Top 5 MORE Underrated But AWESOME Feats In D&D

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There's a lot of Feats in Dungeons & Dragons 5e! They're not all Sentinel or Great Weapon Master, but that doesn't mean they aren't powerful and creative!
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[@DnDShorts]

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[@xenoexe4954]

I do like having my characters having a big boody

[@bagel_guy9495]

Arcane trickster rouges can take eldritch adept

[@zacharylona]

Sage Advice Compendium overrides any tweets, as stated in the SAC itself at the beginning. Shield Master doesn't work exactly as stated in the video. "The Shield Master feat lets you shove someone as a bonus action if you take the Attack action. Can you take that bonus action before the Attack action? No. The bonus action provided by the Shield Master feat has a precondition: that you take the Attack action on your turn. Intending to take that action isn’t sufficient; you must actually take it before you can take the bonus action. During your turn, you do get to decide when to take the bonus action after you’ve taken the Attack action. This sort of if-then setup appears in many of the game’s rules. The “if” must be satisfied before the “then” comes into play."

[@ANDELE3025]

@@zacharylona Incorrect. Not only is Sage Advice is a opinion compendium, until a reprint includes a change the RAW wording of Shield Master the only requirement is to take the Attack Action, not to complete it or even have made a in the first place.

[@VerumAdPotentia]

I've got a rules question I've not been able to find an official answer to, and wondered if you could help. I'm playing a multi-class warlock fighter, with the Ruin-Knight subclass. I've employed my Giant's Might, but well before the end of the duration, I've found being my normal size would be highly beneficial. My DM, after reading the ability, ruled that it can not be ended early. My question then is: Is there any official way to end the Giant's Might size increase early, and if so, how (action, bonus action, interaction)?

[@Dile0303]

Here is just something that happened to me: -variant human character -take shield master feat -dump Dexterity because have shield master -fireball incoming -decides to read shield master -does not halve damage if dex save fails -fail dex save -die

[@piranhaplantX]

Not only that, but I've seen a lot of people think the shield AC boost to dex saves works on fireball. But it does not, as it only applies to effects that target you specifically, which fireball and lightning bolt do not.

[@DrBodyshot]

@@piranhaplantX They actually do if you're the only person who is in the AOE as you're the only target of the spell

[@Watcher40K9]

Honestly, the number of spells with a DEX save that target only 1 character is really small.

[@piranhaplantX]

@@DrBodyshot No, that is not how spells like Fireball or lightning bolt work. Fireball targets an area, not a creature. Lightning bolt targets a direction, not a creature. This applies to most similar AOE spells, which just don't get affected by this. As per RAW, the spell specifically has to "target only you" and require a dex save. Meaning it must be a targeted effect, it can only target you, and it has to prompt a dex save. So in regards to player spells, that list is very small and a chunk of it is very low level spells or cantrips. On a bright note, it does technically apply to disintegrate. Also, it does leave room in the wording that allows it to apply to single-target monster spell affects. But it's still not a feature that should be taken seriously when considering the feat. But considering the nature of the other effects, it basically comes down to if you care about a bonus action shove to prone enemies for allies or bargain brand Evasion.

[@ЖаркоШкребић]

@@piranhaplantX It is really stupid to have AC bonus to your dex save if you are the one targeted with spell. Would it be good to let this feat to add that AC bonus to any kind of dex save or will it be too OP ?

[@stefanodaponte3286]

The aberrant dragonmark is a feat created specifically for Eberron, so it's one of the few that you should really check with your DM

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

Considering balance in 5e is about as good as a Jenga tower thrown at 10 meters by a toddler, just about everything past the PHB and half the things in it should require an explicit ok from the DM.

[@reptiliangeek8414]

@@mycatistypingthis5450 even all the stuff in PHB should be discussed IMHO.

[@MrJJLand]

Yaaa, gonna have to reassure people in my campaign are aware I'm not for the Tattoos, because I 100% forgot about the epic boons you can gain

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

@@reptiliangeek8414 I started running Pathfinder 2 just to try it, but I'm not going back.

[@achimsinn6189]

@@MrJJLand You can also just get rid of the boons, if you communicate that before they take the feat. I like the idea of it and the roleplay possibilities and it would be sad, if that part was the only thing stopping somebody from using it.

[@whiskeySe7en]

This guy is a total fucking gold mine for cool DND ideas

[@MarioEpstein]

Best channel I've come across in a while

[@bayoubilly5176]

He's going to get my players tpk'd. Ive dm'd for thirty years plus his power gaming on my villains.... Should remember to scale it back hrm...

[@Schilani]

@@bayoubilly5176 It's kinda fun when you are in a situation of being a DM but having a regular DM as one of your players. Shit gets insane.

[@NYC-Gardener]

@@Schilani LMAO that is the group I play in currently. There are 5 of us, two have been playing since the AD&D days of the 80s and the other 3 all started since 5e came out. THREE of us take turns DMing, so we build some crazy crap sometimes to mess with each other :)

[@chasenovak122]

One of my favorite builds I’ve played is actually an Artillerist Artificer with 2 levels in Bladesinger, and the Healer Feat. The idea being that he’s a combat medic who’s really good at running around battlefields to treat wounded soldiers without becoming wounded himself. He had a Homunculus servant that was kinda like a BD1 style droid that rested on a port on the shoulder of his vest named Nurse, who would give him the help action to stabilize his allies, handing him tools, administering drugs, etcetera.

[@matthewsmith4710]

That’s so good, I gotta steal that

[@jamestaylor9887]

I like running the artillerist Artificer and taking initiate for warlock and having eldritch blast. super good when considering very few things are resistant to force damage and at level 5 if using the staff or i believe a wand you can add an additional d8. between this and fire bolt you get a pretty decent budget warlock with access to nifty items

[@thatguy9186]

Imagine a rogue, with aberrant dragonmark, getting proficiency with everything. Meaning they would get reliable talent, in everything.

[@runedoom]

Technically phantom rogues get that, just not all at the same time.

[@accountN6942]

No

[@BadMagicWings]

@@accountN6942 why not

[@StarAllKungfu]

DM is never giving out that boon. Or they will give a different one.

