The Shadow Mage: A Bladesinger Wizard Twilight Domain Cleric Multiclass

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024

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  • @augustus1138
    @augustus1138 Год назад +28

    Perfect timing on this! We’re doing a “shadow” themed campaign soon. This is gonna SLAP!

  • @zach8596
    @zach8596 Год назад +22

    Shadow Spawn lasts 1 hour. If you expect trouble, just cast it outside of combat. Or take Meta Magic Initiate and double it to 2 hours with Extended Spell.

  • @futurecaredesign
    @futurecaredesign Год назад +29

    Nah man, be a Shadar-Kai. You still get Elven Accuracy but also get a BA teleport that you can use after casting a spell. It also effectively gives you Barbarian Rage for a round.
    Lastly, the flavor is a much better fit to your character.

    • @alx9487
      @alx9487 Год назад +5

      yup 100 times yep. its also better for the theme.

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +11

      Fair points!

    • @chrishicks1737
      @chrishicks1737 3 месяца назад

      Love this idea for Shadar-Kai. Might use it as my race next campaign

  • @thegunslinger8972
    @thegunslinger8972 Год назад +10

    Finally, a build to hide my shame away

  • @SnipeyDaSniper
    @SnipeyDaSniper Год назад +8

    I usually don't like using overtuned classes in my builds, so I combined it with bladesinger.
    I jest, of course, and this build sounds so thematic and so fun

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +6

      I know! I’m ashamed :P

    • @alx9487
      @alx9487 Год назад +1

      bladesinger falls off compared to other wizard classes towards mid teen levels. This build is not strong end game, but its full of lots of flavor, so points for style

    • @SnipeyDaSniper
      @SnipeyDaSniper Год назад

      @@alx9487 I'd love to see the stats on what percentage of parties actually get to mid-teen or late game levels, though.

    • @PaintballaJkilla
      @PaintballaJkilla Год назад +1

      @@SnipeyDaSniper its dreadfully low. most campaigns if they go from 1 end around lvl 13 or so if not before. Tier 4 play is seldom seen wgich is a real shame.
      think most tables skip lvls 1 and 2 as there isnt much there so 10 lvls of play from 3-13. or speed run it so by end of session 2 your lvl 3.

  • @francescobisighin2495
    @francescobisighin2495 Год назад +4

    Solo leveling vibes detected
    You could also use the shadar-kai wich is the high elf on steroids

  • @Mario.1997
    @Mario.1997 Год назад +9

    If you're somehow able to get armor shadows from the eldridge adapt feat it would be so spot-on for the flavor of the build

  • @CivilWarMan
    @CivilWarMan Год назад +18

    While this is not a power build by any means, I feel like 6-8 levels of Twilight Cleric really adds some spice to a Way of Mercy Monk concept I've had. The concept is Custom Lineage/Variant Human with Shadow Touched, with the character being a traveling doctor and leaning into the old Plague Doctor motif. They were infected with a plague that originated from the Shadowfell, and they wrap up their body and wear a mask to avoid infecting others as they travel the countryside in search of a cure. Way of Mercy really gives a cool feel to this character by allowing them to harm or heal people by merely touching them, and the Shadow Touched feat and Twilight Cleric levels makes it feel like the shadow energies are giving them otherworldly powers even as it eats away at their body.

    • @PaintballaJkilla
      @PaintballaJkilla Год назад +3

      love this concept, sounds soo dope. this sorta sounds close to my grave cleric 6/ WoMM14 . He's more a sentinel guardian of death, and prevents those who go to early with the Grave features and offers quick mercy to those who's time has come. his mask is permanently on due to an back ground incident, and wields 2 sickles/hand scythes.
      Sounds like they definitely could be cohorts lol

  • @jugglejunk
    @jugglejunk Год назад +9

    Not a bladesinger, but on the theme of hiding in the shadows/darkness. Goblin (get that bonus action hide|) 5 levels of gloomstalker, 2 lvls of twilight and 7 lvls of (technically any warlock but I like the contradiction) celestial warlock (chain pact if we take 5 gloomstalker, blade pact if we only take 3 in gloomstalker). Making you a being of light and darkness. Especially because Shadow of Moil turns dim light into darkness and gloomstalker makes you invisible in darkness.
    You can finish out in either warlock or cleric.

