells (defensive and utility) are coming!

@logancombs4842

4 жыл бұрын

what about greater invisibility? put it on a crossbow expert fighter and they are pulling 50 damage a round for a minute. or is it too niche?

@DungeonDudes

4 жыл бұрын

@@logancombs4842 Not niche at all -- but there's a TON of ways to generate advantage on attacks, so if getting advantage on attacks alone is the objective, Greater Invisibility isn't always the best choice. Faerie Fire, a 1st-level spell, can get advantage going for the entire party, for instance. Greater Invisibility of course has other benefits (there's huge defensive advantages, you don't have to worry about your target resisting the saving throw or snapping out of the effect)

@elminster298

4 жыл бұрын

Dungeon Dudes... Would you be willing to tackle a video about using "flavor" in games both as a player and as a DM? As an example, one of my favorite characters was an "Arcane Archer" who was actually just a Warlock with as many eldritch blast invocations as possible that used a bow shaped "staff" to cast spells. Ways to drastically change things without any mechanical changes.

@anthonynorman7545

4 жыл бұрын

@@elminster298 nice!

@ancientswordrage

4 жыл бұрын

This is great and I look forward to the next

One fun fact you forgot to mention about Bless - it sticks better than most other buffs. That bonus to saving throws applies to concentration saves too, so Bless helps sustain itself!

Buff spells make us harder, better, faster, stronger.

@mal2ksc

4 жыл бұрын

I homebrewed (and have heavily tested) a wizard subclass I call Spellpunk, which basically substitutes rogue-lite for taking a magical specialty. The various features given out at 2nd, 6th, 10th, and 14th levels are called Harder, Better, Faster, and Stronger. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-6l82uxEkSVq2IWVKj18GRj2dsk5wa5IlAVfo_pZAu8/edit

@rcschmidt668

3 жыл бұрын

I found these buff spells offensive. 😎🤓🤔

@bjarneclaesen1801

3 жыл бұрын

But fireball makes enemies dead faster 🤔

@dannymerfeld7711

3 жыл бұрын

@@bjarneclaesen1801 But imagine a buffed Fireball.

@LeFisheboi

2 жыл бұрын

@@dannymerfeld7711 literally 1984

*Animate Objects:* "Each target animates and *becomes a creature* under your control.." *BIG THINK* Animate Objects + Crusader's Mantle = Holy Hailstorm

@a.z.pantera5577

4 жыл бұрын

Wizard: casts Animate Objects Me, the Paladin: "You son of a bitch. I'm in!"

@TheHawkhead1HunterK

4 жыл бұрын

Just commented a story about this actually happening in a game I was playing in. our poor DM never knew what hit his Death Knight

@adreabrooks11

4 жыл бұрын

You are an evil genius...

@adreabrooks11

4 жыл бұрын

You are an evil genius...

@XoRandomGuyoX

4 жыл бұрын

Use it on Silver Coins to get the benefit of attacking with 'silvered' weapons. Animate Objects also, IIRC, have Blindsense, so they function just fine in a dark room.

Enlarge also is great for locking down creatures. During a fight with an adult white dragon, my cleric/fighter was able to grapple it for 3 rounds, keeping it on the ground and letting the party wail on it. All my DM could say was 'You grappled the fricken dragon...' over and over afterwards

@emmittcarpenter1452

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus christ. That is amazing.

Druid summoning 8 Raptors to support a Paladin using Crusader's Mantle. 16 attacks, probably at advantage.

Haste is very powerful on a rogue. Haste action to attack, get sneak attack bonus damage, then ready action to attack on someone else's turn, get the bonus again.

@Godoflegos

4 жыл бұрын

Particularly on a ranged rogue. A melee rogue, however, might encounter some issues with this strategy, particularly in that it encourages them not to disengage, which leaves them exposed. Its also not a good choice in a battle where you might be regularly taking big hits, as it prevents you from using Uncanny Dodge (as well as other reactions).

@Pizzagulper

4 жыл бұрын

That's a very cleaver idea. I like it!

@Yeldibus

4 жыл бұрын

@UCGTlpyGkcT5xGErzc4iI53Q Exactly. You SA once during your turn, and once again during the enemy's.

@AllToastersToastToast

4 жыл бұрын

I picked up Haste as an Arcane Trickster myself. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure you can cast Haste, and then attack on that same turn because you do get the extra action. That way, you have a buff spell on you, but you can still attack once (and maybe do something with your bonus action).