[@alsenddrake7764]

Just dip 2 levels in Bard and profit.

[@donavandunn9824]

Fun thing to add onto the Healer Feat is that this is amazing to get as a Necromancer type character, As unlike many healing spells that can't work on undead, The Healer's kit does not say you can't heal undead. This means that you can top off some damage to your zombies and keep them in the fight longer or keep that one ultra powerful undead you have for as long as you can

[@bonzwah1]

Which ultra powerful undead is that? Serious question. I've never seen a necromancer make anything other than skeletons, zombies, or ghouls.

[@donavandunn9824]

@@bonzwah1 well, with Create undead you can make wights and Mummies that you can keep around, but also with the Command undead class feature you can dominate undead that you normally can't make like Mummy lords or even Vampires for a short time

[@bonzwah1]

@@donavandunn9824 damn, I was kinda hoping there was a spell that let you create a single powerful thrall or something. Wights and mummies kinda suck at the level you can get them. Seems pretty dependent on your dm dangling a powerful undead in front of you. Sounds like it would be absolutely sick to have a mummy lord though haha.

[@josephperez2004]

​@@bonzwah1Well at the time of my comment, there is the Create Magen spell.

[@raptorxrise5386]

@@josephperez2004 not an undead though

[@berserkervtuber6285]

Eldritch Adept for at will spells, such as disguise self at will or minor illusion at will. You can be a perma-shifter or Robin Williams as the Genie from Aladdin. Bonus if you picked up the Faceless back ground, as a perma-shifter, as you can still be someone the party may recognize, and when in town, you can shift into anyone who's seen as a non-threat and waltz right into the castle when disguised as one of the dozens of butlers, scullery maids, and fire keepers that keep the royal bum warm on a cold morning. I bet you can hear battle plans one minute, change your appearance for when the commander asks for a someone to archive the battle plans, and whoops, your in possession of critical intelligence you can then sell to another person...

[@kingkasdin9767]

Malleable illusions makes that powerful. Phantasmal Force + malleable illusions = walking nightmare that also deals psychosomatic damage at level 2 spells

[@kingkasdin9767]

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[@MrCharles7994]

There are six choices for at will spells with eldritch adept; Disguise Self, Silent Image, Detect Magic, Speak with Animals, and self-cast Mage Armor or False Life. The two mentioned, disguise self (mask of many faces) and Silent Image (misty visions) are quietly among the best abilities in the entire game, they just don't apply to combat most of the time so people sleep on them. Two of the remaining are typically bad-Detect Magic is mediocre because you can ritual cast it most of the time, and Speak with Animals is typically a party trick. That leaves Armor of Shadows to self-cast mage armor. This is highly situational-but if you're an abjuration wizard the ability means you effectively have a D10 hit dice, which you can recharge for free in a minute. See, abjuration wizards have a pool of arcane ward HP which equals 2xtheir level+INT, which it is slowly recharged when they cast 1st level or higher abjuration spells. Normally this means it's a sharply limited pool of HP (albeit one that recharges consistently in combat with spellcasters), but at-will mage armor makes it a spammable source of HP out of combat too. This only works with one class, although others might have similar ways to exploit casting an abjuration spell I don't know of, but it's a *huge* buff to the class. It's also quite thematic-the Wizard is making deals for Power, and managing to exploit them for the maximum return. The last is Fiendish Vigor for False-life at will. This is, quite simply, 8 temporary hit points before every combat. If your party does not use Temp HP very much, it's absurdly good- and even if they do (temp HP don't stack) it's strong because you can recharge you temp HP so easily during off-turns. This is surprisingly common, and having a spammable buff for those situations adds up a lot over the campaign.

[@agustinvenegas5238]

In my current campaign I'm a tiefling warlock with that evocation and I got confused as a changeling bc of it It's also kinda funny when people succeed the skill check to realise I have disguise self cast on me

[@kingkasdin9767]

@@MrCharles7994 alter self at will is useful.

[@ReserCatloons]

Crawford has actually revised his response on Shield Master stating that "if a feature says you can do X as a bonus action if you do Y, you must do Y before you can do X. For Shield Master, that means the bonus action must come after the Attack action."

[@Thorarin]

Yep, it's also explicitly in Sage Advice Compendium.

[@dryashes]

That ruling is pretty anti-fun though, my guy is already getting a pretty bad feat, the bonus to dodge AoE damage is pretty bad since you have to be alone in the AoE, the third bullet point is a half of evasion that you need to use your reaction to activate, and only if you pass. The shove is the only good part if it works as originally worded.

[@ReserCatloons]

@@ANDELE3025 Sure, Crawford's tweets definitely shouldn't hold any more stock than the DM of any given table, but the guy in the video was citing an outdated tweet from Crawford and it seemed to perpetuate a sense of designer approval that isn't really there.

[@John-Dennehy]

came here to say the same

[@ANDELE3025]

@@ReserCatloons Difference is, the "outdated" tweet is actually rules as written/the official printed stance of the game.

[@insertphrasehere15]

6:35 actually, I'd argue that at from about level six or below or so, the fighter with a healer feat is actually a better healer than the cleric. A cleric at this level would need to expend all their spell slots pretty much to heal a party of 5 as much as the feat gives pretty much for free. That cleric now has basically no offense options left, but the fighter is still a level 6 fighter (Feats aren't free, but hey, look at that, they got an extra ASI at 6 for being a fighter).

[@Taygon45]

I 5th level Shepard Druid and 1 Life Cleric: "Maybe. Maybe not."

[@jerrymajors8132]

@@ShugoAWay the best healer, I find, is a life cleric with a 3-level dip in dreams druid (like my literal heal-bot). Edit: so I just read a comment mentioning stars druid in a healer build, and so I reread stars druid, and now I'm on the fence about whether a 3-level dip in stars or dreams druid would be the best for the cleric. On the one hand, 3 d6s of healing *without spell slots* is pretty good. On the other, 1d8 + wis. *after every cast of a healing spell* (while in Chalice form, which lasts up to 20 minutes, if both uses are used) is also really good. As I am writing this, I think I have come to the conclusion that the stars druid is better. Better healing at lower slots, more potential uses, and it can be debated that it works with Supreme Healing? Yes please!

