How to build Iron Man in Dungeons and Dragons

[@dndbuilds]

While I could have gone with a Warforged, I really wanted to throw in plenty of Tony Stark as well as the suit itself. So if you want to play as a Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist in D&D 5e I think this build should cover it.

[@Profile__1]

Tony having high constitution sorta makes sense when watching the MCU films. The dude is an untrained, totally human civilian yet he's taken some of the hardest hits in the franchise. His suit does protect him, but as we see throughout the movies, sometimes he does break or fracture his bones. The guy had his arm in a sling, probably dead tired, but he still suited up to go after Cap and Bucky. He also used the Infinity Stones to snap away Thanos's army despite not being a Titan or superhuman in any way, just his suit. He didn't even instantly vaporize either. For a human he's got incredible will and survivability.

[@dndbuilds]

Totally agree, he can seriously take a beating, over and over

[@noditianniz-emir7075]

14:20 You'll need it since you will have to attune 6 stones in specific to defeat one big and megalomaniac purple dude.

[@dndbuilds]

It's the only way to truly defeat good ol' scrot-chin

[@gurhanakcam5202]

Wouldn't armor modifications add more to soul of artifice ?

[@DR-wz4gh]

Doctor or D R lmaooo. It's the latter. This is the first iron man build I've seen that went full artificer and kept true to the character. Well done!

[@dndbuilds]

Glad I could live up to the expectations of one of the people requesting it :D and good to know, if I wind up needing to reference you again in the future I won't have to ask now

[@feralart]

Tulok's build came before the artificer class was added or even play tested on UA.

[@morganpetros9635]

If you *REALLY* want repulsors, they need to push targets away when they hit (hence the name), so you really need a couple levels of warlock for Repelling Blast, weird and counterintuitive as that might seem. Also, remember that artificers are prepared spellcasters, so you can change what "your armor" can do as needed. Personally, I like Levitate until you can get the Fly spell and Winged Boots, Detect Magic and See Invisibility as part of the armor's sensor suite or HUD, and Otiluke's Resilient Sphere as an emergency force field ... since Artificer doesn't get Shield or Wall of Force ...

[@ericpeterson8732]

Regarding Haste: actually it's more like you have to reboot the system since you only have to take a round to recover from coming off that energy boost. But whatever. Good job.

[@dndbuilds]

Solid point, probably a better analogy

[@feralart]

A character that inspired an entire subclass.

[@harrisonlinden6552]

Currently about to start using this build in a campaign! If your Dm gives everyone a starting feat I’d recommend spell sniper to allow you to blow through cover. Additionally you can use the scales of your armor thematically as a very primitive version of the nano armor.

[@Oblivianos]

finally a pure artificer armorer build with no bs multiclassing that just misses the point of the artificer (looking at forge cleric multiclass videos on youtube ignoring that bless and infuse dont work)

[@SebasTian58323]

Personally, I would say he's at least a little variant given his incredible genius from a young age, but otherwise, great video!

[@dndbuilds]

Yeah, I was tempted, but I also had a bit of trouble figuring out exactly what Feat would be worth it, except for maybe artificer adept, but there's already so many artificer abilities with this build that it was a bit of a waste

[@SebasTian58323]

@@dndbuilds that's fair, personally I think keen mind at level 1 would've been a great option, with the accurate recall of anything within a month a great way to explain how he was able to learn everything he needed to quickly, like in the first avengers movie when he was able to read a ton of research in one night and remember and explain it.

[@gw1357]

This is great. My only suggestion -- instead of Magic Initiate at 19 (I don't think you needed Eldritch Blast, the repulsor was already covered with other things)...why not go with the Performance feat? Tony is frequently a performer (in a non-traditional sense). When he does the Jericho sales pitch for the Army in the first movie, when he does the press conference at the end of the first movie, when he does the big entrance at the start of the second movie, when he gives the speech to Loki in Avengers, when he speaks at MIT in Civil War, etc. Now...we need you to do a Winter Soldier and then we can see how the great Cap+Bucky vs Iron Man works out in DnD.

[@Comicsluvr]

Nice to see a mono-class build when everyone else seems to be hooked on multiclassing. Now for a hard one...do Captain America!

[@honeybunnyhanni1931]

I'm so glad I found your channel. I will soon be a DM for the first time and my players are all beginners, so I decided to support them with a DMPC. Not sure what class my character will be but since you have so many characters here to choose from I'm sure I'll find something helpful that doesn't steal the players thunder

[@dndbuilds]

I'm happy my channel could help so much! If you don't want a character that will steal anyones thunder avoid my Thor build (pun intended)... but really if you want a more low key builds of mine that's solid to help our some players but not over the top powerful there's a few I would recommend: - Captain America - built to be a fighter that really boosts up the party, helping everyone - Loki - will help most towards social situations, and illusionist, while staying out of most battles - Kratos - unkillable, straight forward to roleplay (just a grouchy barbarian that wants to kill gods) - Aizawa - basically a pure counterspell build, can really help the characters in a pinch when someone is going to cast something big, but otherwise not overpowered

[@honeybunnyhanni1931]

@@dndbuilds thanks for that quick reply. I just finished watching the Captain America and Loki videos and they're both something I'll consider depending on what skills my party lacks. The only thing I'd change is to take 2 levels in rogue if I'm going with the Loki build. Since I'm the DM being the face of the party would be boring and having the ability to do sneak attacks really plays into Loki's backstabbing side (quite literally)

[@noditianniz-emir7075]

4:01 You get the right tool for the job, the right tool for the job allows you to produce whatever tool you need... For the job.

