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”
Category Archives: Spells
Making the Most of the Polymorph Spell in D&D 5e
Digging into the polymorph spell and how it can be used effectively. Polymorph is one of the best and most flexible 4th level spells in D&D 5e. Available for bards, druids, sorcerers and wizards, it makes a great buff or debuff. But with so much flexibility, it can be difficult to know how to bestContinue reading “Making the Most of the Polymorph Spell in D&D 5e”
Is Blur or Mirror Image better in D&D 5e?
Calculating which defensive spells is best. At level 2, spellcasters get access to a couple of defensive spells in the shape of blur and mirror image. But which is best to take? In this article, I’m going to dig into the data on this, as well as looking at the changes for these spells inContinue reading “Is Blur or Mirror Image better in D&D 5e?”
Has True Strike Improved Enough in D&D 2024?
Analysing how good the new version of true strike is. A few spells in D&D 5e were completely changed in the 2024 edition, and one of those was true strike. Often this was done with good reason with certain spells underperforming, and that was certainly the case for true strike. So how bad was trueContinue reading “Has True Strike Improved Enough in D&D 2024?”
Which Class has the Best Unique Spells in D&D 5e?
Documenting and analysing all the unique spells for each class. Most spells in D&D 5e are available to multiple classes. However, a few are unique to a single class. In some instances, this gives those classes access to flavourful or even powerful options not possessed by other spellcasters. Knowing what those unique spells are canContinue reading “Which Class has the Best Unique Spells in D&D 5e?”
Making the Most of the Time Stop Spell in D&D 5e
Want to know what to do once you’ve stopped time? Read on for my advice. Time stop is a hugely powerful, level 9 spell. This means it’s rarely available to characters unless you happen to be a level 17+ wizard or sorcerer. But once you get to those levels, you get access to some hugelyContinue reading “Making the Most of the Time Stop Spell in D&D 5e”
The Best Artificer Spells for D&D 5e (2014)
Helping you choose the best spells for your artificer. Artificers are considered 2/3 spellcasters. They lack the range of spellcasting possessed by full casters like clerics and wizards, but make up for this with their infusions and other powers. However, their spellcasting is more capable than that of paladins and rangers, wielding cantrips in theirContinue reading “The Best Artificer Spells for D&D 5e (2014)”
Cleric Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Helping you choose the best spells for your cleric. Clerics are holy spellcasters, granted divine power from the gods. With this comes the power to heal and enhance, but also to destroy in near equal measure. As a full caster, clerics come armed with spells eventually reaching level 9. However, they do have a smallerContinue reading “Cleric Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Wizard Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Helping you pick the best spells for your wizard. Wizards are the most prolific spellcasters in D&D. They know more spells and can cast more spells in a day than any other class. They also have a wider range of possible spells they can learn. All of this makes them an excellent utility caster, butContinue reading “Wizard Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Spell School Changes in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
And how this will affect your character build and spell choices. D&D 2024 brought with it some changes to the logic behind how some things are categorised. Some of these changes include the spell schools that certain spells belong to with 31 spells changing their school of magic. While these changes don’t affect much mechanically,Continue reading “Spell School Changes in D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Analysing Magic Missile: How Effective is it in D&D 5e
Running calculations on this automatically hitting 1st level spell. Magic missile has been a staple of wizards and sorcerers throughout the editions of D&D. It’s a bunch of low powered, magical, homing missiles, kicking in at level 1. But is it worth taking? With such low damage on each dart, it would be easy toContinue reading “Analysing Magic Missile: How Effective is it in D&D 5e”
Sorcerer Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Helping you pick the best sorcerer spells. With metamagic, innate sorcery and other features, sorcerers are possibly the most powerful spellcasters in the game. Typically, they make excellent spell damage dealers and controllers, but they possess a range of spells and effects they can cause. With a fairly large range of spells on their spellContinue reading “Sorcerer Spell Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)”