[@remyb6854]

Yall all wrong. The best healer hands down is the twilight cleric. Prehealing > Reactive healing.

[@jerrymajors8132]

@@ShugoAWay that's kinda the point of the 3-level druid dip (also healing spirit, the main reason it's a 3-level and not a 2-level). Also, the person eating the goodberry must spend one action *per berry* so it's pretty not good for mid-combat healing.

[@jerrymajors8132]

@@ShugoAWay yes, but a downed part member can't use their action to eat the goodberry.

[@Greenomb]

One character concept I wanna at least try out is a lv.14 illusion wizard with misty visions via eldritch adept. Create 15 feet large objects at will at any time.

[@insertphrasehere15]

I don't think that telekinetic can't be used to shove yourself, since the target has to be "moved 5 feet toward you or away from you". Since the movement is in relation to you, you can't move yourself away from yourself. You'll always be in the same space as yourself.

[@Selnathorn]

Indeed, but it still is useful to help out your team or atleast try to move an enemy away/towards you, especially when you are not doing anything with your bonus action anyway

[@Atma_Weapon]

i think this should be dm's discretion. but i think that, because you can see yourself, you should be able to target yourself. side note: how about vertical movement with this? a goblin or orc is gonna flip when hes suddenly bodyslammed out of nowhere, by absolutely nothing.

[@Selnathorn]

​@@Atma_Weapon In that regard it comes again to the wording. So for you to be able to push someone in the air with it must fulfill the requirement that it is either 5 feet towards or 5 feet away for you. With that ruling straight up and straight down my move the creature by 5 fee,t but it wouldn't move the creature away. The fun part comes when we look at diagonal movement. The feat doesn't forbid it, infact it doesn't mention it at all. So taking this into account you could say that if a creature of the size small and below stands next to a creature of size normal and above would, it would be allowed push that creature diagonally up since it would fulfill the 5 feet away requirement. Same could be said if the user stand in a hole from a recent mold earth spell and the target stands next to it and therefore above it

[@gmat5046]

It's relative to current position. So you would just be going away from that position. It makes sense to be able to move yourself.

[@justinbell7309]

In absolute terms, yes. In relative terms, no. You can move away from where you were, which is true to the rules in relative terms.

[@JBRocky007]

Friend of mine played a Paladin with Shield Master and I was a Celestial Warlock with the Healer feat. We did pretty good.

[@lejandario7779]

Ah yes, the classic Paladin Warlock bromance

[@rickkhemai1443]

did ? campaign ended good or did you die ?

[@FreyaMaluk]

1:10 Actually prone adds disadvantage on range attacks which can be really annoying for most rangers and spell casters.

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

they can always just shoot someone else

[@arlyquino]

yup, it has come up a few times with my fighter and our party's ranger. takes a bit of planning, but mostly we just try to target our own opponents

[@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046]

Unless you use Magic Missle!

[@NoESanity]

only if you have to make an attack roll. -this post made by the DC gang.

[@d.k.t.3380]

But a prone target has disadvantage on DEX saves, so... I didn't ask how many allies are around him, I said I cast FIREBALL!

[@patrickhannon2694]

I’m not sure if anyone’s brought it up yet, but the spell you get from aberrant dragonMark isn’t a once per day free cast: it’s once per short rest

[@TsujiCross]

I had come here to say just that

[@g80gzt]

Eldritch Adept for Beguiling Influence: Yeah you could take a feat for two skills, and the potential to swap the effect next level... or take a feat for three skills. or take a feat for a 1-point-ASI, a skill, and expertise, no pre-reqs which works for any class ever.

[@helvarstark4282]

Fiendish Vigor is pretty useful too

[@whirl3690]

I wish Warlocks could change a certain number of invocations (even if it's just one) on a long rest.

[@theknight1573]

@@whirl3690 same... I would even take it if it is one invocation, at the end of a long rest, after doing a ritual that takes the entire rest and not being able to do it again for 1d4 days + an exhaustion for not sleeping if it meant a bit more flexibility lol

[@Halollet]

You forgot a cool thing about Aberrant Dragonmark. You get that 1st-level spell back on a short rest as well. Its super good.

[@Comicsluvr]

Something that my V. Human Cleric did that worked well: Take the Healer Feat. After a battle, cast Beacon of Hope. Now for 1 minute, any Healing you do is at maximum instead of relying on a die roll. With the Healer Feat, you can restore 10 HP + their number of Hit Dice to each member of the party up to ten people. Yes, it's a 3rd level spell slot but it can generate up to a hundred HP for the party or more which is more than Mass Healing Word, Healing Spirit, or Prayer of Healing.

[@afasdfasafd314]

mobile for sure, +10 feet of speed, no AOO and ignores difficult terrain with dash, great for speed builds and squishy martials such as rogues, monks, bladesinger wizards, hexblade warlocks and college of swords/valor bards.

[@DnDShorts]

Awesome feat for sure, but in my experience it's not underrated, I've DM'd games for players all over the world and never seen any of these feats come up, but I see mobile fairly often!

[@TheLegendaryLegacy]

Absolute best feat for monks since there is a resource cost for them to disengage.

[@Lurklen]

@@DnDShorts In fact it's kind of a gimmie feat. Anyone who has the opportunity will take it. In fact if it's a toss up between Mobile and some other more character based feat, mobile almost always wins (at least at all the tables I've ran).

[@undeadarcher465]

@@Lurklen my friend took it for my otherfriends first ever time dming and it was a 1 shot. Boy had 60 foot flying speed and was abusing hit and runs😂

[@afasdfasafd314]

@@TheLegendaryLegacy yeah, thats so unfair, rogues and goblins can do it for free, and monks have to waste ki points? BS

[@itspabbs]

My friends laughed when I told them my rogue was a thief. But then when they saw how busted it is to bring up an ally with a bonus action and then sneak attack the baddie immediately afterwards... Glorious

[@XoIoRouge]

Did you mean to say "rogue was a healer"? only thing that makes sense lul

[@NotRealAkira]

I mean, any person with the healing word spell can bring back someone as a bonus action

[@itspabbs]

@@NotRealAkira rogues can't.

