Helping you pick the best spells for your artificer. Artificers are unique among spellcasters. They’re the only 2/3 caster in 5e. While their spells only reach level 5, the same as half casters like paladins and rangers, they also possess cantrips in their repertoire. D&D 2024 has actually trimmed that gap down a bit too.Continue reading “Artificer Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Category Archives: Spells
Is Circle Magic Any Good in D&D 2024 (5.5e)?
D&D 2024’s brand new magical mechanic for teaming up on spells. Heroes of Faerun is D&D 2024’s first rules expansion, with lots of brand new character options and, uniquely, the introduction of a new (for 5e) mechanic known as circle magic. Originally developed by the Elves of Faerun, circle magic spread to the nations ofContinue reading “Is Circle Magic Any Good in D&D 2024 (5.5e)?”
Analysing the Spells from Heroes of Faerun for D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Are the new spells for D&D 2024 any good? We’ve finally got our hands on Heroes of Faerun, one of the 2 new Forgotten Realms books and the first rules expansion for D&D 2024. Within that comes 19 new and refreshed spells. But how good are they and are any of them worth taking forContinue reading “Analysing the Spells from Heroes of Faerun for D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Grim Hollow Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)
How good are the spells from the Grim Hollow Player’s Handbook and which should you choose? While Grim Hollow is home to the usual spells you’d expect any spellcaster to possess (magic missile, cure wounds and the like), it is also a place of much darker magic than that found in other parts of theContinue reading “Grim Hollow Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Making the Most of Hex in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Analysing the warlock’s signature curse. Hex is a classic warlock spell that kicks in at level 1. It works a lot like hunter’s mark with a few small differences. But hex isn’t just for warlocks and any character can grab this spell. In this article, I’m going to dissect how useful hex is, and compareContinue reading “Making the Most of Hex in D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Why Eyebite is Probably Better Than You Think in D&D 5e
Black eyed necromancies. Eyebite has the potential to be a very potent spell. As a level 6 spell, you’d hope it’d be pretty good anyway, but eyebite is probably, subtly, better than you think. On top of that, it presents you with a few different options for its use. To help you out, I’ve outlinedContinue reading “Why Eyebite is Probably Better Than You Think in D&D 5e”
Using Shillelagh to Maximise Damage in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Sticks and stones to break your bones. Shillelagh is one of those spells that got buffed a decent bit in D&D 2024. It’s a druid exclusive spell designed to improve your weapon and it’s damage. But there’s some things to consider in using this cantrip to improve your damage output, especially with the updated versionContinue reading “Using Shillelagh to Maximise Damage in D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Analysing and Comparing Divine Favor, Magic Weapon, Crusader’s Mantle and Elemental weapon
Which of these attack enhancing spells is best and how do they compare? Some spells are specifically designed to help out martial warriors. Some of these are there to increase your damage output, including the likes of divien favor, magic weapon, elemental weapon and crusader’s mantle. Because they fulfil quite a similar role, and becauseContinue reading “Analysing and Comparing Divine Favor, Magic Weapon, Crusader’s Mantle and Elemental weapon”
Comparing Fireball and its Equivalent Spells in D&D 5e
Is fireball really the best AoE damage dealer? AoE spells like fireball can be incredibly deadly, taking out potential swathes of enemies in a single blast. But is fireball really the best of these? And how do these spells compare as you upcast them? In this article, I’ve dug into the data and the capabilitiesContinue reading “Comparing Fireball and its Equivalent Spells in D&D 5e”
Comparing the Summon Spells in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Digging into the data for all the summon spells to work out which are best. Summon spells allow you to summon another creature to aid you. However, the challenge I often have is knowing which summon spells are best and how they compare with one another. While they vary in levels, and obviously, higher levelsContinue reading “Comparing the Summon Spells in D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Which Damage Dealing Cantrips are Best in D&D 5e?
Analysing all the damage dealing cantrips to help you decide which to take. Cantrips are the bread and butter of full spellcasters. Unlike traditional spells, they don’t expend spell slots allowing you to use them in place of weapon attacks as often as you like. But there are quite a lot of damage dealing cantripsContinue reading “Which Damage Dealing Cantrips are Best in D&D 5e?”
Analysing the Smite Spells in D&D 5e
Helping paladins smite harder! Smites are the quintessential paladin spells. Used to enhance their attacks, they work nicely for martial casters. But how good are they, which ones work best and when should you use different smite spells? Below I’ve gone into all the details on the various smite spells available to paladins (and occasionallyContinue reading “Analysing the Smite Spells in D&D 5e”