Warlock Spells 5e Guide for Tier 2 5E D&D
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- Warlock Spells 5e Guide for Tier 2 5E D&D
Nerdarchy looks at tier 2 spells for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. In the case we are looking at goto spells for warlock.
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Perhaps you have freckles. Every freckle represents a stolen soul. You may have many souls to bargin with.
Nerdarchist Dave
Sadly, I do not. So I will have to claim my throne "the hard way"...
Day walker!!!!!!
I hear first born children are common bartering tools. And if you’re abstinent, homosexual, unable to concieve, infertile, or just plain don’t want children, it’s a winwin
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I know this video is old, just wanted to say that charm says "it knows it was charmed by you" but it doesnt say it becomes hostile. I love the idea of someone getting charmed and then like 20 minutes after it leave it going.... that cheeky punk pulled one over on me, respect. I am going to slap him upside his head next time I see him, but well played sir... well played.
You should do one for the spells in the extended spell lists from the warlock subclasses, also with the ones they can get from invocations
We went broad for the sake of brevity, but if the demand is there we can certainly revisit them.
Nerdarchist Dave
@@Nerdarchy Yeah i think lot of the utility from the warlocks comes from their invocations(seriously there are so many spells that you can get from invocations) and their extended spell list, considering that the extended spell lists are generally better than their general list
@@Reluxthelegend I agree, the Invocation Spells are definitely helpful, especially/specifically the ones that don't use the Spell Slot & can be used at will even if they're 1/LR. Examples:
'Shroud of Shadow' (Cast Invisibility at will, without expending a spell slot)
'Trickster's Escape' (Freedom of Movement 1/LR without expending a spell slot)
'Gift of the Depths' (You can breathe underwater & gain a Swimming Speed = Walking Speed; You can also cast Water Breathing 1/LR without expending a spell slot)
Got you covered on the website: nerdarchy.com/wringing-the-arcane-juice-from-your-5e-dd-warlock-spells/
@@Nerdarchy Yes please
You cant see in hunger of hadar, its not darkness its a different dimension.. You are Blind if you are inside and can not see into the sphere otherwise
This spell just got way creepier
Ahoy! The main thing I notice is how many of these are concentration spells. This means they have to be weighed against hex. Tier 2 warlocks get only 2 spells slots (though it is nice that they get them back on a short rest), but hex cast as at level 3 or 4 can last 8 hours, and level 5 hex sticks around all day. Given it's useful both for melee and at range, that is pretty great return on spell slot investment. Shadow of Moil is a nice upgrade, but only lasts a minute.
A minute is 10 rounds. Almost all fights end withing 10 rounds. Getting advantage on attacks with disadvantage to your enemies really help. To get the crit for eldritch smite
Hex is not worth your concentration after lower levels. Warlocks can do so much better with that spell slot and their concentration than hex. At low levels it's not an insignificant increase to dpr but at higher levels I don't rate hex compared to the other spells we could be using (hypnotic pattern, fear, sickening radiance, etc).
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Happy to be of service. Hope you find a group.
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I'd note that according to Jeremy Crawford, the Heavily obscured trait is separate from the darkness, meaning everything is effectively blinded to you regardless of darkvision
I love these intros!
People seem to either love them or hate them, but we amuse ourselves.
Nerdarchist Dave
Since you brought up Counterspell. My big gripe with that spell, is that upcasting it has absolutely NO effect on spells that are of a too high level. So if I can cast lv. 8 spells, and I try to counter a lv. 9 spell, casting counterspell as a level 3 or as a level 8 spell makes no difference. This is a flaw in my estimation.
Yeah, I give a +2 to the check to counterspell or dispel magic per level upcast.
@@DexteroExplosion +2 might be too much, +1 would be enough
@@Reluxthelegend Agreed. +1 would solve it.
@@Reluxthelegend I've crunched the numbers on various scenarios and +2 is where I've determined to set it. +1 doesn't make it worth it, and +3 makes it so you can actually counterspell higher level spells, in some cases, with no chance of failure.
Great place for a house rule. We've been known to allow arcana checks to determine spell information as part of the casting.
Nerdarchist Dave
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Shadow of Moil gives you concealment that even other warlock cannot see through. They are not obscured by magical darkness they are just heavily obscured. The only problem with the spell is that it gives creatures disadvantage to hit you but only does damage when they hit you.