@Pizzagulper

4 жыл бұрын

@@AllToastersToastToast I believe so. although I would prefer to use hold person with the rogue, if you have decent dc. >:D

I'm so glad you guys brought up Crusaders Mantle, because I have personal experience in seeing its power used in-game to a terrifying degree. We were a fairly high leveled party (I wanna say 9th-10th level?) and I was a Wizard with a magic item allowing me to pull & prepare any spell of 3rd level or lower from any class's spell list, once per short/long rest. I end up picking up Crusaders Mantle as we were heading in to fight a Death Knight, when our Bard casts "Animate Objects" Hell hath been released upon this poor death knight today. Immediately animating 10 pieces of silver, each one doing 1d4 +4 piercing damage, the bard's objects then gain the additional d4 (as they are considered creatures with AC, HP, and movement), doubling the damage this spell could do in a round from 10d4 + 40 to 20d4 + 40- critical hits non-withstanding. And believe me- there were Crits. It was an amazing combo that after looking back on it, I wish I had used it in earlier fights, but at the same time felt bad for our DM who watched us stumble into decimating his Death Knight in 2 rounds flat.

@mattbriddell9246

4 жыл бұрын

That's a pretty good combo for wrecking large targets. I haven't considered using Crusader's Mantle much myself because as I look at it, 9th level is a long time to wait for such a small amount of extra damage that you'd really need more than a full-sized party to maximize its effects and make it worth casting, but using your idea or a spell like Conjure Animals or Conjure Minor Elementals would give you enough extra minions to make this worthwhile. On another note, your idea about animating silver coins gives me a really good idea for if I ever have to fight Lycanthropes.

@Tricerapops

4 жыл бұрын

You throw down the coins. "Am I a joke to you?!? Do you expect me to dance?" Bard says flatly, "yes." Casts irresistible dance. Next turn animate object and and someone else casts crusaders mantle.

@carterwolf5027

3 жыл бұрын

What magic item was it, or was it homebrew

People: "sorcerers are weak metamagic isn't that good" Me: Twinned Haste with proficiency in con saves

@Pizzagulper

4 жыл бұрын

People who say that metamagic isn't useful, just aren't thinking creative enough.

@j0j0ker

4 жыл бұрын

Does metamagic allow two concentration spells?

@Person01234

4 жыл бұрын

@@j0j0ker It's one spell cast on two different targets, so yes concentration spells can be twinned but no it doesn't allow the casting of more than one concentration spell, the one spell simply affects two targets.

@MurdersMachine

4 жыл бұрын

@@Person01234 Another easy comparison to make is Hold Person. It's concentration, and when upcasted, affects multiple targets.

@bagamer13

4 жыл бұрын

I've been saying this for years and proved it in Tomb of Annihilation when we played.

An Arcane Trickster Rogue with Shadow Blade, Warcaster, and Booming Blade is a nasty melee combatant especially when paired with a tank.

@shadows96100

4 жыл бұрын

From personal experience I can say a bladesinger with lvl 3 shadow blade is not anything to scoff at either, especially once they get multiattack.

@OminousPinapple

4 жыл бұрын

@@shadows96100 try a blade singer with a whip and spell sniper 😉 booming blade at 10ft, move to edge of your reach, attack then move back and taunt them to close the distance

@Troutgaming

4 жыл бұрын

booming blade is an absolute godsend honestly, makes the swashlock into the powerhouse it is

@superfilms8

4 жыл бұрын

@@OminousPinapple doesn't work. Sadly BB is not affected by spell sniper. But a great idea though.

@narsils4shards

4 жыл бұрын

superfilms8 it does though, booming blade, and green flame blade, has a range of 5 feet. S sniper doubles the range of spells that have attack rolls. The language of booming blade says that “you must make a melee attack…within the spell’s range. Since booming blade’s 5 foot range is doubled to 10 feet, characters using reach weapons can use the spell while utilizing that reach.

I remember playing a one-shot as a level 13 eldritch knight, with haste. It turned me into a wrecking machine. Four attacks a round, with 60 feet base movement. You cannot escape.

When I cast bless, I insist on rolling the d4 myself whenever my blessed partymembers attack. It really adds to the teamwork when your friend misses and you go:'no you don't, here you go! *rolls*'

@ThisNameIsBanned

4 жыл бұрын

Thats big as its not that annoying "oh you forgot".

@mal2ksc

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThisNameIsBanned I'd accept "oh you forgot", if I still got to (at least attempt to) salvage a near miss into a hit. If I'm annoyed at anyone for dropping a timely hint, it's me for missing it.

My girlfriend said I should learn the enlarge/reduce spell but I'm a fighter.

@crunch1216

3 жыл бұрын

@@mixmastertdawggyd its a second level spell, and warlocks don't know enlarge

@Daleryen

3 жыл бұрын

get your pants down and tell her you already know it!

13:23 the rogues can ready their action to attack as a reaction more easily and attack in their turn with the haste action, they can easily trigger now they 2nd sneak attack of the round if they attack as a reaction in anybody else's turn

Against average enemies, bless is a statistical 25% damage buff. The higher the enemy AC, the better it becomes.

@zionich

4 жыл бұрын

Or a +5% to +20% increase to hit.

