D&D Barbarian 5E - Things You Can do While you Rage

D&D Barbarian 5E - Things You Can do While you Rage
There are a lot of things you can do in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons while raging as Barbarian. There is also things like spell casting and concentrating on spells while in a barbarian rage you can't do.
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[@dragonballtalk8527]

More images less you.Do narrated slideshows u can do.it with a phone

[@walkseva]

If the internet has taught me anything, it's that you can rage and write comments.

[@kamikage9420]

Sunsoul Monk and Barbarian? Become the Legendary Super Saiyan.

[@y2a1979]

I was thinking Kensai, but that might be because my Dwarf Monk is one, using a battleaxe as his Kensai weapon. :D

[@sound-l34ked45]

Sunsoul monk and rouge equals sneak kamahamaha

[@garrettdaly9893]

I have no time for some super simian

[@gavinlangston603]

@Tyler Ford Battle-axes àre versatile. You're thinking about greataxes.

[@oisavvy]

Rage is your Kaioken Boost. Prove me wrong.

[@JohanFaerie]

Barbarian Rogue Paladin, for when you just want something dead 8 different ways.

[@ATinyWaffle]

Just initially thinking about that kind of build, it actually sounds like it could be a decent critical fishing build. You'd need to be high level until it fully comes into it's own, though.

[@mme.veronica735]

Does work, because sneak only says it needs to be a finesse or ranged weapon, not that it needs to be a dex based attack.

[@Nurk0m0rath]

@@ATinyWaffle Barbarian/Champion works well for crit fishing as well, and you can use rogue, paladin, or whisper bard to make use of the crits when you do get them. Champion gives you a x2 chance of crit, and barbarian lets you take advantage on demand, rolling twice for twice the crit rate. Go zealot and devotion paladin to really double down on that divine champion theme, or tribal scout for a more naturalistic approach.

[@BouncingTribbles]

I play a BarbLock, it's super fun running into the baddies coated in ice (armor of Agathys) and really powerful and thematic. I've stared down groups of ogres and went toe to toe with a giant. I play a deep arctic barbarian who has made a pact with the great old one that my tribe worships, in the long run he intends to be a guardian/shaman for his tribe but right now he's on his journey to adulthood. This is a process that all warriors coming into adult hood have to go through. He has traveled further than any who have returned in several generations, as well as already being gone for longer.

[@user-mu8ok5xf8d]

Dude that actually sounds interesting. You only need three levels in barbarian to get the subclass

[@BouncingTribbles]

@@user-mu8ok5xf8d you've got it halfway. Level 6 old one warlock gets you resistance to psychic damage too, at level 9 you can have resistance to ALL damage while raging. You want level 5 barb at least for two attacks though, ideally 8/8 for the most feats. I like 4 rogue to top it off for assassin and another feat. Primary stats should be con-dex with at least 13 in str and cha. It's easy to have 19 or 20 AC at level one as a barbarian with decent rolls (and a shield). You miss out on some higher level abilities but you can end up with a really nasty sniper who can headshot from half a kilometer away with no penalties who is also really hard to kill in melee. You can also fit most of "the wrestler" in there if you don't want to take ranged and stealth feats. (You could also go Goliath, +2 str helps with the multiclassing) Devil sight+Darkness is an amazing combo improved pact weapon gives you a[ny] +1 magic weapon that you can sneak through airport security pat downs If you get to three invocations being able to cast detect magic at will can save you from so many dangerous situations (It also makes sorting through loot a breeze and you'll never miss a magic item while searching again, my old DM always let me use the "assist" action by telling the searching player if there was anything magical where they told me to look) I recommend mending and prestidigitation with outsider background for almost complete self sufficiency in your travels That's my version of a mage scout anyways :)

[@wuzzy41123]

I actually made a feat a while back called Rage Mage. One of my players is a Barbarian/Sorcerer and is planning on getting it next level. "Rage Mage Prerequisite: Barbarian and the ability to cast at least one spell You may cast evocation and abjuration spells of a spell slot equal to half of your proficiency bonus, rounded down, while you are raging that do not require concentration. When you gain this feat, choose one of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. While you are raging, you emit an aura of pure arcane energy. When a hostile creature ends its turn within 5 ft. of you, it takes damage equal to your Rage damage of the chosen damage type."