But if they can't see you, and you can see them, you have advantage, after all you are heavily obscured "to others"
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That's disgusting!
Thanks guys, I really needed this advice for my next session!
We are always happy to be of service.
Nerdarchist Dave
Eldritch Blast is worth your soul! 💥
Great video, but no Hex? Seemed highly iconic for Warlocks.
We covered that under tier 1 spells.
th-cam.com/video/BuhlTnHn54A/w-d-xo.html
Nerdarchist Dave
Hypnotic Pattern is my favorite my party of 4 killed off 7 ogres and stopped the BBEG as well as her entire party because I cast this and they all failed their save.
the buff I chose for my warlock, who's now 10th lvl, kept Armor of Agathys
Damn good spell.
Darkness and Maddening darkness are my picks
Counterspell is a trap for warlocks at early tiers imho. You only have 2 spell slots, if you are always reserving a slot for counterspell you effectively only have 1 spell slot. Take other spells that are more likely to be useful imho.
just dont get hit with a lightning bolt spell for 30 dam thinking hellish rebuke would be enough to finish the caster off doing 20 dam as 6th lv :(
Shadow of Moil is also very good if you have the One with the Shadows invocation, then is also doubles as a free invisibility.
Everything is already effectively blinded to you when you cast the spell as you're heavily obscured by the flaming wreath around you, not the darkness. Heavily obscured renders creatures effectively blinded to you, which gives the same effects of being invisible, except better because it's not as easily seen through. Truesight is needed to see through invisibility, and many spells let you avoid the disadvantage, but heavy obscurement is probably only pierced by blindsight
I agree here with all except Elemental Bane, but there isnt much for buffing at this tier. Shadow of Moil "could be" one if you consider doing the darkness combo. Far Step could be too, more mobility but it is concentration tho, so no Hex or Vampiric or other things, same with Fly.
How does your selections change if it is a Celestial Warlock?
Hunger of Hadar always seemed like on decent spell to me but kind of situational or maybe just mean lol. I mean if the Warlock is first on initiative, followed by rest of team and enemies are last or close to last, you cast Hunger of Hadar and basically say "sorry casters, you all have disadvantage and melee guys..just sit and wait I guess". So because of that not a huge fan.
Guys... playing Hexblade... you gotta think about the OH CRAP I DIDN'T REALISE THIS WAS SOOO GOOD... spell called Blink.... great utility. Half the time you are not even on this plane of existance so it should qualify as a buff, or defense, last a long time, does not even have a consentration requirement, casts on a bonus action...... when you pop back into the prime material plane, you choose a spot 10' from where you popped out, so you kinda get a 10' movement too...... soooo annoying for a dm who wants to light you up with a firey breath weapon and you are not there to eat the damage, or take the damage from someone who grappled you ....... tooo good of a choise. im sad you did not mention this.
The only types of warlock I can see Vampiric Touch being useful for is a Hexblade or a Pact of the Blade warlock. the fact that you have to stay in melee range in order to optimize this spell is a huge drawback imho. Given the fact that most warlocks use Eldritch Blast all day, every day, when exactly is this spell helpful? Sure maybe if your warlock gets cornered someplace and you need this spell to stay alive long enough for the party to rescue you, seems kinda niche otherwise.
I would have picked Armor of Agathys as the iconic spell. It's not strictly warlock only, but it has 1h duration, scales, is defensive/offensive, and it's also NOT concentration, so you could stack it with something else like Hex, or Darkness.
That's a Tier 1 spell, not Tier 2. I'm pretty sure it was one of the spells on their Tier 1 list, though.
@@Nathan_Talisien Fair point.
Vampiric touch isn’t good for most warlock types. For a hexblade it can be ok. For most they don’t want to be in melee range trying to touch people with their hands.
That’s a really odd pick for the best offensive spell from warlock level 5 through 10.
It isn’t the worst pick. But, it’s far from the best.
Shadows of Moil is a good Defensive buff spell
and offense, you will get advantage on attacks you make.
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Nice.
shadow of moil is perfect for hexblades
I've been trying to make a incubus character the best I've come up with is warlock pact of fiend trifling stats but add the changeling shape shift at lvl 3 or 6 dm dependent and give flying abitlty at lvl6 based off of con and str mods 1 min per mod point
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Umm, did I miss a Tier 1 spells video?