@majorfallacy5926

4 жыл бұрын

@@zionich +5 to +20 percentPOINTS. That's a very important distinction, because with bounded accuracy that becomes a +10% to +40%, or +25% on average

@everythingman0082

4 жыл бұрын

add bane to that and crusaders mantle , and your team will become insanely powerful in 3 low level spells

@Yeldibus

4 жыл бұрын

@@majorfallacy5926 Care to explain how you get to those numbers, Major Fallacy? Seems quite off too me. Each +1 bonus to attack increases your chance to hit by a straight 5%. +1 to +4 results in 5% to 20% or an average of 12,5%.

@piet_501

4 жыл бұрын

Let’s say you have a chance of 65%to hit the enemy. With bless, that increases to 70%-85%, averaging out at 77,5%. The increase to effective hits in not 12,5%, but 77.5%/65% = 119% so a 19% increase to hits. The lower the initial chance to hit, the higher the procental bonus. If the initial chance to hit is 50% (bounded accuracy), then effective the increase to hit is indeed 25%

Hello, Monty and Kelly! Hope all is well, dudes and viewers

Holy weapon is a personal favorite of mine. Was a sorcerer hoot twinned it on to level 20 Fighters in a one shot What's a very amazing feeling watching both of them. Doing almost 200 damage with one action.

@bsmith6784

4 жыл бұрын

@Lance Clemings Destructive Wave. A large burst of AoE damage that also knocks prone, thus giving everyone advantage on melee for a bit. Or helps you escape.

@bsmith6784

4 жыл бұрын

​@Lance Clemings I didn't say it was. Just because it's instantaneous doesn't mean you're supposed to spam it lol. I'm just saying that - somewhat dependent on the situation - 10d6 AoE burst *>* persistent 2d8/turn that takes up your concentration. Steel Wind Strike comes close, but isn't quite as good, especially considering that a miss = 0 dmg, but a successful save = 1/2. Plus, they have the same radius, but only SWS is limited to 5 targets. I give it pts for style, though lol. But, eh. Lore Bard, best Bard. It's among the best casters & _the_ best skillmonkey in the game. (Rogue's _Reliable Talent_ is right up there, but _Peerless Skill_ is far more versatile, not to mention the extra proficiencies at lvl 3.)

@asherandai1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@bsmith6784 College of swords Bard with haste and counter spell. Virtually untouchable in combat and can attack and cast at the same time.

@bsmith6784

4 жыл бұрын

​@@asherandai1000 Defensive Flourish is definitely awesome - especially once it becomes free at ~ 1/2 strength. I'm pretty sure that would be my preferred gish character. The only problem is, I'd rather not have to rely on casting Haste that much. After all, a Sword Bard doesn't even get access to those spells until *_level 10_* whereas a Lore Bard gets to grab them at 6 (freeing up the lvl 10 picks for things like Destructive Wave, Telekinesis, Find Greater Steed, etc). I'd rather embrace the Bard's natural support/control role... and most of those spells require concentration. Besides, going all-in on casting is just so _satisfying_ for me in general lol.

@asherandai1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@bsmith6784 To each their own. I enjoy Jack of all Trades characters mostly. Though I still play specialised characters as well. It's good to mix it up and take on new roles I think. And new weaknesses. My Bard was the parties tank even though I had low hp. At low levels I mostly used Healing Word to take care of the few hits that got through my defences. Even once I got Haste I only used it for the big combats. Since there was only 3 of us it almost made me into a 4th character. The only problem was my wisdom of 3, basically any wisdom save was an automatic fail for me. Which I'm sure you can imagine lead to some interesting problems for the other two people xD

Oathbreaker Paladin with Crusaders mantle is really good, especially with a large group of Skeletons

@kishinasura1989

4 жыл бұрын

Just me and my posse

@taustyz5875

4 жыл бұрын

@@kishinasura1989 basically yeah

As a rogue, PLEASE Haste me. I can then attack for 100% of my damage with the hasted action, and use my own action to ready an attack to do the same off-turn.

@leewiens9912

4 жыл бұрын

Although you cannot add your sneak attack damage to attacks outside of your turn if you already used it during your own, since you can only apply sneak attack "once per turn". Unless your DM rules it as counting for anybody's turn. Regardless, it would eat up your Reaction to attack with your readied action, which could instead be used for Uncanny Dodge and such abilities.

@O_Coisa_Ruim

4 жыл бұрын

@@leewiens9912 Yes, once per turn: Once on the rogue's turn, once in the next guy's turn. "A round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn." (PHB 189) That's why the Sentinel feat is so strong in a Rogue.

@SkarmoryThePG

4 жыл бұрын

@@leewiens9912 You literally just contradicted yourself, mate. Sneak attack is once per turn, and like you just said, it's not your turn.

@94alibey

4 жыл бұрын

@@SkarmoryThePG it doesnt say one per YOUR turn tho

@SkarmoryThePG

4 жыл бұрын

@@94alibey Which is exactly why you can sneak on your turn and again on somebody else's?

