Aberrant Mind (Sorcerer) Build Guide in D&D 5e - HDIWDT

[@deaconsyxx322]

Playing an aberrant mind Sorlock atm I think I’ve listened to every guide on YT. Thanks for this, let’s see what you say 👍🏻

[@xiongray]

Missed opportunity for Dissonant Whispers + Warcaster: Booming Blade. 1. A: Booming Blade 2. BA: Dissonant Whispers 3. R: Booming Blade You'd never want to be this close in Melee, but you never know. You've got a very solid build you couldn't go wrong with.

[@DapperSnapperGaming]

This is a very viable option. I don't like tempting fate with my terrible HP but I like it nonetheless

[@collinw9792]

Maybe I'm missing something, but why would you ever take armor of shadows if you have medium armor and shields? You definitely didn't get your Dex above 14, I mean even if you don't get a breastplate, which gives us better armor without disadvantage on stealth, we could buy a chain shirt for only 50gp. That gives us the same ac as mage armor, taking an invocation to save 50gp is NOT worth it. Plenty of other good options available to warlocks that are MUCH better than 50gp lol

[@flosse89]

Was thinking the exact same while watching this video.

[@DreadPirateDrew]

Great build and awesome channel!

[@douglaspope-gz1eq]

Let's shatter everyone's mind with this subclass

[@kongoaurius]

I'm gonna try this build in my next campaign

[@sohkaswifteagle2604]

cantrip: yes mind sliver is great because it reduces the saving throws and if you quicken it it will greatly increase the efficiency of your big spell, but the other damaging cantrips are doing meaningless damage. grab a minor illusion, make a wall where the rogue can cut the line of sight from his target and you give him an easy advantage and sneak attack damage, it will result in more damage done than your firebolt. Ray of frost 10 speed reduction is situational at best, chill touch anti healing property is awesome when facing troll and vampire and other monster able to heal, so depending on the campaign it can be a OP broken spell or a useless wasted cantrip slot. Shocking grasp? WHY? you do not want to be in melee with a sorcerer and if you are caught by surprise in melee blessing of raven queen (or any racial teleport/bunny hop) out of there. 1st level spell, do not take magic missile please. grab sleep, 26HP worth of monster instantly unconscious, I mean what more do you want? and once you get to level 5 when 26HP worth of monster is meaning less, then sure switch it for fireball instead. Your job as a sorcerer is NOT to do damage, arcane spell do weak damage in 5e. The best uses of your spell is to control the enemies and give bonus to the martials. Which do more damage? the 3d4+3 from magic missile (10.5 damage on average) or the extra damage the party will do on the sleeping enemies? without forgetting that the cleric do not need to heal the party if the enemies are sleeping, so he can now join the fun and attack as well. Even at higher level, which do more damage? a meteor swarm? or hold monster on the BBEG while the rogue/gloom stalker and the fighter/paladin goes all out with auto critical and advantage?

[@xiongray]

You can MM: Quicken: Mind Sliver, but then you'll only be able to cast another Cantrip on your turn. If you're properly going for your big save spell on your turn: 1. A: Cast Mind Sliver 2. BA: MM: Quicken your big Save Spell

[@woutvanostaden1299]

The 6 best dips for this sorcerer are in my opinion: 2 or 3 paladin (conquest seems fun + armor of agathys😊), 2 or 3 lvls of warlock (undead sounds fun), 3 lvls of eloquence (this is the social manipulator sorcerer so this bard choice is obvious), 2 lvls of action surge/fighter, 1 lvl of order cleric and last perhaps for more fun than mechanics 3 lvls of swashbuckler rogue. Hmm now which races are best???

[@WATERmelonsCREW]

Modified standard array is uncommon and it always puts me off when watching your videos. I get that you can follow the guide with regular stats but it seems really strange to assume higher starting stats than most tables provide.

[@baritoneguy454]

Do people really use this modifier standard array? Seems pretty busted to me. Almost all groups I’ve been in use point buy, and most builds I see on KZbin are also point buy so just seems odd. Good video though!

[@collinw9792]

Pretty much always safest to assume point but, modified standard is used much less often, but this build works the same if you go for point buy

[@dsc3275]

I'm old school. Roll 4 d6 and use the top three. If you get two 1s, then reroll it. I will usually get a 17 or 18 to put in my top stat. Then use every race and background to try to increase that stat, hopefully without having to burn a feat choice on it.

[@davidjones2921]

Boost for the algorithm

[@steved2719]

Variant Human and Custom lineage are great options. OMG NOT more sorcery points...LMAO. They are needed, having 2 more points are fantastic. I'm in a game where we are 5th level. I took 3 levels of Hexblade with 2 with Aberrant Sorcerer. I took no spells with concentration, they last like Armor of Agathys. Lots of damage. I like that Aberrant get free spells. You do know the Aberrant Sorcerer's are crazy right, they might not see EVIL as wrong...

[@KeyserSoze1972]

So instead of D andD building better psionic system they fall back on magic. Booooo