[@dndbuilds]

lol, kind of hard to word it differently. But still can't avoid mentioning it, does lead to some awkward wording

[@KumoriBlackPhoenix]

you know, booming blade + repulsion shield is actually a really good combo. after all booming blade doesnt specify if the afflicted target is moved willingly or not.

[@chrimedina]

Great, easy and straighforward. I would take the Warlock levels early in case the cantrip be the main weapon

[@dndbuilds]

Yeah you can definitely swap where you put those ability score improvements versus taking the feat, but I just wanted to add a little twist at the end I guess LOL

[@ericpeterson8732]

I don't like taking actual Warlock levels. I preferred DDB's choice of the magic initiate feat. Tony's not a warlock in any way. Making a deal with some otherworldly power doesn't make sense for this self made man.

[@ericpeterson8732]

And besides the armorer infiltrator special weapon is a 1d8+Int lightning damage. That could be a decent substitute for repulsors. When converting non-D&D characters to DnD, there are always certain things that don't translate well. Spider-Man's web shooters for one. Captain America's shield for another.

[@NikoDyz]

Well this is my favourite build so far for Ironman. I'll be starting a new campaign soon at lvl 2 and am planning on being hulk buster. I noticed with this build that strength and dex get dumped. What's the main damage dealer with this build?

[@dndbuilds]

With the armor artificer, the special attacks you get from the armor are made with intelligence, showing your level of craftsmanship. So intelligence is going to be your main damage dealer pretty much the entire time

[@NikoDyz]

@@dndbuilds Perfect! Thank you again so much, I am looking forward to this! Keep up the awesome series!

[@juniorthao641]

I’m sure you have plenty of requests already, most of which are also probably heroes, but I’d love to see your take on a Spider-Man build! As for which one, I thought I’d let you have the choice, I myself started to look for possible builds for this, all because of the dhampirs “spider climb” ability, other than that, keep it up! Love the videos and builds themselves, I’m excited for more!

[@lanedillon6365]

Aren't you allow 2 spells for now or are you allowed 3 when using the spell slota

[@ericpeterson8732]

I don't like that you waited so long for the repulsors. I would have preferred them sooner. Other than that, I liked it. Good job!

[@dndbuilds]

Yeah I really should have added it sooner, and considering I got that one item that helped with Constitution I could have totally gone human variant, but I guess it added a little twist in the end for some fun

[@ericpeterson8732]

​@dndbuilds technically, thunderwave is a good proximity for his repulsors. In the movies, they make a noise and then they throw items and people back. The problem with just eldritch blast is there is no push effect, no repulse. And going warlock for 2 levels just for that is weird IMO.

[@billmcdonald5063]

I built this armor in 2e AD&D

[@joeythomas7911]

Which books do you need to build this? I’m only on dnd beyond

[@ericsanders9847]

What would you do for the unibeam

[@kailander2059]

Please do a punisher build!

[@dndbuilds]

I know lol, he's on the list, and I'm going to build him soon

[@byronmeir1240]

Just by watching this,I get why they're DM that don't like artificer.If you're not a good DM or DM nooby,An Artifcer can brake a game.

[@dndbuilds]

Absolutely, they can really break things having access to so many magic items. So I try to not go with too many Artificer builds, but I think it was unavoidable with Iron Man

[@gabrielmarques5257]

great! do Wolverine or Captain America next!

[@dndbuilds]

Wolverine would be tough but definitely doable, and you're definitely not the first Captain America request so I may need to do that very soon.

[@gabrielmarques5257]

@@dndbuilds beast barbarian dude

[@dndbuilds]

@@gabrielmarques5257 definitely a possibility, but it would be hard to not find a way to directly touch on the healing factor. Granted there's the spell regeneration but getting that spell mixed in with beast Barb could lead to some interesting places

[@gabrielmarques5257]

@@dndbuilds what about making him also Champion fighter and dwarf with dwarven fortitude? (He is a mutant after all)

[@dndbuilds]

@@gabrielmarques5257 that's totally doable, and he is known to be a bit shorter and hairier in the comics so that's, kind of fitting, I'll play around with a bit I might not be able to build him right away but he's definitely on my list

[@robbiesrevelations3096]

13:35 personally I'd go 2 Warlock levels after 18. That way I get more powerful beams, a subclass that might help me out, and extra battlefield control. For the subclass, probably go with Celestial because he'd be capable of cauterizing wounds. Either that or fiend to show that you're haunted by your demons of the past, recklessness, and alcoholism

[@Groovygriffin_]

Favorite Star Wars Character

[@dndbuilds]

Definitely Obi Wan, starting to consider building him now that he's brought up with the new show...