[@durakku]

Dude i love this feat. I'm gonna suggest something like this for my DM

[@Nagluuu]

great feat but...i'd take out the second part the ability to cast a spell as a raging barbarian is extremely strong by itself (even with those limitations you had in), addin aoe free damage too it's a bit too much IMHO or you can make that last part activate using a spellslot right when you rage as you wrote it you could take this feat with just pure barbarian and no other class, just take a lv1 barbarian variant human with one of these feats (magic initiate, ritual caster, spell sniper) and you can right away take the rage mage feat, rage and have free 2 fixed aoe damage around you without using ANY spell at all at level 1...that's quite strong

[@durakku]

@@Nagluuu You would still need to reach level 4 in order to get the rage mage feat though. You only get one bonus feat from the variant human. You can't get another feat without reaching level 4. Unless of course your dm has sone options for that

[@Nagluuu]

in 5e you get 1 feat at level 1 whatever race you chose, variant human lets you have +1 feat, as a variant human you always have 2 feats at level 1 @@durakku

[@Nagluuu]

oh wait, you're right, i got confused ahah, my bad, yeash level 4. still you can just do 4 levels or barbarian and have free aoe@@durakku

[@shanerooney7288]

0:10 "You can't *_Cast_* spells while you're raging, and you can't *_Concentrate_* on spells while you are raging" 0:18 "There are loads of spells you can *_Use_* while raging." Perfect example of two people talking around each other.

[@theposhdinosaur7276]

Hey also yo check it, there is a literal way around the rage limitation, CONTINGENCY. You can even make the contingency "saying x word while raging" You already cast the spell and you're not concentrating, so you now have access to any one self targeting spell.

[@BelfastBiker]

Not finished the video, but this makes perfect sense to me - Armor of Agathys should kick ass on a barbarian, it deals full damage when you're hit by some dude with a sword, and you only take half damage. Fantastic USE of the spell that you CAST before you rage and have no need to CONCENTRATE on. You're dishing 25 dmg each time, and you armor effectively has 50hp until it gives out.

[@maxmustermann2417]

EVERYTHING mixes great with the Hexblade

[@agilemind6241]

Does it though? Warlocks are generally using their Charisma for their weapon attacks which should make most Barbarian abilities invalid since it is no longer a Strength-based attack. Most of their good spells are combat spells and require concentration and/or are designed for up-casting so will quickly be useless if you're just taking a couple levels of it, and with so few spell slots Warlock generally aren't your utility caster so most likely those slots are going to go to waste.

[@micmic2575]

Yep, just a single level in Hexblade allows you to Hexblade curse 1 target to take your proficiency bonus in extra damage per hit. It's like an extra rage in terms of damage and only gets better in later levels. Armor of Agathys can act as a stable opener along with rage if you don't get a heads up before combat starts. You get double the mileage with the temp hp too since you're raging. At level 5 you can Eldritch Smite if you take the invocation for it. The level 6 ability to get a specter is not limited by rage. The only thing is you can't be using Strength to attack if you want the rage bonuses like Agilemind said, but that's optional with melee weapon attacks. What's nice about this is you don't need a good amount of Charisma to make the build work.

[@birdyboi7309]

@@agilemind6241 I know you wrote this comment a while ago, but nevertheless I thought I should let you know that can choose to use your charisma, you don't have too. The exact wording is that you "can use your charisma."

[@96Logan]

I will point out that a wizard with a few barbarian levels can come in handy. Sure, you can't cast or concentrate on spells while raging, but that's ok. You are a wizard. You stand in the back and go pew pew with spells. Bad guys know this so they try to jump on you and surround your fragile body. All you need to do is rage when shit hits the fan and you are surrounded. At that point, you pull out your great axe and forget you could ever cast spells.

[@jimmystyles670]

I have one of these, 3 levels of totem bear and 2 into wizard, but it would work best at a slightly higher level. Although my wizbarb always has cantrips to help in battle to ofset the lower caster level.

[@96Logan]

@@jimmystyles670 Exactly! You can also role play it like a Bruce Banner/Hulk scenerio. You use your intelligence and spells as much as you can, but when it gets really bad, the other guy takes over and starts smashing things.

[@zeterzero4356]

Lure them in, cast some sort of imprisonment spell, throw off your robes to reveal you are secretly the Mountain. "I'm not locked in here with you! You're locked in here with me!"

[@arturosilva3869]

*is a wizard casting spells and starts running out if mana or being surrounded* *having barbarian levels as a wizard while starting to pull up sleeves revealing jacked arms* "alright imma show you how we deal with y'all in the old days"

[@Gladerunner2113]

I get the feeling the WotC really didn't want to make Muscle Wizards feasible, but ... well, that can always be homebrewed.

[@shaynecarter-murray3127]

Mountain Dwarf abjurer. Medium armor, bonus to str and con, extra hp when you cast an adjuration spell, proficiency with warhammer/battleaxe...or go Necro for minions to give you more chances for flanking and more attacks per round than a hasted fighter, plus finish things off with a necro school spell for the auto heal. Homebrew up a necromancy version of Shadow Blade, like a Bone Spear or some such to really take advantage of the class feature.

[@Zthewise]

the bear-bearian(bear totem bear druid) is one of my meme classes.