I really like using Crusader's Mantle with spells that allows summoning. A druid casting conjure animals, a wizard casting animate objects. each of these creatures deal extra d4 on their attacks.

My favorite is casting greater invisibility on the rogue.

Bless is almost always my first spell in combat, and yes, I too have to remind people they have an additional 1d4 for one minute

"you can unleash really powerful combination...ON YOUR ENEMIES" thank you for the clarification

When playing a low level start campaign I was surprised how good bless was for our group and I only used it because I was given I necklace with a few charges of it. I wouldn’t have normally used it but definitely will in future

Perfect timing, I was just starting a new campaign and am rolling a cleric and my buddy a wizard, we were looking for a synergy spelllist to beef up our party barbarian! As always, love your videos guys! Doing all the hard work for us plebs

I've been trying to find some good buff spells and you make this video the timing couldn't be better thank you

Don't forget bards can pick up Haste with Magical Secrets. I'd consider it an essential pick, actually, since a bard is already great at crowd control and buffing/debuffing.

Haste in dnd does in fact not make waste.

@adreabrooks11

4 жыл бұрын

It does for the other guy...

@Dharengo

4 жыл бұрын

The problem is it competes for concentration with better spells like Slow.

@harvey7184

4 жыл бұрын

Cool profile pic

@toribiogubert7729

4 жыл бұрын

Haste is very usefull for a Eldritch Knight.

@bagamer13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dharengo Gonna have to disagree with you on Slow being the better spell. It's situational. Slow relies on monsters failing the initial save and subsequent saves at the end of each turn which is a problem that Haste does not have. I think where Haste shines the most is when a Sorcerer casts it with the metamagic Twinned Spell; Especially when you are facing a single target monster with high wisdom. Slow is a fantastic spell nonetheless; It is ideal in combat when there are many creatures with low wisdom scores clumped up which gives you a better probability of failed saves.

1. Bless - 00:55 2. Enlarge/Reduce - 03:53 3. Shadow Blade - 05:51 4. Crusader's Mantle - 07:24 5. Haste - 10:03

Thanks for getting started on the party buffer videos!

Ahahaha i once use Haste on our Warrion in the last battle against Stradd and... His main servant (don't remember the name) well that dude got ONE SHOTED by the warrion but Stradd used a mind control spell over him. Then it was my turn again so i just... Used another concentratión spell and completly scrubbed Stradd and the DM plan's because the figthter was now exausted and coudnt attack us xD. The DM was pretty mad about that one..

@44R0Ndin

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good thing about Haste. Additionally, if you wanted (and had the spell slots for it), you could just Haste the "next most beefy" member of the party, or even the "party mascot character who's (in combat) only really good for being a potion dispenser". Two healing potions dispensed per round is quite a lot of healing, if you choose the right potions.

I really appreciate the time stamps. I was looking forward to it for some time :D

Congrats on 150k subs!

Y'all have been my base videos for DnD since I started playing 6 months ago. Thanks for all the wisdom! Bless is da bomb also!

Rogue + Haste is amazing actually. First have the rogue use the hasted action not the normal one to make their attack, they land you get sneak attack, great. Then have the rogue hold action their normal action for an attack at the start of the next characters turn. Then you get another sneak attack at the start of the next characters turn if you hit as well. Alternatively haste doubles the odds that the rogue successfully lands their sneak attack. Not saying its better on a Rogue than a Paladin or great weapon or sharpshooter martial wielder....but its another great option still if played right.

@elbruces

4 жыл бұрын

How does it double their odds to land a sneak attack? It doesn't give advantage on attacks.

@Dokutonninja

4 жыл бұрын

@@elbruces If they miss their first attack, they have a 2nd one from the haste spell. This is what they meant by doubling the chance of landing a sneak attack.

I absolutelye adore Bless. Its an auto-pick for me alongside cure wounds whenever I play a class that has acces to it. Theres just something nice about beeing beeing able to be a force multiplier to your team and/or yourself that I just really like :)

Passing out an extra dice to players when you cast bless or inspiration is one of the simplest good ideas I've heard in a long time. thanks.

LOVE seeing Bless getting so much love right off the top. Pro-tip for any caster who's looking to nab it: the Fey Touched feat is a half feat that grants access to Misty Step and can give you access to Bless since it's an Enchantment spell. Not only that, but you also get 1 free cast of each spell per long rest. VERY useful.