[@iang0th]

@@XoIoRouge No. The Thief subclass is what let him revive an ally with just a bonus action.

[@XoIoRouge]

@@iang0th OH NICE! That's super tech

[@toustone2736]

In a campaign where I play a cleric, we often use the shield master feat to push enemies into the spirit guardians. Always a pleasure.

[@lucidnightmare0014]

Personally I'm a big fan of misty visons for infinite silent image

[@kingkasdin9767]

Add malleable illusions

[@autodidacticpoly]

Strictly speaking, you could probably always shove with a shield, it's just that the feat lets you do it as a bonus action.

[@vicmfappleseed6901]

I love your videos from all the information to even your own ads which are hilarious thanks for taking your time to make Vids and enlighten us with your Knowledge of DnD and your humor

[@theangryMD]

quick reference for this quality entry 0:05 shield master 2:06 aberrant dragonmark 3:54 - 5:05 a word for the sponsor Nejavina 5:06 healer 7:17 telekinetic 9:17 - 11:42 eldritch adept

[@zeyther3341]

Thank you i hate KZbinrs who dont add time stamps

[@theangryMD]

@@zeyther3341 feel like hate is a strong word for that

[@zeyther3341]

@@theangryMD no, no it isn’t same as not crediting music

[@andrewharrison1605]

My armorer artificer can vouch for the first 2 being amazing I had repulsion shield so shield master gave me an extra +3 to dex saves which is a huge boost for clunky heavy armor users. As a tank I was not going to turn down the +1 con from the dragon mark and it let me get the shield spell letting me get a solid 28 ac without having to do anything crazy other than using my reaction. It was so fun being such a brick wall. Throw all the great spells artificers can have if prepared and nothing gets past that

[@sreggad]

the problem with the shield master's dex save bonus... is it only applies to single target spells. So you can't use it on fire ball or a dragon's breath or any of the many dex base spells... Though there are some that only single target.

[@nielsvanoosten]

The spell of the dragonmark feat is not just once per day, it's once per rest. You can cast the spell again after a short-rest.

[@grantflippin7808]

Like a sorcerer?

[@nielsvanoosten]

@@grantflippin7808 more like a warlock actually. Sorcerers regain spell slots on a long-rest

[@grantflippin7808]

@@nielsvanoosten right

[@Vitromancy]

For anyone who might think it's crazy OP for later levels, you can only get the no-level-prereq invocations with eldritch adept, as under the Eldritch Invocation feature it says "A level prerequisite refers to your level in this class."

[@gameraven13]

You actually can't get ANYTHING with a prerequisite, not even the ones that just require you know Eldritch Blast, which you could pick up through other feats. Per Eldritch Adept "If the invocation has a preqrequisite, you can choose that invocation only if you're a warlock and only if you meet the prerequisite." So, the only invocations you can pick up as a non warlock are the ones that have no prerequisite at all. That list is: - Armor of Shadows (mage armor on yourself at will) - Beast Speech (speak with animals at will) - Beguiling Influence (Deception and Persuasion proficiency) - Devil's Sight (see in magical and nonmagical darkness 120 ft) - Eldritch Mind (adv on con saves to maintain concentration) - Eldritch Sight (detect magic at will) - Eyes of the Rune Keeper (read all writing) - Fiendish Vigor (false life on yourself at will as a 1st level spell) - Gaze of Two Minds (perceive through another willing humanoid's senses until the end of your next turn) - Mask of Many Faces (disguise self at will) - Misty Visions (silent image at will) - Thief of Five Fates (technically you can take this one, but it's pointless as a non warlock, since you can cast bane once using a warlock spell slot once per long rest, so if you don't have warlock slots, it's useless) That's it. That's ALL the options Eldritch Adept can possibly give you. Half of those are just "here's a 1st level spell you can cast like a cantrip, but without material components", one of them is useless, and the other 5 are just basic utility. To be fair, though, the only invocations that the wording of Eldritch Adept locks you out of are Agonizing Blast, Eldritch Spear, Grasp of Hadar, Lance of Lethargy, and Repelling Blast. All of those deal with Eldritch Blast, though, so like. If you REALLY wanted to use another feat to pick up EB, and the ability to pick ONE modification to it, a DM would probably be lenient enough to let you. 2 feats to get a boosted EB on a non warlock class doesn't seem terribly OP, especially since the feats that would let you get EB require you pick from the warlock spell list and use Cha, so Bard, Paladin, Sorcerer are really the only other candidates if you're min/maxing.

[@Vitromancy]

You're completely right. I just wanted to highlight the level aspect because the other pre-requisites are more obvious when they're unmet, and people could easily mistake 'level requirement' for character level (especially since that's the case for cantrip scaling)

[@gameraven13]

@@Vitromancy fair enough! Yeah there is enough crossover of “level in this class” vs “overall level” for various mechanics that it can get a little muddied

[@no1uno388]

but thats no fun

[@Kylora2112]

@@gameraven13*IF* you have a level in warlock, you can take an Invocation with a prereq. However, something like Thirsting Blade requires you to have 5 levels of warlock, not just be level 5 in general. If you're not a warlock, Devil's Sight, Beast Speech, Eldritch Mind (but just take War Caster instead), Eldritch Sight, Mask of Many Faces, or Misty Visions (basically any of the "cast X at-will" stuff) are the only good options. Eyes of the Runekeeper in a more RP/political/mystery-focused campaign is also fun. Same deal as a standard warlock invocation: don't take stuff that just adds a spell to your known spells and definitely don't take stuff that is objectively worse than another readily available option (Eldritch Mind via feat vs. War Caster, since War Caster is Eldritch Mind + no-free-hand-needed-for-somatic-components + spell as opportunity attack).

[@hieronymusnervig8712]

Some warnings: Shieldmaster - check with your DM that you can use the bonus action before your attack. Some DM's require you to attack first, and that way the feat is worthless. Eldritch Adept - most uses are much worse than what you can get in another way (E.g. the 2 proficiencies are just flat out worse than Skilled or Skill Expert). The only ones that really are unique and good enough to be worth taking are Devil Sight (if your party has access to magical darkness) and Mask or Many Faces (this basically turns you into a Changeling). As a positive notion: Eldritch Adept is really strong if you are already a Warlock.