[@markusnavergard2387]

so bard and barbarian combo........Thats...thats a Heavy metal musician right there.

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Anything but concentrate on spells and wear heavy armor! There are lots of possibilities, most seem sub-optimal, but if you're playing any multi-classed barbarian besides barbarian-fighter, you're probably in it for the role-playing potential anyway.

[@KingApeiron]

I like the "Angry Drunk" Drunken Master Monk with 4 level Barbarian dip. Make it a dwarf for self-healing dodge bonus actions.

[@martynicholls5689]

I like the idea of a barbarian running into battle with fireshield and mirror image up.

[@williamwhite1624]

I actually sent an email about a very similar topic, building a barbarian + caster around the spell Warding Bond. It's also a 1 hour duration spell from the cleric list that bards could gain access to through Magical Secrets. It's about the only way that you could effectively stack resistance through the barbarian casting on another party member. The party member takes half damage because they have resistance. The barbarian takes the same damage actually dealt to the other person, but in 5e, all damage must have a type. And since the barbarian's resistance is separate from the other party member's, they get to half the appropriate damage types coming through the spell. Additionally, it helps with keeping that rage going, if the barbarian can't reach their target (flying enemies) and the enemy is focused on another party member.

[@agsilverradio2225]

AncestrialGardian-Barbarian Storm-Barbarian Bard-Barbarian (Bard-Barian) Life-Cleric/Zellot-Barbarian(Self-healing Viking) Moon-Druid/Storm-Barian (KelticTribal WarMage) Palidin-Barbarian (Pal-Barian/Justicar) Barbarian/Ranger (Rage-Range) Bazerker-Brabarian/Wildmage-Surcorer (Reckless Glass-Cannon)

[@williamwhite1624]

Barb-eric (Barbarian/Cleric)? I can kinda see a Bard-Barian as a Maori Warrior (Expertise: Intimidation and Cutting Words would make for a scary dude). Maybe even throw in a little Performance for the Haka dance.

[@drakkonusfrostburn4038]

@@williamwhite1624 Clerbarian!

[@Nurk0m0rath]

Here's a fun one I like to call the Immortal: mainly Zealot Barbarian with a few levels of Celestial Warlock. A warlock gets invocations you can use, and celestial warlock gets a special healing ability that isn't classified as a spell. Zealot Barbarian eventually reaches the point where he can't be forced out of rage and can't die while raging, even if you fail 3 death saves. Takes a while to fully come online but it'll still make for a seriously tanky character along the way. By the time this build finishes, you can tell your cleric not to worry about you, draw all enemy fire, take enough damage to drop you below -100 hp, suffer 3 failed death saves, and then expend one healing die before your rage ends to avoid imminent death. And then if someone ever does kill you, the cleric can bring you back without material components.

[@Durzoeblint]

now why didnt i think of that? INT 7. thanks for the refreshing content!

[@contra5028]

Longstride, Jump, and Pally Smite were the only things that came to mind when reading the title. Thank you for once more proving theres always more to learn / think about

[@typoko]

One thing I have found to be really good for keeping up the rage is Battlerager barbarian. The bonus attack body slam can be used as a bonus action even if you don't take Attack action. This way you can use for example Channel Divinity as an action and still get an attack in as a bonus action to make sure that the rage keeps going.

[@lexmtaylor]

9th level Foresight is an 8 hour that works.

[@ericjimenez4360]

I was hoping someone would say this divination/bladesinger/war wizard barb

[@klusternider6540]

Ultra instinct

[@kladams707]

I'm just imagining roleplaying a raging barbarian using cutting words 🤣

[@Nerdarchy]

Oh I did. Sgt. Slaughter as a barbarian. Nerdarchist Dave

[@kyj6283]

Monk and Barbarian actually work really well together because in the monk martial arts it says you CAN use dexterity instead of strength for your unarmed attacks. So if you have a high strength, you can choose to use that as your unarmed attack stat instead of dex. Then pick a strength based weapon and boom. Your golden.

[@Basilno3]

Best way to get these spells is the BARDbarian. Magical secrets, plus you can inspire during rage with a college of choice

[@Nerdarchy]

Whole heartily agree. Nerdarchist Dave

[@markusnavergard2387]

in my head, all i see is the band Manowar.

[@squizzlor]

Its funny my first barbarian multi class was a Erdrich knight, thus why I watched curiously. Side note, my first character I designed , and second ever played.

[@AbrokennoseOUCH]

I made pretty fun build as like a mini boss for the Elemental Evil campaign. Tiefling barbarian of the storm (desert) + druid circle of the moon. Be a Fire Elemental that deals extra AOE fire damage on top of the fire damage fire elementals already deal get resistance to bludgeoning piercing, and slashing AND you heal yourself. Woozers.

