wow havent seen a build in a while! good to see you getting back to it bilbron! i understand that you had to cut back. i wouldn't mind if the builds are less. my favorites are the spell analysis or spell combo vids. i do think every class that can get arcana should as its great for spell identification.
I’ve heard that some DMs have effect transfer over when the shape change finishes. So when you stop being a planetar any exhaustion you’ve accrued would come into effect. So you’d have to check with your DM, especially if they think shenanigans.
Ahhh I love the tiny servant magic stone combo! Magic stone has quickly become one of my favorite Cantrips, just because the more creative you are the better it gets! Tiny servant is fun for various reasons, but in combat they are no slouch. Not only is combining the two together it really effective for low resource cost, it is also very playable and not very annoying to run, as it is only 3 more dudes rather than a swarm.
Great to see you back at build crafting!! Glad to hear that life is settling down again. Great video! I just started a Chronurgy Wizard as well - although I started with 1 level of peace cleric for emboldening bond, since i will be in the thick of things anyhow. **Support this channel!!**
Adding Peace 1 to anything probably makes it better, so I support the PeaceChron... it's just such an OP dip that I don't like using it for builds for the channel.
A fun combo with time ravage is to use it on a young dragon to make them an ancient dragon and thus more powerful, this also lets you get more powerful creatures with true polymorph, since it has a cap on CR 9 for object into creature. You can true poly an object into a CR 9 young silver dragon and time ravage it into a CR 23 ancient silver dragon.
you mentioned Rimes's Binding Ice. YES IT ROCKS. better in the later levels though when you gain level and work your DC higher. It sux so so bad for everything and has no concentration. A must have.
Can't argue with the build per se. My only issue is I refuse to play chronomancers as I think them singularly broken. My preference is something lesser that still gives pre third tier goodness without breaking the game at later levels. All that said big big thumbs up for 1st level artificer dip regardless of wiz choice. Medium armor shield and con prof save is too much to pass up for 1 level delay in spell level access.
Monsters of the Multiverse Earth Genasi gives a great way to add the best party-friendly terms of engagement spell (to use your term) to any spell list - you have to wait till 5 now, but it turns from daily into 1+spellslots times per day. Darkvision added, the terrain ability now just requires you to be walking on the ground or "a floor"... oh, and you can be small if you like, so when you're not showing off by wading through the difficult terrain, ride a donkey for 80ft dash or fit yourself behind that minor illusion better. Take up less space in a stone structure. Your Daolock needs a genasi firmware upgrade.
Good to hear you are back, and things are going well! I have been playing a Chrono wizard for the past half year, and am interested in seeing where our build mentalities are similar and different, as it has been one of the strongest characters I have made before. Edit: Looking at your choices (the spreadsheet for now, will love to hear your rational on your choices later when I have the time) , we made some very similar spell and Feat Choices, glad to see I can somewhat keep up with someone of your caliber now! I am sure you will have fun with this character, I know I have been having fun. Main differences I can see are just the tables we are at. My party is not super optimized, and I got a ring of spell Storing for my familiar, so I added haste and the Rogue gets it every combat. Additionally the single level in Artificer would just push my character a little bit too powerful with medium armor and a shield, idk if my party would appreciate how tanky I would become (I am having fun playing keep away from the enemies anyways, so it works out).
I would argue it depends on the campaign. If you can keep out of range the articier dip is providing some cantrips and spells, but delay your leveled spells. Thus i would argue when you can keep yourself safe a pure wizard is better then artificer dipped one. But if your dm goes for the most obvious threat then its extremely valuable and you can safe one feat which else would be resilience or war-caster.
I 100% agree with this as well, it helps the wizard in question is a pixie, so between stoneshape, Rope trick and just having a fly speed, it works well enough for me. And also I think it is a fun dynamic to be this really tricky to catch wizard, but when I do get caught my health just evaporates. Fun for the dm too.
Happy to hear that you found a new job. And absolutely understandable that it has priority. Thanks for the effort you continue putting into this channel! Although you might have expected a more rapid growth of viewers, you will eventually get there since you are producing quality content. Keep up the good work.
ב"ה As a Kalashtar, fear would be both thematic and powerfull 3rd level control spell. With your high AC cone spells are not a problem, and allowing no save at the end of their turn as long as your enemies see you make it really powerfull. Some creatures have immunity to fear, but having two good options for a good 3rd level concentration spell is better than casting only slow all of the time. About contingency, when I have an artificer dip or when I take it as a level 14 magical secret with a bard I usually go for cure wounds upcast to level 5 under the condition of "dropping to 0 hit points while not having death ward active". It is probably one of the most reliable effects with one of the most reliable conditions you can make. With fey touched I would take bless instead of learning a spell you can get as a chronurgist wizard anyway. The reason I think bless will be really good on this build is because against a single enemy with magic resistance and legendary resistances you would want a powerfull option that doesn't depend on the enemy failing it's saves.
Oh wow, you're so right. Until Wall of Force, we didn't add any spell that bypasses saves (other than attack cantrips and Tiny Servant). Excellent suggestion!
