For Pact of the Tome warlocks, they can take the Book of Ancient Secrets invocation to unlock ritual casting instead of taking the ritual caster feat. The invocation might be less costly than a feat, but I guess you can't do this with a Chain, Talisman, or Blade pact warlock. Book of Ancient Secrets is one of my favourite invocations for Tome warlocks and I was sad to see it didn't make it into the 2024 PHB =( I will be asking my DM if I can still use it though 😂 all this aside, I agree that the spell list for this warlock is not amazing.
Me personally my undead warlock uses either big aoe damage spells or concentration spells that let me hit multiple times with one spell slot. Since the features only trigger once a turn I want it attacked to a big hit. Sure EB gives a larger chance to get hem attempt off but being able to effectively upcast vampiric touch an extra level. Or make that cone of cold (not sure if that is from my staff or my character but going with it) hit everyone a little harder. Yes please. Vampiric touch, enervation, etc. bonus points those 2 also already do necrotic damage and heal based on damage dealt. Combined with one level of divine soul sorcerer for con proficiency, access to inflict wounds and the favored by the gods. First and last one bothe helping keep concentration up. And the other for an extra shot of touch based necrotic. I took chain boon because vampiric touch lets me cast it from the familiars place. Having an imp or quasit they can turn invisible and give advantage to the roll. Been a blast to play.
For Pact of the Tome warlocks, they can take the Book of Ancient Secrets invocation to unlock ritual casting instead of taking the ritual caster feat. The invocation might be less costly than a feat, but I guess you can't do this with a Chain, Talisman, or Blade pact warlock. Book of Ancient Secrets is one of my favourite invocations for Tome warlocks and I was sad to see it didn't make it into the 2024 PHB =( I will be asking my DM if I can still use it though 😂 all this aside, I agree that the spell list for this warlock is not amazing.
Me personally my undead warlock uses either big aoe damage spells or concentration spells that let me hit multiple times with one spell slot.
Since the features only trigger once a turn I want it attacked to a big hit. Sure EB gives a larger chance to get hem attempt off but being able to effectively upcast vampiric touch an extra level. Or make that cone of cold (not sure if that is from my staff or my character but going with it) hit everyone a little harder. Yes please.
Vampiric touch, enervation, etc. bonus points those 2 also already do necrotic damage and heal based on damage dealt. Combined with one level of divine soul sorcerer for con proficiency, access to inflict wounds and the favored by the gods. First and last one bothe helping keep concentration up. And the other for an extra shot of touch based necrotic.
I took chain boon because vampiric touch lets me cast it from the familiars place. Having an imp or quasit they can turn invisible and give advantage to the roll.
Been a blast to play.