[@sloanelliott8929]

Tempest Cleric X Storm (sea) Barbarian 5 would be the sickest controller multiclass. Knock people 10 feet away every single turn while raging, if they hit you, knock them away further. Heavy armor so dont worry about being unarmored. and plenty of cleric badass casting. Wielding a greataxe and assuming you get two attacks and at least one of them does d12+2d8 thunder damage and bonus action a d6 lightning and reaction 2d8 lightning. and if your dm is cool and gives you a lightning axe... then yeah you're basically thor

[@Kid_illithid]

You guys are like the older version of all my friends. Lol that’s a good thing

[@jacobpleace7810]

Another thing I'd think be cool is a bloodrager modified from pathfinder to 5e. That with the class features alone would sweeten the deal a little bit with the barbarian/sorcerer combo!

[@adamxei9073]

Assassin rogue plus sword singer wizard plus kensi monk plus bear barbarian. Advantage on initiative checks, two unarmored defenses that stack, several bonuses to an easily accessible sword, advantage of all attacks,The first attack is an auto crit if it hits, armor increases coming from four different ability scores. Pick human for a plus one to all of those abilities or lizardfolk for increased starting AC from scales. Run along now, go tear up the world for me.

[@djburk7930]

I KNEW MY WARLOCK BARBARIAN IDEA WASN'T A TERRIBLE IDEA. I was mostly looking at using Armor of Agathys like you mentioned at the end, but I'll definitely look into my invocations more now.

[@Nerdarchy]

Hexblades curse is another thing to look at. Nerdarchist Dave

[@djburk7930]

@@Nerdarchy Just read about it again (I forgot how it worked), and that will definitely be a huge help. I was wanting to use hex previously, but that requires focus. So Hexblade's Curse definitely helps beefs up the damage where Hex can't be used.

[@Rootzish]

Currently playing a Wizard/ Barbarian and having a great time. I can Magic Missile from afar and deal/take damage when things get close.

[@alexiushendrickson7509]

monks can use strength for their unarmed strikes.... so it works very well with rage. Its why they have proficiency in strength and dex saves you can just choose to use either dex or strength when attacking with unarmed strikes. In order to show that your more of a brawler (like a boxer) or your strikes use more finesse (like IP man or gentle fist from Naruto)

[@BelfastBiker]

I heard him say "you need to make strength based attacks that benefit from your extra rage damage" but that's not true - he worded that poorly. If you want the bonus to damage, sure true IF you wanted that damage. Bu if you just want the weapon resistance, you're fine to make DEX or CHA based attacks.

[@kevinheinz9819]

I've been experimenting with the Barbarian/Giant Soul Sorcerer (UA) it has some nice "cast before you rage" spells as well as some nice sorcerer giant soul abilities that add to it. Frost giant soul adds Armor of Agathy's spell which as frost giant adds more THP's! and works pretty good with Barbarian rage resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. the Growth abilities at higher levels are also pretty sweet

[@markusnavergard2387]

Barbarian turning into a bear. well thats where Berserk comes from, so its perfectly in line. Clerical Barbarian. sure, get a war god as a Patron deity and go nuts. Holy rage! Barbarian wizard. BATTLE MAGE!

[@austinpierce1510]

War Magic from Wizard is also a great dip to do. A few levels gives you a boost to initiative equal to INT modifier, a few of the good low level spells to use to buff before combat, and Arcane Deflection class ability. Arcane Deflection gives +2AC or +4saving throw as a reaction...but you cant cast spells other than cantrips on your next turn...which is so sad...good thing BROADSWORD is a cantrip!

[@Nerdarchy]

Yeah war magic is a great combo. Nerdarchist Dave

[@chasebalcziunas4289]

MUSCLE WIZARD CASTS FIST 👊

[@scottparker6137]

I was drawn to this video because in our campaign last night my goblin barbarian got his hands on a badass bard instrument, Anne’s Truth Harp. I’d never heard of it but it’s going to let me fly!

[@Tyler-Kearney]

I looked on D&D Beyond, and I saw a subclass called Path of the Bloodrager, which would be great for a Rage Mage.

[@armandotan3438]

I love the personal camera angles.

[@TheHawkhead1HunterK]

so, i recently got inspired with the Barbarian UA that came out featuring the Wild Soul barbarian archetype, and I came back to this video with the intent of making a seemingly magical Halfling Rage Mage... Long story short, Roscoe the Wilde and Lucky is a 6th level Wild Mage Sorcerer and 6th level Wild Soul Barbarian that has single-handedly, furiously defended a small town from an orc war-band. Thanks for the video you guys!