You are so right about Bless. Another major draw of it is the bonus to Death Saves, too. Motivational Speech from Acquisitions Incorporated is a pretty great buff when you know you're preparing for a fight. Granting each ally advantage after they've been hit with any attack for the duration PLUS temporary HP is really, very good, and makes your tanker a brutal machine while helping everyone at least a little. Upcasting at 4th level for 10 temp HP on all targets is good, but I can't see spending higher spell slots for it. Elemental Weapon is a beautiful buff spell that I think is terribly underrated. The ability to touch a weapon, make it magical, give it an attack and damage bonus, and add 1d4 of an element you choose is really very good. Bless coupled with this makes a Rogue a nightmarish striker. Upcasting to 5th level for a +2 bonus set and 2d4 bonus damage is great, and in rare scenarios, upcasting to 7th level could still be viable. I find Holy Weapon from Xanathar's Guide to be pretty strong, also, and well worth taking as a Cleric. It's great for targeting your Melee combatant of choice and bestowing the 2d8 extra radiant damage, but the extra option for the blinding burst when they find themselves surrounded is good AoE damage and control Clerics can't always get.

My party currently consists of two players: myself playing a Bard and my friend playing a Rogue. Because it's so small, I'm planning to take as many buff/debuff spells as I can to conserve my spell slots and to make the Rogue's life much easier. This video covered my one issue, which was which offensive buffs to take. I didn't know Haste existed, and that will definitely help her get more damage output. Thanks for covering this topic, and I can't wait for more D&D coverage!

@Brandonbadn

4 жыл бұрын

Sad thing is that haste isn't in the bard spell list... you'd have to wait until magical secrets.

@MatthewDexterLOA2019

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Balderas Yeah, that’s kind of a bummer, but I still have access to a bunch of other buffs/debuffs until then. Whenever I watch their videos, I always have to remember any spell they mention can be taken by a Bard with Magical Secrets. That’s partially why I chose a Bard for this party, so I could take spells from all over the place and have one character who just has the most powerful ones from each class

I have a hexblade sorlock with shadow blade, making him quite intimidating when he summons his bonded weapon and a shadow blade at the start of combats

@KingYejob

2 жыл бұрын

@@elliotbanbury6442he would dual wield bonded weapon and shadow blade, not bond with the shadow blade

I made a Dex based dual-wielding Vengeance Paladin and the one attack only with Haste is incredibly disappointing, I wish it didn't favor two handed weapons so much as I feel many combat abilities and spells do. However, Crusader's Mantle provides more damage to a dual wielder than it would a two-hander so at least they win out there

@starkiller99

4 жыл бұрын

It actually synergizes well with arcane trickster rogues that dual wield. Cast booming blade with your normal action, use your hasted action to attack and then use the bonus to make your offhand strike. With respect to getting an extra sneak attack, I use sentinel or mage slayer to allow me extra opportunities to use a reaction to get my 2nd one in. My DM hates me. Especially leveraging sentinel to do the extra sneak attacks. It happens a lot standing next to the barbarian or flanking (which he also hates)!

@mal2ksc

4 жыл бұрын

@@starkiller99 5e combat mechanics were developed with the absence of both facing and flanking in mind. He's right to hate flanking and should ignore it just like the rules intended. There used to be a monster ability called "all-around vision". Look it up if you like, monsters like xorns (with eyes on all three sides) and hydras (multiple heads that can swivel all the way around) had it, and it meant basically that it was difficult AF to try to sneak up behind them, because they don't really have a "behind". All of that information, which was published with 3.5e, was then stripped back out of 5e. Check the Monster Manual now, and it's not in the statbox. Why? Because facing isn't in the game, and neither is flanking. If they were intended to be in there, they would be. They have been in the past.

@starkiller99

4 жыл бұрын

Mal-2 KSC Not sure what you’re talking about. Pg 251 of DMG has the optional rule of flanking. If the rules truly intended for it to be ignored 100% they would not have included it in the book. DM can ignore it, but it applies for his monsters as well, so it’s a two way street. It adds a nice bit of tactics to a fight you otherwise don’t have.

@mal2ksc

4 жыл бұрын

@@starkiller99 It used to be there, and there was even a relevant line in statboxes for it. They deliberately took it out. It's not like they had to add it or anything, they chose to remove it. That tells me they don't want to support flanking anymore. They can't stop you from using it, so they might as well recommend a way to do it that they know won't totally break the game, but they'd rather you not. I'm fine with that decision, having played it both ways. I'm also fine with the rules on gaining Advantage being a bit tighter, and the rules on Sneak Attack correspondingly being a bit looser (although that section reads like legalese). I've tweaked mechanics a fair bit and it never takes long for certain players to find the loopholes. I could patch for the loopholes, but writing paragraphs of if-then statements seems way too 3.5e-ish to me and not at all like 5e's "you got Advantage, you got Disadvantage". I try to stick to the perceived "keep it simple, stupid" mechanical system and leave the complexity to the spells and items.

@KatanaKamisama

4 жыл бұрын

The dex based vengence pally in my group uses Double Bladed Scimitar and gets 3 attacks a round base, +1 from haste. I play a support build Sorlock and I'm always throwing out that sweet sweet twined Haste. We just got a ring of spell storing, so I think I'm going to store Twined Enlarge in there so the wizard can twin that on our melee too.