[@flamepulse42]

By RAW you have to use your attack action first. You do not get the bonus action until you take the attack action.

[@codebracker]

Misty visions are amazing for an illusion wizard

[@Schilani]

Even if you have to attack first, Shield Master is far from worthless. Your party usually has more people that can attack in melee, so they will really love it if you drop the enemy down for them. Also getting up still costs the creature 50% movement speed, so you could make a case about it being useful for getting away. You could even use it to get an ally next to you out of a pickle, because you can use that shove action against a different creature. They can't decide to fail the contest, but they can decide to roll the lower skill check. If it's only one enemy, you could of course just shove that one away.

[@flamepulse42]

@@Schilani they can choose not to contest the roll which is the same results as failing.

[@remyb6854]

@@flamepulse42 That just ain't true. The PHB is VERY clear about when on your turn you can take bonus actions. When? Whenever you want. Quote, PHB, Chapter 9: Combat: "You choose when to take a bonus action during your turn, unless the bonus action’s timing is specified, and anything that deprives you of your ability to take actions also prevents you from taking a bonus action."

[@hermegerdguy4572]

The Shield master doesn't let you use the bonus action first then attack, you have to attack first

[@ProeliatorDeus]

Came here to say this, Jeremy Crawford clarified that if X needs Y, you have to do Y first. The tweet about Bonus Actions is generalized, and does not apply to Shield Master

[@thenannymoh]

Yes... With multi attack you can hit once, bash prone, then hit with adv

[@DnDShorts]

You can rule as you'd like of course, but here's the designer of 5e confirming that you can BA shove first (also linked in video): twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/557816721810403329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[@michaelmurphy2112]

It looks like Jeremy Crawford originally said you could bonus action shove first, then later changed his mind and said no, then said you can make you first attack, bonus action shove, then take the second attack

[@thenannymoh]

@@DnDShorts Crawford's last tweet seems to clarify. However as a DM I'd homebrew and let the fighter bash first, because it makes sense and it's cinematic

[@BWtalks]

Your content is always great and insightful, but I’ll admit my favorite part of this video is “kickstarter” saying “stamping on your baaaaalllls!”

[@Coid]

9:49 Beguiling Influence is worse than taking the Skilled Feat, as that gives 3 skill proficiencies instead of just 2. OTOH, you *can* switch it out again next time you level, so there might be some situational benefit from switching in to Beguiling Influence and then back out again.

[@Sami8s]

I have Healer on 52% of all my roughly 60-ish DnD characters. It's just a cool feat.

[@samuelbroad11]

so 31/60?

[@varsinious477]

You forgot one of the other reasons aberrat dragon mark, that 1st lvl spell comes back on a short rest. Making absorb elements and shield amazing spells to brab with it

[@redraikotsu8633]

Keep on keeping on man. I love your sense of humor and you've given me plenty of inspiration to return to DnD these last few months I've tuned in.

[@momentaigamer3168]

So, Eldritch Adept’s prerequisite is if you have pact magic or the ability to cast a spell, right? Rogue has Arcane Trickster which can cast spells, Barbarian has Totem Warrior which can let you cast Speak with Animals (not sure if that counts though), and Fighter has both Eldritch Knight (and Echo Knight.) So, there are some barbarians, rogues and fighters that can take it?

[@Magus_Union]

I would say that the feat becomes sub-class specific in this case. But definitely is a valid option. If I understand the RAI of the feat (which I've been a fan of for some time), you need to have the option to choose between a long rest Cooldown, or burning a spell slot for said ability (if it's required to do so). As long as that cost requirement can be settled, it should be fine to take.

[@GooBootheWarrior]

Eldritch Adept requires the Spellcasting Feature, not merely being able to cast a spell, or Pact Magic. So Eldritch Knight would work, but Echo Knight would not. Nor would Totem Warrior Barbarian.

[@Jimbob1337]

Not to mention some races have built in spells, such as tiefling, genasi and elves

[@tomisabum]

Not just its greater powers, but since Aberrant Dragonmark is pretty setting specific, don't be surprised if your DM doesn't allow it as a feat, or makes changes to it/has in game requirements they homebrew to allow it. Speaking of setting specific, Healer was a great pick as a feat for my Surgeon themed Gunslinger fighter, sometimes that action surge is better used just to get your actual healer back on their feet; was fun to play a non-magical EMT forming a friendly rivalry with a magical healer.

[@torvus249]

Correction on Shield Master: -You must complete ALL your attacks with the attack action before you can shove with a bonus action (it's still good because your allies still get advantage on their attacks) -You can only add your shield's AC to your DEX save if YOU are the only target of the effect or spell. So it'd work against Disintegrate, but it wouldn't work against Fireball or a dragon's breath weapon, even if you're the only one in the area, since the AREA is being targeted, not you. Of course, this is RAW. DMs may homebrew this feat to work differently.

[@Sephiroth517]

RAW Shield Master lets you shove before attacking. As said PHB p189 "Vou choose when to take a bonus action during your turn, unless the bonus action's timing is specified" and the Shield Master feat doesn't specify you have to complete the Attack action on your turn, you just have to take it, before trying to shove a creature. And also RAI as it was specifically answered with "As with most bonus actions, you choose the timing, so the Shield Master shove can come before or after the Attack action."

[@tdyret]

@@Sephiroth517 except that is has been errated to be as Torvus said. As RAI the first bullet is meant to be the specification of timing that you mention, but I agree was worded oddly. but it has been Errated

[@Sephiroth517]

@@tdyret the problem is it has been errated twice, once to confirm you can shove before, and once to deny it. So again it's a case of ask your DM's take on it before, as not everybody may agree with the second errata. And as far as I'm concerned, any case of such contradicting errata get's the RAW applied.

[@k.s.4292]

@@Sephiroth517 I'd never allow the shove first as it creates scenarios where the character in question has to break the rules as they are unable to fullfill the requirement. For example, the fighter decides to shove an enemy prone first, run to another enemy to then make his attacks. -> he triggers an AoO, gets hit and KOed. The character is now unable to meet the requirement for the shove as bonus action and it can not be argued that you can take the attack action and just not attack. It explicity says "You attack" not you may or can attack, just you attack. That is my biggest issue with ruling it that way.