[@Nurk0m0rath]

You guys forgot Aid. Extra HP for 8 hours on yourself and 2 others, without concentration, that can even be restored by a healing spell. And it's a second level spell with a pretty good upcast. I'd say it's a pretty good reason to multi-class as cleric or paladin or to use bardic secrets.

[@confloashton3617]

Scourge Aasimar at LVl 3, using it's power you do little bits of damage to yourself because you have resistance to radiant damage, but this also does damage to people standing too close to you, you're taking damage forcing your rage to continue over the course of a minute at least.

[@rcschmidt668]

Thanks for the video. This adds options to my character progression as a barbarian who lost his memory when turned into a lizard folk by a hag. Another spell to consider if in the right campaign is water breathing.

[@dustinmiller4234]

Foresight is 8 hours and does not require concentration. Advantage on all attacks and checks and all attacks have disadvantage. Although it is 9th level.

[@johncornelius1250]

When I saw Ted on the left instead of the usual right, I was stunned for a second.

[@Nerdarchy]

Blowing minds boom! Nerdarchist Dave

[@connerpeterson7357]

I made a hulk/hyde type subclass for barbarian and have been itching to use it to really get it balanced. Uses a swap mechanic to make raging feel like your character has changed personality. I used a 1/3 caster table (eldritch knight) for the bruce/jekyll form so that you still have use while not raging. When you rage you INT and STR score swap. Barbarians of this path are either cursed or effected by some powerfull forgotten magics. Weak and timid in normal day to day life, but when they enter a rage thier personality flips and their bodies under go physical changes. FERAL BODY AND KEEN MIND Starting at 3rd level, when you enter a rage your body and mind change in drastic ways. While raging your strength and Intelligence stats flip. SPELLCASTlNG Use Eldritch knight table MAGICAL BODY Starting at 6th level, when you are raging you gain advantage on saving throws versus spells. MAGICAL MIND Starting at 10th level, when you make an ability check using intelligence, you can gain advantage on the roll. You can use this a number of times equal to your intelligence modifier per day. SUBCONCIOUS CASTER Starting at 14th level, you can cast certain spells while raging. You can cast spells that follow these restrictions. 1 action casting time, instantanouse duration, and must deal damage. WILL POWER THROUGH RAGE This replaces the capstone ability primal champion if the player wishs. At 20th level, your intelligence and constitution increases by 4 and your stat limit increases to 24 for these.

[@martinjones7648]

Cool idea, thanks guys!

[@nicholasepsilon3534]

I always go 18th level druid and 2nd level barbarian on an eladrian elf or a hill dwarf. just cause they, respectively, live 750 and 400 years long, meaning an 18th level druid will live 7500 or 4000 years. :P I love nigh immortal characters.

[@Chillzer95]

or just go 15 into Ancients Paladin as any race and live forever.

[@nicholasepsilon3534]

@@Chillzer95 yeah, but paladins aren't that cool in terms of powers :P

[@spencerscurr7149]

I can't hear this intro without wanting to play Crypt of the Necrodancer

[@flamingkitten1]

Another good use of ragemage is for battles that take forever or for players whose DMs like to do multiple encounters it is nice to have a backup if you run out of spells

[@taustyz5875]

Barbarian Monk is a powerful multiclass with strength based attacks. Reckless attack with flurry of blows and rage damage is crazy.

[@Random_Chiroptera]

Built a Quaggoth Barbarian in 3.5. Their racial abilities nullified post-raging fatigue.

[@BeaglzRok1]

My DM graciously allowed me one spell to cast and concentrate on while Raging, and that's Compelled Duel from the Gruul Signet Ring, courtesy of Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica. We both agree that having the barbarian guild not be able to use one of their guild items was a huge oversight.

[@HiroZeroVirus]

you glanced over wizards sooooo quickly as just "magic users" but i think you could have discussed much further the combo of a Bladesinger Barbarian, as Bladesong is not a spell, and boosts both your movement speed and AC. then later on being able to just burn a spell slot to absorb damage? a bear totem could go against a 20cr and spend a few turns just not taking damage at all! and of course at 14 getting to add Strength+Rage+Intelligence to damage! you are looking at a potential +12 damage to every swing! also Booming Blade is a cantrip you can cast, lay some beat down, and then rage as a bonus, and the bubble remains.

[@Nerdarchy]

We only did a class over view pointing out there are more combinations if you mine the subclasses. There is well over 50 subclasses. That is way to many to go over in one video. Not to mention the 150+ features to sift through. Nerdarchist Dave

[@HiroZeroVirus]

@@Nerdarchy yea, that is fair. this one just stood out, because it is the best Barb/Wiz option, and in my opinion potentially one of the best barbarian multiclasses period

[@kysparker2046]

Barbarian / Oath of Conquest is beautiful

[@Pentten]

Reckless Attack to give yourself Sneak Attack

[@jimmystyles670]

Damn right. I just imagine screaming as you desend from the rooftop onto somone, but if your being silently stealthy then I guess that wouldn't be the best way to rp it.