Another fantastic episode

Concentrating on buff spells is the reason you give a ring of spell-storing to non-caster characters. It turns your enemies attempts to break the concentration of the creature who cast the spell into a shell game and gives your NPC henchman something to do while they are hiding and waiting for the fight to end.

@shadenox8164

Жыл бұрын

Not really. It's pretty obvious who casts the spell unless you're using subtle spell. Even when casting it from a magical item. The one who used the ring is the caster for concentration.

great video as always :D small addition: horizen walker rangers also get haste

I gotta think that Sprit Shroud would be on the list or an honourable mention (understanding that Tasha's Cauldron of Everything came out well after the video).

Great video. 15 minutes is perfect!

I completely agree that bless is amazing. One character I really want to make one day will be an order cleric. Blessing also give out a "free" attack with the targets reaction ("Voice of authority" is the name of the feature if I'm not mistaken) and from lvl 6 on you can make bless a bonus action spell -> not something you always want to use, but it is a nice trick to have available (also bonus action hold person to than also get an attack in if the target failed their save)

One of my favorite builds was a lore bard who at lvl 6 took animate dead and crusader's mantle. Really fun to, at a minimum, make 4 radiant attacks when you cast the mantle, using a bonus action to command the undead jazz band to fire their shots. Plus the ranger liked my aura, even if in character they didn't like my walking xylophones.

@bsmith6784

4 жыл бұрын

I love the Musical Dead, but you'd have to be _really_ specific and simple in how you ordered them to play any instruments. Skeletons shouldn't be able to do anything more complicated than repeat a super-simple set of beats over and over again. Even less for zombies

My first time trying to DM, one of my players used bless and completely changed the outcome of the fight. That and crappy dice rolles lol.

I was inspired by this video to make "Spell Effect" condition cards to pass to allies. Similar to passing them the die, but if it's like Haste it's just a list of their buffs.

I just finished DMing a Princes of the Apocalypse campaign. My party was very caster heavy. The Bard and Wizard of the group took to casting Greater Invisibility and Haste on the Rogue Assassin. Gods damn, that was a potent combination.

Bless and Haste, yes, absolutely, completely and fully :D Good stuff, Dudes!

Y’all have become my 2 best friends since I found your channel last month 😂

I know this video is old, but a here's a short story to tell: During the Storm King's Thunder campaign I was playing a few years back, we decided as a party to make our way to the Hill Giant encampment in search of one of the magic conch shells needed to progress in the story. Our party consisted of myself (a Dragonborn Sorcerer), a Minotaur Barbarian, a Goliath Monk, a Halfling Druid, and a Half-Elf Sorcerer. Using some clever planning, we snuck into the back of the base and up into the chiefs room with relative ease, till we found ourselves face to face with multiple Hill Giants, a volley of arrows from Kobolds on a battlement, and chief Guh herself. Our Minotaur Barbarian (his name was Zerg) had acquired a Flame Tongue Greatsword earlier in the campaign, awarded to him by our DM as a rule of cool reward after he dove face first off a cliff just to kill a Fire Giant he had also knocked off of said cliff. Two rounds in, after the other sorcerer and I had cleared out the shooters up above, and we were having issues, since Guh simply kept calling for more reinforcements, even if they couldnt get in thanks to our Druid blocking the doors. Tired of the crap, and only having a few sorcery points left for the day, I flipped through my repertoire and came across the Haste spell. Let's just say my DM went from confident to "Oh shit..." as I told him my next move was to Twinned Spell Metamagic the Haste spell, targeting our Barbarian and our Monk, before using my fellow Sorcerer's help to fly up out of reach. Zerg had had enough of this shit as well, used a charge attack to go right for Guh with his Flame Tongue ignited and his Rage active. I don't remember how much damage he dealt specifically, but he more than one crit, had a +5 to his Strength, had Great Weapon Master, and was Hastened. He killed Guh in one round, running so fast and hard through her that he essentially gave her the female version of a vasectomy AND cauterized the wound with his Flame Tongue. I think 186 was the final number. Anyway, the DM banned me and the other sorcerer from Twinning Haste again, since what was meant to be a challenging fight very quickly became one sided xD

Point of disagreement with haste on a rogue! Sneak attack is limited to once per turn, but not once per round. Therefore, rogues get some of the most benefit from the spell: They can use their hasted action to attack (hopefully activating sneak attack), and the you can HOLD their main action for something like "As soon as the guy in front of me tries to do something", allowing them to get off a second sneak attack in the round! Keep in mind that using the held action will take the rogues reaction, so no AoOs for the round, but still an absolutely worthwhile tactic. Also, honorable mention buffs: Polymorph and Holy Weapon, both FANTASTIC ways to boost up a party member. Great video guys! Loving all the content!

