The wizard is familiar with the inability to take offensive action. Sorcerers get Polymorph, in the newly printed X's guide to everything (I'm on moble and can't spell that name) they get the new 9th level spell Mass Polymorph, but they don't get the pièce de résistance that is True Polymorph, what gives?! This spell will effectively soak up three attacks against you with decreasing frequency. LevistusMToF: More Constitution means more hit points, and decent spells. Cold: Fewer options than fire and lightning. Ritual Caster: Here’s a worthwhile feat. Persuasion: Another primary party spokesperson skill. Poison: Poison resistance and immunity are the most common energy type resistances. Fire: Far and away the most fire spells available for you. MephistophlesMToF: The intelligence bonus is wasted, and the spells are all melee focused. Chaos BoltXGtE: Strong single-target damage, but if the target has any resistances there’s a chance it will be less than effective. XGtE      Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour This spell transforms a creature that you can see within range into a new form. Umbral Form: This is one of the few Sorcerer capstone abilities that is actually a savings when using sorcery points to trigger instead of using spells to emulate it. Shield: A must for a squishy sorcerer who likely has less than 16 AC. Dominate Monster: The best save-or-suck spell available to you. The Ultimate D&D 5E Bard Class Guide (2021), The Ultimate Guide to D&D 5e Races (2021), The Ultimate D&D 5E Ranger Class Guide (2021), The Ultimate D&D 5E Paladin Class Guide (2021), The Ultimate D&D 5E Monk Class Guide (2021), The Ultimate D&D 5E Barbarian Class Guide (2021), The Ultimate D&D 5E Sorcerer Class Guide (2021), D&D Starter Set Review – Your Adventure Starts Here…. Enjoyed your points. Any player could do a lot o… Otherwise, avoid melee situations altogether. While the options presented here may be the optimal build for a sorcerer (in my opinion), the beauty of D&D character creation is that the only limit is your imagination so feel free to build your character whichever way you want to. Press J to jump to the feed. InfestationXGtE: Constitution saves are generally easy for enemies to beat. All features and abilities are from the core rulebook set (Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master’s Guide) unless otherwise attributed. Other roles the Sorcerer can fill are controller, striker, or a utility caster. Ten minutes of telekinesis can overcome a whole room of debris, a trap, movement of heavy objects, clearing obstacles, etc. It’s affected by wind, so combine this with a gust spell to move it more precisely. 1. VGtM    Volo’s Guide to Monsters Cone of Cold: One of the “it” spells for evokers, a 60-ft cone is an absolutely enormous area. to increase the potency of the spells they know. Resistance to an energy type, and a breath weapon are both welcome additions to your abilities. Sunbeam: relatively low damage, a constitution save, and concentration make this less useful than it is flashy. Dominate Beast: Tame any animal instantly. However, you could also spontaneously nuke the battlefield, or turn into a potted plant while infiltrating a hideout. Standard: A solid choice for any character build. But here are better more highly functional backgrounds. Dexterity: You need a bit of Dexterity to have a somewhat decent armor class to again make up for your low hit dice and lack of armor proficiencies. Material: A drop of mercury, a dollop of gum arabic, and a wisp of smoke.. You have to carefully consider your selection as you pick from the largest spell list of any 5th edition spellcaster. Quickened Spell: One of the holy grail of casts. You will need to rely on your magic to protect you, and to defeat your foes. Alert: The initiative bonus is compelling, but overall there are better feats for you. I love the idea of sorcery points, but RAW there aren't enough of them to justify picking that class. Polymorph: A really powerful and incredibly versatile spell that allows you to become a powerful creature in lieu of your frail caster self. You get a lot out of a single cast of this at a point in your character’s life when you may only have 2 spells to cast. But here are better more highly functional backgrounds. Mirror Image: A very strong defensive option. Mercenary VeteranSCAG:Not good for Sorcerer. Barricade a door with a curiously large chair, shrink something too heavy to carry normally. Knock: If you don’t have a rogue or anyone with proficiency in thieves’ tools, this is mandatory. Sorcerers are innately magical, so I think they should be able to pull from any class's spell list. Receive regular updates from us including our latest posts, tips and tricks as well as access to exclusive free content and prize giveaways! The only thing better than casting one spell in a round is casting two spells in a round. It gives you mobility and some battlefield control. Even the debuff is underwhelming, lasting only a single round. As long as you aren’t fighting a creature with Devil’s Sight, you’ll be able to manipulate sight lines to your advantage. It makes your magic unreliable but also flashy and