[@Fistminer]

Animate dead also works pretty well. Though it's pretty good regardless of class combo.

oh, you guys didn't go into Barbarian+Warlock as much.. my favorite combo to shock DMs... xD I have two "builds" that I found enjoyable to use. First is the "selfish" one, with Bear Totem + Fiend - you essentially get resist to all damage and a buttload of TempHp per kill something - it does require a higher level (13) to pull off everything tho. The second one is the one i'm currently using, Ancestral Guardian + Celestial - you can protect your allies and heal damage while raging, pretty darn good combo. Also, in regards to Booms Blade is indeed great (eldritch smite anyone?) and Tome grants loads of out-of-combat utility - like every non-barb tomelocks. However the Chain is *excelent* as it allow your barb to have a pet for advantage without reckless, invisible scouting, see in the dark in case your race doesn't and, more importantly, the "gift of the ever living" one invocation (every heal dice on you is maximized) which combined with the barb resistance , becomes even more ridiculous.

[@agilemind6241]

Booming blade is a spell you can't use it while raging. And frankly something has gone terribly wrong if your party is needing to heal their barbarian in combat often. And frankly familiars should be getting killed almost instantly if they start using the help action since it requires the familiar to draw attention to itself.

I said nothing about booming blade, the "booms blade" refers to 3rd level warlock feature Pact Boom : Pact of Blade. Also, most warlock familiars have Invisibility, which allow the to use the help action and move out without triggering AoO against most enemies (as it requires sight). Also, this is just ONE of the several uses the familiars have. In regards to "healing the barb often".... it might happen, because my current party has no other frontline besides myself and we run deadlier combats - in the last several fights i run below 5hp in all of them and to 0hp in at least half of it.

[@johnnypsullivan8070]

Very useful! I always wind up wasting my bonus action while I'm raging because I have nothing to do with it unless I happen to be fighting with a weapon in each hand. I think your call on smite was slightly off thought. If I understand the wording correctly, Divine smite would be the only one able to be casted while Raging. Divine smite just says that it expends a spell slot, nd isn't listed as a spell. If I'm wrong about that then people yell at me in the replies lol

[@LikeButton7]

Necromancer barbarian. Make an army, regain control every day, then rage and fight with your army at your back.

[@hotlinechernobyl5157]

my absolute favourite low-level character is basically just 1 hexblade, 1 Barbarian. pop on Armor of Agathys, sling eldritch blasts while you get into melee range, rage. that's it

[@DavyMcWavy]

Playing my first campaign now. (Strahd). My DM gave me a choker that allows me to rage and cast and concentrate on spells. That being said, I take 1d6 piercing damage for every level of the spell as it squeezes nail like pins into my neck. It’s been super fun.

[@ericjimenez4360]

Time stop also works to buff yourself before the fight

[@thydaylox]

I want Guts from Berserk as character. Rageing in full plate.

[@Veinaru71]

Easy to make, Variant human fighter lev 1 take Heavy armor master reduce damage by 3, then switch 19 levs barbarian bear.

[@birdyboi7309]

Take the medium armor mastor feat and wear scale mail. You now have an base ac of 18 as long as you have 16 Dex. Pick up firebolt with mage initiate.

[@Quintal100kg]

Actually there are at least two more spells which have duration of 8 hours, have combat application and doesn't have concentration: Deathward and Aid. Maybe there are more, but these two just jump into my mind immediately

[@Nerdarchy]

You are correct plus foresight. We missed a couple. Nerdarchist Dave

[@ReaverNightroad]

Aw man, where was this video when I was trying to make a DOOM inspired Barbarian/Warlock? My plan was to go into Zealot Barbarian with Pact Blade and Fiend Warlock while taking evocations such as Cloak of Flies and Eldritch Smite. Now from what I'm getting from here, I'm starting to get ideas for my favorite angry class.

[@padalan2504]

I'm surprised the sorcerer has the least to offer even though it's spells are oftentimes controlled by their emotions and the things they want.

[@johnkronz7562]

Casting sanctuary on a squishy teammate before raging is also good.

[@isofruitfruit9357]

You're very much underselling the potential of a Barbarian - Celestial Warlock multiclass, particularly if they go pact of the chain and gift of the everliving ones, which maximizes all healing they get. Such a barbarian merely reduces Hit die from d12 to d8, yet gets to regenerate 6 HP per healing die of celestial warlock used. Combine that with armor of agathys and you have a lot of survival stacked together, that you can round out with utility spells (e.g. spider climb or invisibility).