True strike of course

Awesome idea for enlarge/reduce Gnome Reduce Mage hand Flight

Polymorph a 4th level Transmutation, Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, and Wizard spell. It may not seem like a buff spell, but it does transforms a target into a creature that gives the target temp HP (which is very important) along with giving you the stats of the creature and the creatures abilities until the spell ends (wide range of buffs, debuffs, and many other effects). It also can be casted on your enemy into a weak helpless creature. Aid a 2nd level Abjuration, Cleric, and Paladin. Your spell bolsters your allies with toughness and resolve. Choose up to three creatures within range. Each target’s hit point maximum and current hit points increase by 5 for the duration. At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, a target’s hit points increase by an additional 5 for each slot level above 2nd.

@DungeonDudes

4 жыл бұрын

We plan to talk about polymorph in an upcoming video. It’s much more than an offensive buff spell.

Good list Bless and haste are go to for my bad guys

Holy Weapon from XGtE.. 5th level . our Cleric cast it on my Arcane archers Bow. that extra 2d8 on my 3 attacks per round for an entire combat. with sharpshooter and other things it made me a beast for one fight. Plus its up to an hour

@SwordKirby110

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine the wizard also casting Flame Arrows on your quiver.

shadow blade is fantastic with any rogue. i played a rogue sorcerer multiclass and that was a pretty great combo because we were in the dark often

Haste is usually not a great option for wizards to cast on themselves, but for the war magic subclass it's pretty awesome. With their 10th level class ability, concentrating on any spell gives them a +2 to AC and all saving throws, so casting haste on yourself instantly bumps up your AC by 4, all saving throws by 2, double movement, advantage on dex saves, and the extra action. It's a solid boost to survivability if surviving is the goal. Also, if that wizard does get access to guidance or even resistance and can just keep casting it while dungeon delving, they could always have that +2 bump to ac and saves which is just super fun

Woohoo!!! I love these types of spells

I love shadow blade with the blade dancer wizard subclass

It's a 6th level spell, but Tenser's Transformation is very good. I have it on my Bard for when I run low on spells, or don't want to use a bunch of spells in a combat.

In my D&D game last night, we came upon two hill giants who were beating up a smaller hill giant. (who ended up also being deaf and mute) The first thing my Sorcerer did was cast “Enlarge” on the smaller hill giant. He grew to Gargantuan size, looked down on the two other hill giants, and got a *big* smile on his face before going to work.

With crusaders mantle if you have at least two members in a party one as a summoner(preferred as a shepherd Druid for high amount of creatures or a necromancer for the same reason) can add so much damage

In my current campaign I literally just picked up Crusader's Aura. :3

I’m not sure if debuffs apply to this, but bane is definitely up there for me. Basically antibless, but for enemies? Barbarians can just trample over groups of enemies with maneuvers like trips and grapples. Though it’s a utility spell and it’s not as good as getting a d4 added to attacks, I still love magic weapon. Getting a +anything to attack and damage is nice. Above either, however, would be faerie fire. No explanation needed. Always love seeing your stuff, guys!

@DungeonDudes

4 жыл бұрын

We did a video on "Seven Deadly Debuff Spells" and included Bane in our list.

Crusader’s Mantle is awesome because it applies to each hit. Conjure Animals is an amazing way to get some bodies on the battlefield and a handful of creatures have multi attack, with raptors being the best of your DM allows it as it has a low CR (which means a lot more creatures), multi attack, and pack tactics. With the right positioning, a paladin with crusaders mantle active and a group a velociraptors summoned by another member could turn any victim into a bloody disco ball with the amount of radiant damage going through their system.

this plus animate objects ...brilliant!

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@DungeonDudes

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Mr. Monty Sir,Mr. Kelly Sir I just want to tell you how much I appreciate your content. You guys are awesome

@DungeonDudes

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

twinned haste with proficiency in con saves because of Divine Soul Sorcerer lets you haste two creatures at the same time and keep it for a longer time with proficient con saves for concentration saves.

I made a concept college of swords bard that choose Tensor’s Transformation. Pretty situational but seems pretty good.

Keep up the good work

I just wanted to jump in and say Horizon Walker Ranger has the Haste spell also.

In my campaign, I run a Goliath Rune Knight Fighter. Being a Goliath, he's about 7'6" but because he's a Rune Knight, he can use a bonus action to become Large, gain advantage on Strength checks and saving throws, and have his weapon attacks deal extra damage. The wizard in our group took Enlarge/Reduce at level 4 after seeing how big I get by myself. Now we have a Giant-sized fighter on the field (occupying a 3x3 square on the grid) with a ginormous sword and I love it! Keep in mind, Enlarge simply increases the target's size category by one with no restrictions on original size.

Rogue plus haste plus Ready is actually a good combo for multiple sneak attacks each round

Hi! Could you make a video about using traps well outside/inside of combat? I often struggle with them but they seem like a great thing to use if done correctly.

