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Death Knight

Added 2024-01-19 19:19:16 +0000 UTC

-----CHARACTER CREATION & LEVEL 1-----

Starting Class: Paladin

Subclass: Oathbreaker

Note: You cannot start the game as Oathbreaker. You have to break your Oath by performing an action that goes against its tenets. Please visit the Oath of Vengeance Paladin Pure Build for details on that starting subclass. I do not recommend Ancients or Devotion to start for this build.

Best Race: Half-Orc

Background: Haunted One

Skills: Insight, Intimidation

Starting Stats:

STR = 16
DEX = 10
CON = 14
INT = 8
WIS = 8
CHA = 17

Respec Stats Before Breaking Oath:

STR = 14
DEX = 12
CON = 14
INT = 8
WIS = 10
CHA = 17

Unlocks:

- +1 Channel Oath Charge

- +3 Lay on Hands Charges

- Lay on Hands

Heal a creature 2xLVL, 4xLVL, or Cure of all Diseases and Poisons

- Divine Sense

- Spiteful Suffering

--------------------LEVEL 2--------------------

Paladin 2

Fighting Style: Great Weapon Fighting

Unlocks:

- +2 Level 1 Spell Slots

- Divine Smite

+2d8 Radiant Damage
Extra +1d8 Radiant Damage to Fiends and Undead
+1d8 Radiant Damage per upcast (Capped at 5d8)
Can be activated when you land a Melee Weapon Attack
Choose Spell Slot to expend
Does not expend Spell Slot on miss

Prepared Spells:

- Thunderous Smite

+2d6 Thunder Damage
Pushes target 3m
Chance to knock target Prone

- Searing Smite (Concentration)

+1d6 Fire Damage (+1d6 per upcast)
Target takes 1d6 Fire Damage per turn. Lasts 10 turns
Condition ends if target succeeds a Constitution Saving Throw

- Wrathful Smite (Concentration)

+1d6 Psychic Damage
Chance to Frighten the target

- Divine Favour (Concentration)

+1d4 Radiant Damage to Weapon Attacks for 3 turns

- Heroism (Concentration)

Gain immunity to Frightened
Gain 5 Temporary HP each turn
+1 target per upcast

--------------------LEVEL 3--------------------

Multiclass: Warlock

Subclass: The Fiend

Unlocks:

- Level 1 Warlock Spells

- +1 Warlock Spell Slot

- Dark One's Blessing

Cantrips:

- Eldritch Blast

- Friends

Spells:

- Arms of Hadar

- Hex

--------------------LEVEL 4--------------------

Warlock 2

Unlocks:

- +1 Warlock Spell Slot

Eldritch Invocations:

- Agonizing Blast

- Devil's Sight

Spell:

- Burning Hands

--------------------LEVEL 5--------------------

Warlock 3

Unlocks:

- Level 2 Warlock Spells

Pact Boon: Pact of the Blade

- Pact of the Blade

- Bind Pact Weapon

Spell:

- Darkness

Note: Level 5 Oathbreaker unlocks Always Prepared Darkness, so make sure you have a party member that can cast Darkness alongside the Death Knight, as this will be replaced next level. Instead, you can go ahead and take Armor of Agathys here.

--------------------LEVEL 6--------------------

Warlock 4

Feat: Great Weapon Master

Cantrip:

- Poison Spray

Spell:

- Misty Step

Replace Spell:

- Remove Darkness

- Armor of Agathys

--------------------LEVEL 7--------------------

Warlock 5