[@BelfastBiker]

I would add the Healer feat ability as a minor boon - "As an action, you can spend one use of a healer's kit to tend to a creature and restore 1d6 + 4 hit points to it, plus additional hit points equal to the creature's maximum number of Hit Dice. The creature can't regain hit points from this feat again until it finishes a short or long rest." I'm 10th level with about 65hp, so that would be 17.5 hp heal on me or someone else - this is like me casting a 3rd level cure wounds, so frees up a 3d level slot also. At max level, it's 27.5 hp heal without using magic, and same as using a 5th level cure wounds. Probably better at lower levels - level 4 heals 11.5 hp.

[@ascapedgoat8462]

18 levels in rogue exempting you from advantage outside of incapacitation. 2 levels in Barbarian gives you reckless attack. Free sneak attack via reckless and evasive rogue not letting your foes get advantage on you outside of incapacitation. My personal fave combo.

[@Nerdarchy]

Sounds like a solid build. Nerdarchist Dave

[@royjaskowski905]

My wife’s teir2 Barbarian always use her bonus action. Initially to rage. Then it's either follow up melee attack as bonus from a crit it dropping someone (great weapon master) or if nether if her regular melee hits triggered the GWM bonus then a weapon butt strike can be used with the action from polearm master.

[@Halfgnomen]

Kensei Monk would let you alternate between 1 and 2 handing a longsword using STR or DEX at will for the most part.

[@angrytheclown801]

Do Barbarian/Druid, turn into squirrel. Infiltrate bandit camp by climbing a tree and doing squirrel stuff. Wait till second watch, jump on lone guard, turning into an elephant. Change back to barbarian and rage on all the sleeping people.

[@Nerdarchy]

Or just rage as an elephant : ) Nerdarchist Dave

[@angrytheclown801]

@@Nerdarchy This is why I don't min/max. Every build is optimal if you are cruel enough, like a halfling super happy fun ball barbarian, or goth half-orc wizard girl.

[@voshadxgathic]

I didn't ask how big the room was. I SAID I CAST FIREBALL!!!

[@redbeastvfx]

Don't want to be that guy, but Ki is actually pronounced 'Kee'

[@DerexWolfheart]

@I see it like this I feel like he wasnt talking to u lmao

[@claude-alexandretrudeau1830]

Ki is key.

[@SuperRoboPopoto]

Zealot Barb (from Book of the Righteous) + Paladin. Spells are for smash.

[@Arkimedies]

I'm glad these guys have sponsers, but I'm also sad about it. I really liked their early videos where it was just them BS'ing in the basement. Also what the heck happened to the other two guys?

[@AbrokennoseOUCH]

They want to make money being old guys who talk about D&D what's wrong with that?

[@Nerdarchy]

The guys moved on to do other things. Nerdarchist Dave

[@Arkimedies]

I never said anything was wrong with it. But when it was all 4 of them it reminded me of my friends and i sitting theorycrafting. Was just really cool. Anyways thanks for the time you guys put into the videos

[@justinharris7181]

I like the barbarian monk. Something about angry Kung Fu like a pissed off Jacky Chan would be awesome! Wait so why can't they do flurry of blows while raging? Thought they could.

[@stripeybag6977]

I think more accurately it's like Bruce Lee when he taste his blood. You know you can't let him do that he'll whoop your ass.

[@grandallrandall5688]

This is funny because rules that restrict spells with rage are more like a deterrent so people can’t break the rules and teamwork emphasis (buffs and such), but these guys just see them as an obstacle. They saw these rules and pondered a way around it. The rules exist to say “don’t mix caster and barbarian” but they saw a challenge.

[@Nerdarchy]

You say obstacle. I say opportunity to be creative. Nerdarchist Dave

[@grandallrandall5688]

Absolutely. It really is great that people can use these things to come up with a creative idea using certain rules to make a unique character against the grain. Like before, some see an obstacle, some see an opportunity or challenge.

[@Nurk0m0rath]

@@grandallrandall5688 Also, check out Xanathar's Lost Notes on Everything Else. It's a kind of second Xanathar's Guide with an actual spellcaster barbarian among the subclasses. Apparently Nerdarchy weren't the only ones who saw it as a challenge.

[@hardonmachines]

Warding bond is great for barbarian clerics, it gives you damage to keep your rage up as long as a target is taking damage, and you can then reduce the damage you take from the bond with your rage resistances.

