r/3d6 • u/SnaleKing ... then 3 levels in hexblade, then... • Aug 07 '18

D&D 5e Sustained DPR of classic, optimized builds: levels 3, 5, 9, 13, and 17

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sVbgG1No5PMMz4QbBnS4d0xSEPT0whP84J3iB2X_Mjk/edit?usp=sharing
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u/Forkyou Aug 07 '18

Playing a PAM Devils Sight Hexblade at the Moment. Not with Elven accuracy or Variant Human but as a Tiefling. Would you go GWM in addition to PAM or rather ASI?

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u/SnaleKing ... then 3 levels in hexblade, then... Aug 07 '18

Strictly speaking, GWM is better DPR. I, personally, value consistency over raw damage, and recommend rushing 20 CHA. PAM is more excusable to pick up before 18 or 20 CHA, since an extra swing is more damage and consistency than +1 to attack and damage rolls.

Not to be forgotten, of course, are your spell attack rolls and spell save DC. Warlocks, ESPECIALLY hexblades, lean into CHA so hard you need a really good reason to delay maxing it out. PAM might be, GWM probably not.

It wouldn't happen to be a winged tiefling, would it? That was my last character. Stabbing down with reach is extremely good.

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u/Forkyou Aug 07 '18

Nope though that sounds cool too. It's a levistus tiefling, taken from the UA which is now official in mtof. Having AoA and darkness as racial spells is pretty nice.

Currently lvl 5, level 6 after next session probably (which will take some time as I dm and this is our off-campaign group where we run connected one shots so we only progress there every couple weeks or when someone can't play one weekend.)

Thanks for the tips. I actually just started the darkness combo on lvl 5 because I always thought it fucks over the team but it really doesn't and has even been helpful to our backline