So I just started a twilight cleric named Thorfin Stoneheart and we’re about to hit lv 4 and so far I’m loving the class! One of my domain spells is faerie fire which makes enemies who fail a dex save glow a certain color allowing your team to attack with advantage. Pretty cool on paper, was stoked about it until I realized how good bless is. Bless in a way does the same thing without having to do any saving throw and provides an extra d4 to saving throws. It’s not advantage but it still helps with attack rolls. So I find my self never really wanting to use faerie fire instead of bless being that they are both lv 1. I am keeping in mind that enemies effected by faerie fire glow even when they try to become invisible but I haven’t encounter anything that can do that they.

The real dream of Enlarge is to combine with a Rune Knight Fighter who's built themselves as a grappler (Tavern Brawler, Prodigy/Skill Expertise for expertise in Athletics). Giant's Might + Enlarge would make the Fighter Huge size and allow them to shove/grapple Gargantuan creatures, effectively making any creature that isn't immune to one of those conditions (prone, grappled) your plaything. Being Huge also makes you unable to be affected by a number of monsters' abilities such as being swallowed, engulfed, or even grappled by certain attacks.

I would add the Hunters Mark spell. That is the Rangers bread and butter spell. I made the Paladin that can cast Hunters Mark and Haste. He is a beast on the battlefield.

@DungeonDudes

4 жыл бұрын

Hunters Mark is technically a debuff since it targets an enemy.

I am reminded of the time Ron Ogden of the Dungeon Run cast haste on an enemy only to drop it to make her lose its turn. Clutch move.

One of the best parts of enlarge/reduce is the fact that creaturs that autograpple targets usually only grabble medium/small creaturs since they themself are large. Meaning that turning yourself large can mean the difference between being grappeled and not and in a situation where you need to run..that can mean the difference between life and death.

I remember hasting the vengeance paladin in our curse of Strahd game and he would divine smite on all 3 attacks in a round. those poor undead... but also his AC was ungodly at that point so he'd be surrounded by zombies and vampire spawn and maybe get hit a 10th of the time. he had a shield, defensive fighting style and would cast shield of faith on himself

Shadow Blade is easily one of my favorite spells ever. I have a complete trash-heap of a goblin Arcane Trickster/Vengeance Paladin that uses Shadow Blade as his primary melee weapon. So many dice on every attack, it's amazing.

Crusader's Mantle works really well with a Friendly Neighborhood Necromancer-man and his army of skeletons.

@goodgulfgas

4 жыл бұрын

And conjure animals

@Stormeris

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcdavis4509 Well, it's not the skeletons themselves would be dealing the extra radiant damage, it's their swords and arrows!

As a party of 5 we took out an ancient red dragon with brute force in 4 rounds dealing over 900 damage largely coming from giving our rogue tensers transformation then giving him blessed weapon

@imhulki463

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf

We did some fun with haste to fight a dragon. Sorcerer twined haste on fighter and barbarian. Wizard upcast fly on them. Only issue is if haste came off you fall like a rock.

Dungeon bros, you guys should consider adding a note about the Rogue haste mishap, its insanely powerful on a rogue that understands how to weave in sneak attacks by holding an action. This is one of the coolest offensive uses of a haste spell and SO many people don't understand that it's a thing.

Cast enlarge / reduce on the main support structure of a building.

I have a trickery cleric that I play that makes the first level spell sanctuary and the 2nd level spell mirror image into perfect buff spells. He casts mirror image on himself, sanctuary the next turn and then takes the Dodge action over and over and as long as no one is within 5' of his attacker he serves as an unhittable tank for the ranger, the sorcerer and the archer of the party to reek havoc from afar while not getting touched. Uses two spell slots of 1st and 2nd and is possible with the divine soul sorcerer and the trickery cleric. Try it

@gabrielrockman

4 жыл бұрын

If he's taking the Dodge Action every turn, why would anyone attack him? A tank is useless if you can just ignore him.

I will say this also, having haste is just really fun. If you're a caster any even slightly melee character will love you because you gave them a ton of extra flexibility mobility and help them tank.

My dudes, y'all oughta make a top 10 spell list. One from each level. From 0 to 9.

@DungeonDudes

4 жыл бұрын

Cool idea. I’m writing that down.

Enlarge has a secret buff if you allow large weapons to deal double damage dice (look up UA giant pack tactics video)

Fun haste RP. The party Barbarian has found himself addicted to Haste. The wizard told him "the first one's free..."

@mrjerwin7158

4 жыл бұрын

I thought a bard that charged for buffs and heals would be hilarious and on brand.

@44R0Ndin

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrjerwin7158 Toss a coin to your bard?

Would be nice if enlarged improved weapon damage based on your weapon die instead of adding a flat d4, like it did in 3.5.

@Sophia-vk5bq

4 жыл бұрын

@Lance Clemings I always assumed it did that already.

@Sophia-vk5bq

4 жыл бұрын

@Lance Clemings especially since players only get one per turn now. Would be nice to get extra reactions per turn due to high intelligence or dexterity. You don't even get extra skill proficiencies any more.