[@rolay7730]

Now that the artificer is released, I feel like you guys should talk about a barbarian artificer multi-class. If you have the minimum needed intelligence, then you can go 3 levels in and pick the alchemist subclass. By doing this, you get two infusions and three spell slots. You get a shield and enhance the defense with an infusion giving you a +3 to ac. Then you infuse your weapon giving you a +3 to attack while raging. Now the real kicker, if you use spell slots to make elixirs, you can pick there affect, so with three spell slots, you can choose to have +1 ac with each elixir. In other words, with a shield and three potions, you get +6 to ac all while keeping unarmored defense. Of course, the elixir affects only last ten minutes so you would have to know when to use them, but if you know the boss will be in the next room and you just need to enter you can take them all right before entering and get +3 ac for sixty rounds plus one other bonus at random here are the effects 1 Healing. The drinker regains a number of hit points equal to 2d4 + your Intelligence modifier. 2 Swiftness. The drinker’s walking speed increases by 10 feet for 1 hour. 3 Resilience. The drinker gains a +1 bonus to AC for 10 minutes. 4 Boldness. The drinker can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to every attack roll and saving throw they make for the next minute. 5 Flight. The drinker gains a flying speed of 10 feet for 10 minutes. 6 Transformation. The drinker’s body is transformed as if by the alter self spell. The drinker determines the transformation caused by the spell, the effects of which last for 10 minutes. Number 4 would also really help in a big fight as well, so one of the elixirs could easily be used for that, or even the one random elixir you get for free might give it to you.

[@Ulfhednir9]

Barbarian, social king and combat machine

[@nikitabelyaev4126]

Y’all forgot Aid. A non concentration that lasts 8 hours and scales surprisingly well. Especially if your action in combat is to attack and not cast those high level spells

[@Joemantler]

The point of a Barbarian/Warlock is the loss of control... the Rage fits in well with Insanity, which fits well with Fiend, Fey OR Old One Patron.

[@KoboldGamer]

My white dragonborn ancestral guardian barbarian is going bard after 6th level. Maybe spells I want to pick up are either out of combat, or some don't require concentration, like longstrider Also, inspiration can be done while raging.

[@AnonRx]

Druid/Barb Eagle Totem with Tavern Brawler. Activate rage, wild shape into a giant eagle (or anything with a high flying speed). Attack/Grapple. Then fly upwards for your regular speed (using bonus action to dash to counter the halved speed for grappling). Drop enemy for 8D10 bludgeoning.

[@AnonRx]

This can be done with plenty other classes (anything that allows dash as a bonus) than just the barb eagle totem, but it’s a fun addition to things a barb/Druid can do.

[@canadian__ninja]

There's a player at my table that is barbarian sorcerer, as it happens. He plays it as basically a fighter that casts spells, that can go super saiyan when he needs his raging.

[@jeremyfriant4868]

I don't know my Barbarian/Physic Warrior came pretty well. A little different, but worked as long as you used your Psyhic Warrior abilities first.

[@jeremyfriant4868]

I would imagine a rage mage would work similar with a few differences.

[@snakeinabox7220]

I have a idea hare me out A bard (bear totem) druid(circul of puppies you know which one it is) worllock (only for armor of agathis) a bear with armor of agathist(5 temp hp and if you do a physical hit you take 5 ice damage per spell slot lv so lv 9 yah scary ) Rageing a 250 hp barb + 45 temp and Rageing and if you hit it you take 45 damege and dose fury of punches sooo and did I sey she has a small army of bears and you don't have a chance of killing you

[@Somber_Knight]

raging clerics can be found on the internet all over the place

[@damienamarty]

New viewer, and I had subscribed within the first minute

[@Nerdarchy]

Thanks, welcome to Nerdarchist Ted's basement. Nerdarchist Dave

[@Sidrick1]

Ancestral Guardian barbarian for heals and rage. Assassin rogue for sneak attack and back stab. Kensai monk for kensai great sword. The great sword counts as a monk weapon and monk weapons can be used for back stabs and sneak attack.

[@PinkProgram]

Too bad you can't take Wild Shape as a feat and be a Skinwalker barbarian...

[@atriumgamesmore4336]

Foresight. 8 hours of, "Fuck you, I'm not surprised."

[@Krystina5e]

I have a druid barbarian. My DM let's my animal attacks, like bear claws and wolf teeth count for rage, but I mostly got those 2 barbarian levels for flavor. My Druid is a tiny, angry little lady who will throw down in a bar fight.

[@jeffreyblackwell1444]

I play a Barbarian/Moon Druid. Fog cloud and jump both are great. Jumping bear can standing broad jump like 21 feet straight up. Fog cloud. Wildshape into a Giant constrictor snake. You get adv to hit you have blind sight...if your opponent doesnt he is considered blind. You get advantage. Both lvl1

[@willshea2460]

They never even mentioned the over powered uncanny dodge and evasion mixed with rage. Especially with totem of the bear

[@logansisson5949]

Barbarian and Hexblade Warlock with Pact of the Blade works good, speaking from personal experience

[@MonitorMonarch]

Just pointing out that the monk thing, they dont use dex on unarmed strike unless they choose to. So you dont sacrifice rage damage