Making healer builds more worthwhile? Healing in D&D 5e 2014 has often just felt a little too unimpactful. It’s not the sexiest role in the party anyway. You don’t get to swing a big axe like a barbarian or hurl fireballs like a wizard, you don’t get to sneak about like a rogue or flirtContinue reading “How Much Better are Healing Spells in D&D 2024 (5.5e)?”
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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)”
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?”
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”
Calculating the effectiveness of chromatic orb in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Could chromatic orb be one of the biggest winners of the rules revision? With the introduction of D&D 2024, Wizards of the Coast took the opportunity to update a lot of spells. Many of them got improved with higher damage, better healing or clearer rules. Chromatic orb may have discreetly had one of the biggestContinue reading “Calculating the effectiveness of chromatic orb in D&D 2024 (5.5e)”