[@jamison85]

I gave my utility caster GOOlock telekinetic at level 8, and it's incredibly fun. If the rogue can't find any traps, he'll just tap around the corridor wildly, not that anyone can see it. But yes, being able to shove the enemy in front of you away 5ft so that you can serve them a fistful of eldritch blast without being at disadvantage helps a lot. One session we were being pelted with spears from above by two bugbears, and my warlock simply flew up, pulled one of them off the cliff and let gravity do the rest. The other one was subject to a high intimidation roll.

[@Zthewise]

I was mid typing about thief rogues with the healer feat when you brought it up. My friend played one in a no magic campaign we played in and it was super valuable.

[@jango8472]

Elvin Accuracy+Lucky+Devil Sight+ Darkness = fun times

[@mobus1219]

U laugh until they sneak attack you

[@theangryMD]

props for using the clip of chirrut imwe wrecking a squad of storm troopers when talking about the blind fighting style

[@kmoustakas]

Healer feat is insane. It literally changes the game and every party should have one member with it, preferably someone who doesn't have other healing options.

[@Kylora2112]

Same reason why my ranger makes Goodberries right before our long rests finish, because our cleric's first level slots are a LOT more valuable than mine. Having a healer = good. Having someone who can easily revive the healer = better.

[@kartorus]

The Randy smith clip during the healer feat part was perfect.

[@TheNeoVid]

Notice that several of these feats are ways to give any class a solid use for their bonus action. I haven't played that much 5e, but as an optimizer from the older editions, having something to do with actions that would otherwise go to waste is likely equally good in any system.

[@berendkooiker3538]

The kickstarter ad was really awesome haha

[@patrickhannon2694]

Play a small race, Take mounted combatant and have your allies be your mount

[@FeignJurai]

WTYCDID&D number 35 covered this trick. kzbin.infocsSOZZoIwWU?feature=share Though some prudish DMs might rule that humanoids can't mount eachother in combat, which is lame.

[@NoESanity]

nope, that's just bad planning. make the whole party centaurs, take the mounted feat. then your party mounts each other in descending order of AC. the towertaur cannot be stopped since the healers cannot be targeted and will forever be able to heal the bottom tank mount.

[@adenbrett8183]

@@NoESanity if that's true that's the funniest shit i've ever read

[@NoESanity]

@@adenbrett8183 so it does work, mostly. using "legal" centaurs, you can be a great mount for a small player, so you can bounce a whole mounted combat and sentinel combo to get in a bunch of extra attacks. however, if your DM allows you to use the UA centaur, the UA Equine Build has a little extra wordage. "A medium or smaller creature can ride your back if you allow it" This means that a UA centaur (size medium) can have a centaur ride it's back, and they can have a centaur ride their back, and this tower can go on in theory forever as long as the every centaur can carry the weight of all centaur's above it, which becomes easier with Equine Build's primary feature which allows you to count as large to determine carry weight, so a giant barbarian centaur can drag 5760lb's or 9 centaurs and 300lbs of gear. (mpmm actually lowered the base weight of a centaur to 500 instead of 600 so you could argue they can carry 11 centaurs and 260 lbs of gear. ) everyone will want to stack strength, but a handful of barbarians on the bottom, some healing words sprinkled in. and you can make a damage line, where one attack triggers a conga line of mounted combatant's forcing and attack to target them instead of their mount followed by the mounts with sentinel to attack an enemy who attacked someone who wasn't them. obviously most DM's are not going to let the full power of the centower just run free, but the throwing the megazord moment at a BBEG will 100% get your DM to force a break while they figure out what the fuck is going on.

[@drakewilliams6323]

Honestly I loved the kickstarter ad 😂 great job!!

[@kwaksea]

Healer is fantastic for any Rogue because Rogue get to Dash/Disengage as Bonus Action. Wait, Telekinetic is underrted? I have heard alot of stories of Spellcasters using this feat to put their enemies into hazardous area spells such as Spike Growth or Spirit Guardian

[@Greywander87]

I'm surprised you didn't mention how for Aberrant Dragonmark, the 1st level spell comes back after a short rest, rather than a long rest. Also, how casting the spell also lets you gain temp HP or deal damage to a random creature. As for Shield Master, it has "officially" had all three interpretations (shove before attacking, shove after one attack, shove after all attacks). I agree that RAW you can shove first.

[@KMDRG]

Fighters and Rogues can technically still take Eldritch Adept, just not at level one. Both Fighters and Rogues have caster subclasses, Eldritch Knight for Fighter, and Arcane Trickster for Rogue, so at level 4 you could pick up Eldritch Adept

[@heathentongue]

Being a High Elf or Forest Gnome works too!

[@CommNagrom]

Would arcane archer work too since they learn prestidigitation or druidcraft for free?

[@theknight1573]

@@CommNagrom that is a good question

[@k.s.4292]

@@CommNagrom RAW no since the prerequisite is the spellcasting or pact msgic feature, not the ability go cast a spell

[@k.s.4292]

@@theknight1573 RAW no since the prerequisite is the spellcasting or pact msgic feature, not the ability go cast a spell

[@Anansilaaraña]

I like that the go to example for DM power gaming is that the NPC counters a healing spell when chill touch is an option.

[@haku8135]

"A thicker booty of hit points for your DM to slap" .........THIS IS THE GREATEST PHRASE EVER SPOKEN!

[@TheTechReactor]

Shield master on a grappling barbarian is the one of the most fun characters I have ever played. And I can also confirm that it is EXTREMELY good

[@Hyde_Hill]

I think if they remove the bonus action attack from Pole arm master and crossbow expert, as well as removing the word opportunity from the reaction attack from pole arm master, we would see a lot more variety in feat usage. Or at least more people with lucky lol.

[@andrecosta8680]

And you will both of those feats, dont say bullshit

[@ewfisher89]

My DM a couple of years ago for Christmas held a level 20 one shot. I had never played a magic caster before and figured this would be a good way to try without being tied to a character for the long term, so I ran a War Cleric. I took Shield Master and War Caster as feats, and let me tell you that character was a BEAST. Heavily armored front line tank with healing and crowd control spells, was so much fun.