fun, if you’re into chaos. Detect Thoughts: Situational, but in an intrigue campaign this could be your bread and butter. If anything it would make spell selection even more important. Storm’s Fury: Contrasting and combining with Hearth of the Storm, this will help you dish out quite a bit of damage. The Divine Soul Sorcerer splits the line between arcane and divine magic, granting you the option to learn spells from the Cleric list in addition to those from the Sorcerer list. Class(es): Bard, Warlock, Wizard Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: Verbal, Somatic, Material Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour. Flexible Casting: The option to convert sorcery points into extra spell slots gives you more spells per day. Sorcery Points: All your abilities are fueled by your sorcery points. Source: Player's Handbook. 4th-level transmutation. Fall damage can kill you easily at low levels, so this will prevent an embarrassing level 1 TPK. True Strike: Attacking twice is generally a better option. Controlled Chaos: This makes your wild surge less likely to wipe you out with an ill-times fireball. And how to use the d&d 5e polymorph? Yuan-Ti PurebloodVGtM: Great Charisma incresase, magic resistance, and poison immunity make you really tough. Red: Bad, useless options, or options which are extremely situational. As far as offense goes, you don’t really need weapons if you pick the right cantrips. In previous editions (at least 3.5e), they used the same spells list as the Wizard. Investiture of FlameEEPC:You don’t want to be in melee. Careful Spell: Avoiding hitting allies with spells is a courtesy most casters extend to their party members by default. Yeah, they're already limited in their known spells, why limit them further by having a trimmed-down list of spells to choose from? EEPC      Elemental Evil Player’s Companion It’s similar to prestidigitation and thaumaturgy in that it’s very open ended. You can disarm traps, touch dangerous items, and protect yourself from small threats with this. Well, to be fair, Bards have access to every spell with magical secrets. If you’re cross-classing and trying to emulate a Rogue or Ranger, you might benefit from this advantage to maintain the element of surprise even when casting with. This spell functions like alter self, except that you change the willing subject into another form of living creature. If you’re going for a melee build sorcerer, this is a great place to start.eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'gameoutonline_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_5',128,'0','0'])); Dwarf: Dwarf is a hard sell for Sorcerers, as there aren’t any ability score increase that play well with your desired build. You can slow a whole army for at least a round with this, as the confusion they will feel after being blasted and temporarily blinded can cause them to stutter. Class. You have a pool of SP equal to your level, and they recharge after a long rest. Jump too soon and it’s wasted. Taking a level in a class proficient with at least light armor gives you a little bit of resilience, but is a big enough handicap on your magic to avoid. Urban Bounty HunterSCAG: The skills make it worth it. Banishment: One of the best spells in the game. Otherwise, the best features of this class are towards the end, making you not useful early on and only gaining your true power when you’ve already got high level spells. Hill Dwarf: This subrace grants you a ton of extra hit points, but that’s about it. The Animal Modifications can give you mobility and defensive powers you sorely need, given your low hit dice and lack of armor. It’s going to be tough to use this ability when you’re not getting your teeth kicked in. Meteor Swarm: If you’re looking for a damage spell, this is the best one around. While you don’t have as large of a spell list as Wizard, you’ve got everything that you’d want to. Facing an enemy that deals mainly fire damage? Flame ArrowsXGtE: Not worth the spell slot. Control Winds: This shuts down flying enemies and archers, but isn’t very useful beyond that. Favored by the Gods: Most buff/reroll abilities offer less of a bonus than this one. Have them do it again. I think WotC made a mistake in 5e in separating the Wizard and Sorcerer spell lists, or by not having a generic "Arcane Sorcerer" option. Otherwise, leave it to the egghead. They do offer a bit of extra defense, which you sorely need. The transformation lasts for the duration, or until you drop to 0 hit points or die. If you have more actions than your enemies, you’ve got he advantage. The transformation lasts for … It’s got low damage, but the secondary effects can be useful. Defensive Duelist: Another feat not meant for casters. A quirk of this spell is that it lasts for 8 hours and doesn’t require concentration, so you can’t end it early without dispel magic. It provides mobility and advantage. On top of that, each School of Magic (the wizard’s subclasses) brings its fair share of power to the table. Unimportant for Sorcerers, as you rely on your magic to do the heavy lifting for you. Storm Guide: This is great in a seafaring campaign, and useless otherwise. Ice Knife: This spell allows a lot of saves to resist it, but it also deals a lot of chip damage. Sorcerer: Wild Magic Your innate magic comes from the wild forces of chaos that underlie the order of creation. Clairvoyance: A great spy camera with a huge range and decent enough duration. The debuff is very situational. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Abi-Dalzim’s Horrid Wilting: In terms of damage and effect, sunburst is strictly better. Also, structures effected by this may topple, which can cut off your means of escape. You can drop a battalion of troops into a fortified location in an eye blink. FrostbiteXGtE: Low damage, but the debuff is huge especially at low levels where action economy is a little more sparse for enemies. Elf: Dexterity and perception are two key traits that will keep you alive. I'm not surprised they're continuing the trend. In previous editions (at least 3.5e), they used the same spells list as the Wizard. Back to Main Page → 5e Homebrew → Spells → Bard Back to Main Page → 5e Homebrew → Spells → Druid Back to Main Page → 5e Homebrew → Spells → Sorcerer Back to Main Page → 5e Homebrew → Spells → Wizard If someone played a sorcerer and wanted to take more utility over blasting, what would the harm be? I think WotC made a mistake in 5e in separating the Wizard and Sorcerer spell lists, or by not having a generic "Arcane Sorcerer" option. This is one of the lesser metamagic abilities compared to quickened and twinned spell. False Life: You should save your low-level slots for shield by the time you’re throwing away low-level spells on effects like this. Shadow BladeXGtE: This is a really great spell, but not for you. Fireball: This is the yardstick against which all other AoE spells are measured. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. Shadow Magic is tricky and powerful. This spell isn’t to be used during combat, since you need to touch everyone targeted. Mental PrisonXGtE: This spell can take a creature out of combat for a minute, or deal a decent amount of damage. Plus, it has Multi-attack with a 10-foot reach and is the only monster creature that has a ranged attack. This spell allows so many saves to resist it. True Polymorph 5e. The fact that it hits all creature types and not just humanoids means there’s no one who can negate the effect. Sleet Storm: It doesn’t deal damage, but in the case of trying to take someone alive that’s a good thing. WarforgedERLW: While not thematic, given the sorcerous origin implies a bloodline connection to a magical being and Warforged are artificial beings, mechanically you can use this just fine. Charm MonsterXGtE: A very good option for trying to take ‘em alive. Linguist: You can cast tongues which is strictly better. AsmodeusMToF: A fine option, but not as good as Devil’s Tongue or the Winged variants. However, if you know your foe is flagging and you’re trying to take him alive, this is one of if not the best way of doing so. Wizard: These classes are too similar to even consider mixing them. Ice Storm: As far as AoE’s go, this spell is the worst for its level. Hypnotic Pattern: one of the few effects that can remove creatures from combat and doesn’t give them additional opportunities to save to end the effect on their turn. Invisibility: The best scouting and infiltration tool, and a great way to confuse and compound your enemies during combat. Blight: It doesn’t deal enough damage to be worth the precious 4th-level slot. WotC has consistently treated Wizards as the most potent casting class since the inception of the edition. Sorcerers have access to a huge list of spells that have wide ranging effects. Your whole group benefits from the effect. GlasyaMToF: The bonus Dexterity gives you better armor class. Green = A strong choice for your class. Rogue: The skill expertise and additional proficiencies are nice, but again, the caster subclass is overall stronger than a cross-class attempt at a sneaky caster. Casting Time: 1 action Range: 30 feet Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury, a dollop of gum arabic, and a wisp of smoke) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you can see within range. Standard: Sorcerer is a one-stat class. Darkness: Situational, but useful when it’s appropriate. – The transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. Sorcerers have a bank of sorcery points that they can use to cast additional spells per day, making them the most prolific spellcasters in the game. The new form may be of the same type as the subject or any of the following types: aberration, animal, dragon, fey, giant, humanoid, magical beast, monstrous humanoid, ooze, plant, or vermin. Investigation: Not necessary for Sorcerer. The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. ThunderclapEEPC: Slightly worse version of sword burst. It also allows you to pick up Eldritch Blast, which is objectively the best cantrip in the game. That is one thing I have never understood, sorcerers seem to get shafted so hard compared to wizards. Thunder Step: It takes an action to cast. The fissures can swallow creatures, and those who don’t get affected will move out of the area of effect….likely towards you if they