[@Groovygriffin_]

@@dndbuilds mine would be C-3PO

[@dndbuilds]

@@Groovygriffin_ that would be a fun character to play in DnD from a purely roleplaying aspect

[@noditianniz-emir7075]

Will it be as simple as an artificer?

[@dndbuilds]

Threw in a bit of a twist at the end, and I made sure to cover every Infusion at every level if you're worried about me not diving in depth too much. Don't worry, I'll try to make next weeks video plenty more complicated

[@noditianniz-emir7075]

The Armorer is too obvious, everyone knows what WOTC had in mind when creating the subclass. XD

[@guyver6622]

I love this build but I'm going to be the Guyver rather than Iron man.

[@TechMeister-1993]

I thought artificers had access to all there spells and just prepared q certain number

[@dndbuilds]

You're right, they can prepare any spells (that they have the ability to cast) on a long rest, the amount they can prepare is half of their Artificer level (rounded down) plus their Intelligence modifier. So when picking up spells through this build, I focused more on what spells to grab as you have the availability to grab them.

[@TechMeister-1993]

@@dndbuilds OK, thanks for the clarification.

[@dndbuilds]

@@TechMeister-1993 it's what I'm here for 👍

[@eddiep1943]

Can you do Toji from Jujitsu kisen.

[@KariFeRawri]

Who do you want to build next?

[@dndbuilds]

Well I do have a couple videos coming out soon, that are to help new players, and some non-character-specific builds, but I will always have at least one character build per weak. But that is a super tough question actually... I would love to do some more Anime builds, DBZ or One Piece would be fun, but Toei animation has a habit of Copyright Striking people into oblivion. But I would be happy to dive into maybe Bleach, My Hero Academia or Full Metal Alchemist because I love all of those anime. With the new Predator related show coming out, I am tempted to consider doing that build, maybe even do a full Alien vs Predator video... but I'm worried that might lead into high tech stuff a little too much. On the Comic side I'm tempted to try out Ms.Marvel, Daredevil, or maybe Aquaman Then on the video game side, I've been tempted to grab a couple more Final Fantasy characters, or maybe dive right back into Nintendo... Obviously, I have probably too many choices, anything you'd like to see?

[@KariFeRawri]

@@dndbuilds with the anime/manga builds would it be possible to post it either with manga scans, or even videogame footage? But yea the copyright system is broken. I know that one shonen jump game is no longer available for purchase, but finding footage might be difficult, but unrelated gameplay of a videogame might be the only way to do that. One Piece could use Sea of Thieves DBZ has FighterZ, Tenkaichi Series, Kakkorot FMA, maybe Minecraft footage if it gets down to it use any unrelated footage that won't get copyrighted, and include a jpg every once in a while. Death Battle (Screw Attack) might be a good example. What ever you want to post would be fire

[@gabrielmarques5257]

@@dndbuilds aquaman would be so awesome

[@chillycharizard5985]

Armorer Artificers actually can't wear Heavy Armor, not while casting spells at least. Edit: This statement is false

[@dndbuilds]

In the subclass it actually says that you can make the armor your spellcasting focus

[@chillycharizard5985]

@@dndbuilds It does, however; on page 79 of the DnD 5e Basic Rules it says that you must be *proficient* with the armor you are wearing to cast spells while doing so, Armorer doesn't get proficiency, it just eliminates strength requirements.

[@dndbuilds]

@@chillycharizard5985 part of the Armorer subclass grants you "Tools of the Trade" which includes that you gain proficiency in heavy armor, might have missed mentioning it in my video, and if I did, that's totally my bad

[@chillycharizard5985]

@@dndbuilds nah, bro, you're totally right, idk how I missed that lol

[@dndbuilds]

@@chillycharizard5985 awesome, hope you get the play around with the heavy armor wearing magic caster 😁

[@siobhannicolson5566]

wait... WAIT... why'd it take me so long to realize this! if you want to play tony stark in dnd, just steal sam reigel's character taryon from critical role campaign one! he's just tony stark, but instead of being an armorer he's a battlesmith! his parents are even named howard and maria!

[@joshuagibson6531]

Do Hulk

[@dndbuilds]

That will definitely be an easy one, but I can definitely do a build for him

[@ericpeterson8732]

Remember they added a giant theme barbarian subclass. Perfect for ol' Green Genes. I'm planning on making that one myself, but I'd be curious how you do it.

[@silk4710]

🥑

[@dndbuilds]

Trusty Silk, one day maybe I will understand the purpose of this Avocado, until then, I will always give the stats for an avocado. Avocado - 1 hp, randomly has either 16 AC or 8 AC depending on Ripeness. But it's impossible to tell whether or not it's ripe until an attack roll has been made on it.

[@majinsole8554]

Nice. ~_~