Would have argued i know all races in 5e but i think that was the first time i have read kalastahr in any detail. When did we get them?😅 Edit:eberron? Weird. Maybe overshadowed by robots werewolf’s and changeling.
I know artificer 1 is probably the overall the strongest dip for wizards, but I personally prefer fighter 1. Defense fighting style is a big deal and you even have the option to switch out medium armor for heavy armor for an additional point of ac if you have a mount or are in a scenario where you probably won't need your full move speed. Second wind is also really over tuned at lower levels, and the option to go back to get action surge later on can be absurdly strong with the right spells.
I tried the tiny servant magic stone trick and it was not fun. It really felt like a cheesy power gamer move. Same with the whole rest tricking spells. I would check with your group before trying these in your game. Not that it’s against RAW just contradicts the play style for most groups I’ve played with, personally.
My current high level game i play a div wizard. never thought about vortex warp for the spell mastery. I was liking See invisibility as a 100 percent of my waking day umbrella of seeing invisibility and into the ethreal plane. I tend to use blink a lot and using lucky and inspiration and a crappy portent roll to keep popping out of danger worked wonders for me... so much that I need to see into the ethreal as my dm likes to put monsters there for me to encounter... so i want to see if it is safe first. BUT, vortex warp is definitely a jewel i will consider.... prismatic wall.... vortex warp seems too funny and deadly to not do. I think my DM will definitely just rage quit if i do that though. lol
Chronurgists are powerful, fun additions to 5e, until things degenerate in tier3 into a broken game breaking mess (on top of the game breaking mess of wizards in general at that lvl). The 1 lvl dips are also so strong for wizards, I feel like most people self censor taking that hexblade/peacecleric/artificer dip
Btw, Rime's Binding I certainly is toooo good . Yea con save sucks but hit 3 targets, deal 9 d8s you will freeze at least 1 maybe 2.... way good they are out of combat 2 rounds! Well worth a lvl 2 slot cost... no concentration
Just added another so I can play more! Still love TFC but games have slowed down considerably as I've gotten higher in level (currently halfway through Level 12).
Great build! What do I need to consider if I want to swap in 2 levels of Artificer for this build for Armorer? Sub-optimal, but's basically for RP purposes: I wanna long-con a character like your Autognome Battlesmith being this clockwork-themed Warforged when they're actually a small Reborn inside the heavy armor.
@@Bilbrons-and-Dragons i only used it once to carry a-load of gold and we just ignored that part cause the journey took like 3 days and that would have been annoying. Can you? If i imagine rituals its putting circles on the ground lighting candles, burning incents… And imagine is a lot of math/arcana. Can you do that while walking?
@@CaitSith87 Yeah, RAW the only thing Ritual Casting imposes is concentration, and "normal activity, such as moving and attacking, doesn’t interfere with concentration". Reference: rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/84997/can-you-cast-a-spell-as-a-ritual-while-traveling#:~:text=The%20key%20to%20the%20answer,doesn't%20interfere%20with%20concentration.
@@Samuel_Kabel i mean i have never seen it portrait otherwise and i listen to 3-4 fantasy audiobooks /litrpg a month. But i agree the spell is otherwise pretty pointless resp. Just should have a higher duration like 8 hours.
Hey Bilbron, could you please explain why do you think that for a 5th level Wizard, a summon is better and more optimized than the classic options of HP, Slow and Fear (or even Fireball for that matter)? I love using the tasha summons too but I'm finding it hard to pinpoint why exactly they would be better than the aforementioned spells...
1 hour duration, so can be precast for superior action economy and impact on multiple battles. It adds DPR, an item platform and Actions to use them, some interesting special abilities, and meat shields for the party. It does all of this while being unaffected by strong Saves or Legendary Resistances, which render the options you discussed suboptimal. They also work when sight is taken off the table, unlike HP/Fear.
@@Bilbrons-and-Dragons thanks I appreciate the answer. The other day I played a tier 3 enchanter and just wrecked everything with a draconic spirit up and me shooting twinned mind whips and psychic lances while keeping safe on a phantom steed or in a rope trick. You get full credit for that btw. I'd never come up with that playstyle if it I wasn't following your channel
@@YotamGalli My Patreon team and I were going over our picks for strongest spell at every level, and we couldn't come up with a reason not to rank Summon Draconic Spirit as the best 5th out there! Glad to hear that it's working for you and that you're having fun with it 🙂
@@Bilbrons-and-Dragons Yes I'm super impressed with it. Damage is solid, and the resistances and immunities come up all the time, and the fact it is a decent grappler (with a familiar help action) and a potential mount is also useful. In the aftermath of that session I thought to myself how well it performed and how the supposed "best" 5th level spell (WoF) would've done jack shit for me...I have zero issues with you naming it the best 5th level spell. BTW I like it that your ratings take into account reliability and usefulness over 1000 battles. Since I mostly play online one-shots, this is actually very important to me b/c I can't foresee what the DM will bring to the table...