started close up. Heightened Spell: This should be used on any spell that has a save to negate the effect, such as hold person and the like. Can you polymorph a familiar in 5e? A wide-brimmed hat and flowing robes. You can swing a huge advantage by playing with types and abilities of your otherwise vulnerable team. But believe me I feel your pain, Bards are one of my favorites too. Phantasmal Force: Not the best spell. BaalzebulMToF:  The intelligence bonus is wasted on Sorcerer. Blur: A very powerful defensive buff, taking a lot of heat off of you. When the Polymorph spell ends (see point #5), the affected creature returns to the number of hitpoints it had before it transformed. Red: Bad, useless options, or options which are extremely situational. Reverse Gravity: Unless you can fly, if you fail this save get ready to look up the rules for fall damage. Message: Quick communication, good for sneaky missions. Guild Artisan is the obvious choice out of the PHB, and the best options come from the SCAG. The main hang up with this spell is that you’ll need to know if it will work, which isn’t something easy to determine. Using a wider AoE spell like shatter will net you more damage per cast generally. 4. Mass PolymorphXGtE: You can turn up to 10 creatures into different creatures. 4th-level transmutation. Hound of Ill Omen: Dire Wolves are powerful at lower levels, and at higher levels imposing disadvantage on saves against spells that will otherwise disable a powerful foe makes this ability useful at any tempo. In DnD 5e, the general rule is that spells do what they say they do, and that they only do what they say they do. The downside is that it’s unpredictable; you don’t know if and when the creature will either leave the effect or be forcibly jostled out of it. KalashtarERLW: Charisma increase, and bonus to Wisdom saves. It’s always tough to catch a lot of enemies in lines of effect, and chain lightning overcomes that by branching. It’s a concentration spell as well, so you can use it to trick and then quickly dismiss it. This is definitely worth upcasting when the situation merits. This brand of sorcerous magic is best reserved for the crazy melee sorcerer. Major Image: The best illusion spell. 9th-level transmutation. Wait too long, and you might as well have just used weapons or a lower level spell. Period. Having access to a melee range and ranged damage-dealing cantrip alleviate the need for you to carry steel. Lightfoot: Charisma and Stealth, your main ability and a great auxiliary skill. Crossbow Expert: Not ideal, unless you whittle wands into arrows or something. Charm Person: Outside of combat, this is super useful. Suggestion: A powerful mind control spell with a long duration. The wizard is one of the oldest and most iconic classes in all of Dungeons & Dragons history with access to the most powerful spells in the game. This spell transforms you into a new form. AarakocraEEPC: Aside from flight, this race doesn’t have much to offer a Sorcerer. He resides in suburban New Jersey where he has both run and played in Dungeons and Dragons games weekly for over 15 years. Synaptic StrikeXGtE: Comparable damage to fireball but with a less commonly resisted damage type, shorter range, and an auxiliary debuff. Choose one creature or … Misty step is more useful for mobility, and any other AoE is better for damage. 2. Tides of Chaos: You can use this to reroll every save you make if you’re smart about it. Stoneskin: A really solid buff, but by the time you get it you’re more likely to face magical attacks than anything. Durable: Not good for Sorcerer. Polymorph – Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour . In any other situation, this spell would be awesome, but melee should scare you. Shape WaterXGtE: A clever player can do a lot of things with this. Wall of LightXGtE: The damage is low, but the blinding effect is great for disorienting enemies. Fly: Flight is the best mobility option available. The spell has no effect on a shapechanger or a creature with 0 hit points. ZarielMToF: Strength isn’t a stat you need. MM       Monster Manual The main benefit of casting this instead is that you can sculpt he area of effect to spare certain creatures or hit enemies that surround you instead of the opposite. Evil: Inflict wounds is a powerful spell, but not a necessary one. Warlock: The ideal cross-class. MammonMToF:The intelligence bonus is wasted, and the spells are situational. If you want to grab some support, choose the radiant soul sorcerous origin. It’s got good damage and range and will do a lot of work before you get to your 3rd level bombs. The default sorcerer is a blaster who stacks up on damage-dealing spells first and foremost, and takes a minor in another school of magic like illusion, enchantment, or abjuration to augment their combat abilities. Overall, your spells will be unreliable. how about another one! Enhance Ability: This provides a lot of options depending on what you need. Make sure to collect souvenirs from safe locations as you travel so you have an error-free path back to safety in case you need to escape in a hurry. Since sorcery points fuel your class abilities, getting any number of extra