[@arturosanabria5772]

Shield master makes you take no damage when you should take half damage on a successful dex save, but it buffs your dex save only when the hit is aimed only at you. That, plus the fact that it doesn't half full damage, plus you having to attack BEFORE shoving, makes it so much less powerful than how it would seem on first sight

[@donniejefferson9554]

I'm happy to hear about that shovel before attacking with shield master. I was under the impression that it had to be before and I've been playing a shield master fighter for like a year

[@piranhaplantX]

This is a case where he unfortunately stopped digging after the first crawford tweet. Crawford went on to quote his old tweet and revoke his prior ruling on it.

[@Tallgeese3]

Eldritch Adept could be used by a fighter that went the way of the Eldritch Knight as it gains spellcasting at that point.

[@damianchenot2667]

I was rolling at the mid video ad. Good job!

[@hindumuninc]

Eldritch Adept to get Mask of Many Faces on an Illusion Wizard just fits so well. "I'm so good at casting illusions I've figured out how to turn Disguise Self into a cantrip." Pretty cool even if just for the flavor.

[@bosunbones.8815]

Or Arcane Trickster Rogue!

[@jacobbrown9894]

I feel like “Good if you’re creative and the gm is willing” actually means “It’s bad but you might see someone’s funny fake story on the subreddit” tbh

[@mattjohn6077]

I rarely 'like' a video, but that kickstarter plug genuinely made me chuckle. Well done sir. :)

[@ThuglitDGreat]

I'm currently playing a Rogue / Wizard hybrid in my game. I'm also using a homebrew subclass for my Wizard called School Of Dimensionalism. (I'll post it in a reply once I leave work and get back to my computer). At Wizard Level 10, the subclass allows you to essentially enter the Astral plane for a brief time, allowing you to be unseen, and for your opponents not to be able to use attack of opportunity on you. The downside? Movement within the Astral Plane counts as difficult terrain. See where I'm going with this? As long as you have the Mobile feet,, If you pick up Haste, use that, and Dash with your main action, Haste action, and Bonus action, You can move 480 feet, completely unimpeeded while being unseen, and without your opponents being able to do anything! All in 6 seconds during combat! Granted, you have to be level 11 minimum to pull this off, but still. Point of all this? I like the Mobile feet. 🙂

[@ThuglitDGreat]

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z8lr87fQFEnEADy97E8Rral4Md0cF5nH Under Blackstaff's Tome Of Wizardry, Pages 18 And 19

[@gaelofariandel6747]

Glad you mentioned the Abjuration Wizard & Armor of shadows.

[@chrisboudreau4488]

These adds are great you really put the work in on that

[@PeteCotton]

Shield Master is actually fairly worthless when you consider Crawford's revised ruling (which is actually in the Sage Advice Compendium) and the fact that its save bonus only works against effects that can only target you (i.e no Fireball, Dragon Breath, etc.)

[@Martick05545]

it's still good when you have other melee party members.

[@PeteCotton]

@@Martick05545 It's usable, but many feel that bonus action knock prone at the end of one's turn is not enough to justify the cost of giving up a different feat.

[@skylark7921]

My Druid has the healer feat and it is *glorious*. She’s like a healing machine. She can use a bonus action for healing word or healing spirit to get a person up from 0, then her action to use a healers kit to top them off. She also has a magic scimitar that lets her add a d4 to every healing spell roll, so she basically gets a free level of healing word every time. It’s really awesome bc my initial conception of her was of someone running around, frantically healing everyone - which is exactly what she’s best at 😊

[@WillMoff0]

6:45 love that pun

[@wingwalker007]

Hey beardy hat dude… if a kenku mimics a banshee‘s wail that it had heard could it reduce a tarrasque to 0 hit points if it fails it’s save?

[@DnDShorts]

sadly not by the rules but that's hilarious and in a light hearted campaign I'd 100% allow it as a DM!

[@wingwalker007]

@@DnDShorts maybe there’s some kind of glass vial like a genie’s lamp where you could trap a banshee and have like a banshee grenade?

[@DnDShorts]

@@wingwalker007 I don't think it exists but I'm 100% making it as homebrew, that's badass!

[@MonsieurPenguin_]

Not gonna lie, one of the best ads I've seen in a video

[@cabbage.god1]

Sick

[@darcraven01]

For eldrich adept, if you're a non-spellcaster just take 1 level dip into warlock. Now you're a spellcaster so you can take it, and a warlock spesifically so you can take invocations with restrictions like agonizing blast

[@ShadowEclipex]

Eldritch Knight Fighter and Arcane Trickster Rogue both get a spellcasting ability, so they wouldn't need to take a Multiclass dip. Barbarians and Monks would though.

[@darcraven01]

@@ShadowEclipex eldritch knight and arcane tricksters would not fall under the "non-spellcaster" that i mentioned, now would they?

[@piranhaplantX]

Honestly, if you're a non-spell caster, you might as well take 2 at that point to grab the 2 free invocations or dip 3 for a pact boon. Pact of the chain and gift of the ever-living invocation gives you maxed healing as long as you keep your familiar within 100 feet. Pact of the Blade and improved pact weapon can let you use your Hexblade benefits on a wider range of weapons. Pact of the tome and Book of Ancient secrets gives you access to all of the level 1 and 2 ritual spells in the game, not to mention the 3 cantrips from any list. Most of the useful ones are in those two spell levels, so even if you don't go higher with Warlock, it's still extremely handy.

[@ShadowEclipex]

@@darcraven01 That is true. Sorry, when I read it my brain just jumped to Spellcasting Class.

[@darcraven01]

@@ShadowEclipex fair enough

[@vintagewindowrestorationll6864]

8th!

[@gaelofariandel6747]

Ran an Artificer in a level 1 to 6 campaign who was GOING to be an Alchemist, but I changed my mind at level 3 to become an Armorer instead. 18 Intelligence was deffinately enough (we always run point buy so I was 8/14/14/16/10/12), but with Magic Missile, support cantrips & a teammate grappling people so my gauntlets having an advantage I felt GREAT. I started off Variant Human with the Healer feat (level 1 to 6, seemed smart) & LOVED the feat. Ran around like a madman with 21 AC, mirror image & all the revivals EVER. It was amazing.

