The Best and Worst Subclasses for the Bard in D&D 5e

[@RingXross]

I had a really hard time justifying any of the subclasses for the bard as "bad," which just goes to show how strong the class as a whole is.

[@Pre-GenCharacter]

There's a time and place for everything and it's called bard college

[@RingXross]

What happens in bard college stays in bard college.

[@deantitus9734]

Just a quick question about bard subclasses. If given your druthers, which subclass would you rather play, College Of Lore or College Of Valor(martially focused)?

[@RingXross]

College of Lore. Bards are already a good support class, the Lore bard just cranks that up. I like having lots of choices for different parts of the game (i.e. combat, social, exploration) and I feel the Lore bard accomplishes that a bit better than valor. Having different ways for the lore bard themselves to use inspiration really helps as well.