is a boon. Lucky: If all goes to plan, you won’t be rolling many attack rolls or saves, relying instead on spells with saves required of the targets. Agnazzar’s ScorcherEEPC: A line spell, which is hard to aim effectively in order to maximize damage. Why do they get less than half of the spells wizards do, did wotc think metamagic on a fairly limited point system would be THAT powerful? What’s that, the target made the save? You aren't wrong and I appreciate your French, but if you feel this way just give it to them/petition your DMs with exactly this idea and see what they think. Ray of Frost: Frostbite is strictly better. A familiar one can be polymorphic. Deep (Svirfneblin)EEPC/SCAG: Not useful for Sorcerer. There are few things that can win a Charisma save off a decent bonus. Creation: Aside from the size limitations, this spell solves almost any problem provided you’re clever enough to come up with something for it. Where Wizards gain magic through intense study, Sorcerers have a natural aptitude for casting spells, requiring nothing other than their willpower and a few arcane components or a spellcasting focus. The only issue I could think of might be in some metamagic interactions, but then you can use metamagic on whatever spells you want that fit the criteria if you MC, so I don't think there would even be an issue there. Weapon Proficiencies: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, and light crossbows. Misty Step: Your go-to teleportation spell. It seems strange that they'd get all the other polymorph options but not that one. One creature or non magical object can be selected by you that too which can be seen inside the range. True Seeing: You don’t need to have this all the time, but when you need it it’s second to none. Constitution: You’ll need decent Constitution to make up for your low hit die. The transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to […] Green: Good options. Need to fly, swim, climb, sneak, or otherwise blend in? The transformation effect lasts until the end of the dnd 5e Polymorph spell’s duration, or until the target’s health drops to 0 or the target dies. It hits for damage, though not too much. Crown of StarsXGtE: A flashy show of power that does respectable damage for what it is. Interesting content. Twinned Spell: Again, the only thing better than casting one spell is casting two spells. Spell Sniper: If you’re going to be focusing on your cantrips for damage, this is the ideal feat. Keep in mind than this means you’re going to be splitting your spell slots between offensive and defensive casting, so choose your spells known wisely. And two bonus languages is never unwanted. 9th-level Casting Time 1 Action, Range 30 Feet. SmugglerGoS: For a Roguish flair, maybe? Q: Can a family be polymorphed? Standard: The basic out-of-the-box tiefling is a very strong race for sorcerer. This spell transforms a creature that you can see within range into a new form. Polymorph 5e. Druid: While Wild Shape is a tempting defensive ability, it negates the use of your best spells. Vitriolic SphereEEPC:A great AoE, not only does it hit for a huge amount of acid damage, it hits again at the end of the next turn as well. As with many other things, it probably comes down to balance. Urchin: For a Roguish flair, maybe? The downfall is that it requires concentration, so it’s designed to fall eventually. CatapultEEPC: Decent damage, and if the target saves there’s still a chance it does something. This spell transforms a creature that you can see within range into a new form. Erupting EarthXGtE: less damage than fireball, but it also creates an area of difficult terrain, which keeps enemies grouped closer together, which keeps them in range for fireball. Owl, and it counts ten out of ten. Chromatic Orb: More predictable than chaos bolt, but much shorter range. Moon/SunSCAG: You already have the most cantrips, why not get one more? Lightly Armored: If you know mage armor you can spend a 1st level cast instead of wasting a feat. This spell will transform a creature which you can able to see within a range into the particular form which is new. I provide you with the maximum meta familiars in 5e. The guide that follows uses a color-coding system to rank the abilities granted. The default sorcerer is a blaster who stacks up on damage-dealing spells first and foremost, and takes a minor in another school of magic like illusion, enchantment, or abjuration to augment their combat abilities. Guild Artisan: Two solid skills and a language, plus a tool proficiency which you will probably never need or use. Sorcerers typically have a. bloodline tie to some sort of fantastical creature, either draconic, fey, or demonic, that lends them the ability to harness natural forces and transmute them into spells. X's Guide has almost nothing of value in its spell list for Bards, while Wizards get a list so long they could just use the spells in X's Guide and have a full spell list. If you know that spell, it’s more worth it than any other healing spell. It’s a ton of fun to play if you enjoy the random whimsical nature of wild magic. How do you think I feel? 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