[@cabbage.god1]

I'm the first here

[@scientist368]

There are comment posted 2 and 3 mins earlier than you so nope you weren't.

[@d_andrews]

"Rogues can't take Eldritch Adept" *Laughs in Arcane Trickster*

[@alexy206]

We don't kink shame CBT, but bad puns get you put in the corner of shame.

[@anthonyferguson9282]

Really appreciated the Big Blue track. It's always been my favorite FZero song.

[@showcase0525]

That powerthirst influence. If you've been around long enough to apprciate it, you get. it.

[@thatgreenman1842]

I never thought I'd subscribe to someone because of a sponsorship but God that was amazing

[@meander8458]

I played my first D&D session the other day, and I am absolutely taking notes. Loving the versatility of Healer that doesn't rely on spell slots or potions, and I'm playing a rogue, so...

[@talltroll7092]

Look into the Swashbuckler subclass if you have decent Charisma (and maybe even if you don't). At 3rd level, creatures you melee attack can't use AOO against you (so you can hit and run more easily), AND you can use Sneak Attack so long as you are within 5' of your target, and no other creature is within 5' of you and you don't otherwise have disadvantage. There's some other good stuff too, but the Sneak Attack damage on most hits makes up for no Extra attack (Swashbuckler in our current campaign got a sweet crit for 54 damage last session. Which was nice)

[@Daktangle]

Arcane Trickster Rogues, and Eldritch Knight Fighters can get Eldritch Adept, as they both have the Spellcasting feature.

[@grantflippin7808]

It requires another feat, but magical initiate allows all classes to pick it up.

[@ShadowEclipex]

@@grantflippin7808 Magic Initiate doesn't give "Spellcasting Ability" so rules-as-written it doesn't allow other classes to pick up Eldritch Adept. Though I would still allow it in any games I personally DM.

[@grantflippin7808]

@@ShadowEclipex that sounds more like a ruling than RAW, but I get your point.

[@ShadowEclipex]

@@grantflippin7808 I am just basing it on how it's written.

[@mnms1716]

Took the healer feat as a thief rogue. My party loved me for the bonus action emergency heals.

[@markuhler2664]

Really love your vids - your enthusiasm is contagious.

[@tomesofawesome8041]

At 0:25 I imagine it's like getting that certification in Boy Scouts that says you know how to use a knife properly. Kind of like a thing on your character sheet that makes it impossible for a DM to say you shove, but it makes you clumsy, you drop your sword & stab yourself in the foot. ;)

[@williamgordon5443]

In an UA for one D&D, they are trying to change Healer and Shield Master. For Healer, they're removing the stabilizing part, changing the amount being healed to a spend Hit die of the person being healed and allows you reroll a 1 once on healing rolls. For Shield Master, they're adding a str +1, removing the dex saving throw boost, and rewording the bash to be part of an attack action (freeing up the bonus action) and stating that the shove comes after the attack. The shield block is still the same.

[@CommunistKangaroo]

YOUR BARD CAN AGONIZING BLAST (magic initiative warlock+eldritch adept agonizing blast)

[@kennysalty6019]

The telekinetic shove on Conquest Paladin is just LOVELY by the way. Oh, you think you can run? Action intimidation check, bonus action pull into your aura range. Now you don't get to run! And that's how I started making Darth Vader.

[@kaocottontail]

My eldritch knight fighter had the healer feat and he used it ALL the time. I thought of it as battlefield triage. Totally agree.

[@philipbeadle6446]

My paladin has shield master, and I love it. The dex save bonus comes in handy so often, and the shove is a great alternative to smite when trying to save spell slots.

[@WisdomThumbs]

Shield Master applies to anyone with shield proficiency in my homebrew setting. There are three classes of shield ranging from 1 to 3 AC (which applies to DEX Saves), but a STR requirement for Heavy shields. The size class determines your damage dice. Heavy shields require your standard action to equip; Medium, a bonus action or your action; Light, your free item interaction, bonus action, or action. Light shields can be easily Thrown. Heavy and Light are also weapon properties. And these shields add cover to creatures behind you for the purposes of weapon attacks (but if they’re prone, you have to go prone to grant the entire cover bonus). It’s worked out so far. Some players don’t use shields, one dragonborn drummer bard uses two shields (only one at a time grants AC though), and non-magic shields tend to be specifically targeted by powerful foes. And one player got a bit of Aberrant Dragonmark as a reward for delving deep into lore and artificer self-education. Maybe one day there’ll be a shield wall to hold the entrance to a Life Forge?

[@victormaricalring7663]

Regarding Shield Master - the tweet used as a source is from 2015. Crawford corrected himself in 2018 by saying that if an effect says you must do X in order to do Y, X MUST come first. So it's not enough to commit to attacking on your turn, you have to do the attack first. However, you CAN do the bonus action shove in-between an attack and an Extra Attack if you want.

[@TiasVsEverything]

“Telekinetic doesn’t say you have to target another creature” but it does say you move the target toward or away from you. That’s why you can’t target yourself, because the language doesn’t give you a skill that would work on yourself. It isn’t a bonus action disengage if you read the text. You can target the enemy and you have a chance of a free disengage, tho.

[@darknexxenby]

i love that he talked about aberrant dragonmark, and it not only gives a boost comparable to magic initiate, but it makes roleplay really fun! perhaps add some kind of backstory about the tattoo

[@Andrew-vq2zr]

I love the healer feat, I have wanted to play a rogue as a combat medic for a while now

[@Kronosxviii1]

Shield Master = giving every ranged party member disadvantage to attack since 2014.

[@catdragon1313]

Ok but for real that intro to the ad was 🤌 Well done mate!

[@matalvis]

8:17 I used this logic with my E Knight. Hit target with GF Bade, had the fire jump to me, Absorb Element activates, then I use Action Surge and attack in the same turn. AE half's fire damage to me.

[@stolisomancer]

"a thicker booty of hit points for your DM to slap" is one of those turns of phrase that will haunt me