Maybe. Here it is.
th-cam.com/video/BuhlTnHn54A/w-d-xo.html
Nerdarchist Dave
Maybe. Try this:
th-cam.com/video/BuhlTnHn54A/w-d-xo.html
Nerdarchist Dave
@@Nerdarchy thank you kindly, couldn't find it myself
9th level Hexblade w/defensive duelist wielding rapier using
branding smite. dex 14 cha 18= d8+5d6+4. all the while
breastplate and shield=ac18/22 as reaction. 29 avg damagefor
1 min. almost 60 on a crit. using hexblade's curse 33 avg
about 65 on crit., and w/thirsting blade that's twice for
60-130 avg /round. If the wizard casts darkness on you when
you have devil's sight then it's all made at advantage.
BTW variant human w/resiliant veat(con) and warcaster at 4th level
so failing concentration isn't going to happen to easily
That's not how Branding Smite works. You get the 5D6 damage bonus on just one attack, not on every attack. The spell says "The next time you hit a creature with a weapon attack
before this spell ends, the weapon gleams with astral radiance as you strike. The attack deals an extra 2d6 radiant damage to the target, which becomes visible if it’s invisible, and the target sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius and can’t become invisible until the spell ends".
The damage boost happens just once.
Melee is pronounced may lay or meh lay never muh lee
M'lee
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Melee is pronounced MAY-lay. Just a friendly reminder.
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You see this is where your broken go to spell formula really shows itself for what it really is. a broken mess. you can't categorise warlock spells in the same way as you would for other classes (beyond the fact that your trying to meaningfully categorise such a tiny list of spells). counterspell might be a great defensive spell but when you have two spell slots and only 10 spells known, it isn't economical to use counterspell.
Warlock spells really are bad... Hypnotic pattern and counterspell aside.
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@@river7874 he gives you lay on hands, water walking, and at 5th lvl you summon food and drink. Also improved divine favor
I don't want to be *that* guy, but something keeps bothering me. Melee is pronounced "may-lay," not "mee-lee." It comes from the Old French, so the letter "e" is pronounced with the "a" sound.
You guys seem to never talk about anything other than AD&D 5.0. When are you going to talk about tbose supposed other RPG's like AD&D 3.5 which I think, far surpasses 5.0 by several light years.
Because I imagine that most of their audience play 5E.
Because we want 5e. 3.5 is stale.
Having played Pathfinder 1st in the past and playing PF2 now, I can see where you're coming from. DnD 5e's simplicity is both its greatest weakness and its greatest strength. The difference between floor and celling for a character being competent at a task is smaller than many would like, build complexity is more limited as a result of the simpler system (not nonexistent though, mind you).
On the other hand, dnd 5e is the latest and most prevalent system for dnd being used today. By the simplicity of its design it's also very easy to introduce to newcomers.
DnD 5e is a streamlined system with ease of use as its first priority. Ease of use far surpasses game complexity as a priority in its design. That is not an inherent flaw, it's a matter of taste and is, in my opinion, the reason for its success. Accessibility and ease of use.
These are by no means bad reasons to favor covering one system over the other.
The goals of 5e is a an easy to use and accessible system being sold to a wider audience. As far as I can see it has achieved that goal spectacularly, given the amount of coverage the system has on YT for example. DnD 3,5 has its own weaknesses and strengths. Neither system is bad, they just set out with different goals in mind.
I've had a blast in both Pathfinder 1st and DnD 5e. Now Pathfinder 2nd lands neatly somewhere in between, design-wise. Nice with some variety if you ask me.
Edit: TLDR 5e is simple, easy to use and accessible. This is both its greatest strength and greatest weakness. It's widespread for the above reasons and it therefore makes sense to cover it.
True the intro specifically states other roleplaying games and yet it is a long, long, time since I've heard you even make a cursory mention of anything 5e.
Don't get me wrong I like 5e. But most I know everyone around (myself included) is invested in typically older versions but still its copies of Shadowrun, HERO, Witcher, Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea
It's been awhile since we've trend into the territory of other rpgs. Mayhaps we shall make a new year's resolution to do such.
Nerdarchist Dave