    • @SIZModig
      @SIZModig Год назад

      I hope D&D Daily makes a video of that

    • @jugglejunk
      @jugglejunk Год назад

      @@SIZModig This seems like the kind of build he might make right? I'd like to see it too. 😆😆😁

  • @Hexenbane247
    @Hexenbane247 Год назад +4

    Not gonna lie. I don’t enjoy most of the dnd RUclipsrs out there. You however do a great job on your videos. Thank you for all of your creative ideas and hard work!

  • @ryan76043
    @ryan76043 Год назад +1

    Having the build go all the way through wizard for a mage build is cool, but I would go into Assassin Rogue at level 9. Close quarters sneak attack, then disengage and let your summon tank for you. Maybe go 8 levels into rogue for evasion and ASI, then round out with Bladesinger. Makes you extremely dangerous even after you’ve run out of spell slots.

  • @LordNerfherder
    @LordNerfherder Год назад +4

    I have played a twilight cleric bladesinger and it was very powerful.
    Another fun one: Gloomstalker 3, twilight cleric dip, fighter 11++ is lots of fun. Or just more cleric. A lot of fun combinations around that. More caster levels for spell slots or more fighter for action surge and extra extra attacks. Martial nova character.

  • @mikedickens848
    @mikedickens848 Год назад +8

    Badass idea. Every build is focused on the temp hp and cleansing affect. This is the first build I’ve seen that utilizes the forgotten dim light feature. Nicely done.

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +1

      Thanks! I’m glad you appreciate it!

    • @carsonrush3352
      @carsonrush3352 Год назад +1

      ​@DnD_Daily , could you do a video about the Fighter/ Sorcerer multiclass? Here's why I would recommend it...
      Fighter/ sorcerer is S-tier.
      I think the most slept on build is the fighter/ sorcerer build. It makes a remarkable gish, probably THE BEST GISH IN THE GAME. It's a great way to implement an arcane variant of the paladin. Action surge and quicken spell make it so that you almost always have the ability to cast level 1-9 spells during combat. This is your replacement for smite, and it has WAY more flavor. Use booming blade and greenflame blade to give you the damage of extra attack without needing the feature. Use GFB in crowds, and use BB in single combat and step back to force a brute to proc the damage (your AC will be fine with this). Quicken spell, is your bread and butter due to the boost in actioneconomy.
      The build comes online at level 5 using custom lineage (meta magic adept) fighter 2 / sorcerer 2/ hexblade 1. If you don't want hexblade, this also does well if it's built like a paladin. The next levels are s3, f3, s5, f5, s7, f7, s9, f10. And you've essentially created an arcane version of the paladin that can do some crazy crap. If you want a bit more fuel for casting, go straight from f3/s3 to f3/ s7, and then alternate 2 levels of fighter and sorcerer at a time, stopping fighter at level 7, with a final goal of f7/ s12/ w1.
      You can buff and attack on the first turn. You can set up a spell that wrecks enemies with your bonus action. Use the war magic feat to get more uses out of booming blade. Set up a hazard, and then pull and push enemies into it with lightning lure, thunderwave, and pulse wave.
      For subclasses, avoid the 3 fighter subclasses that use intelligence. The rest is dealer's choice. Rune knight, cavalier, and battle master can all do nasty stuff with this build with minimal usage of your bonus action. Draconic sorcerer is sturdy, divine soul brings the smite online, storm soul grants some great mobility, but any sorcerer works great for this build. Wild magic is always hilarious, and would add even more magical madness to this build.
      I would say that your best bets are rune knight and battle master. The rune knight grants excellent flavor opportunities as you manifest as a monstrous example of your sorcerous origin. The rune knight brings more magic into the mix, whereas the battle master brings more martial with it, especially using maneuvers like precision strike to boost the accuracy of your scagtrips.

  • @CrashCraftLabs
    @CrashCraftLabs 7 месяцев назад

    nice, good way to make shadow blade pop

  • @chrishicks1737
    @chrishicks1737 3 месяца назад

    Before i even saw this video i was talking about my character in my next campaign. I told my dad i was gonna play a bladesinger. I decided instead of going 2 fighter like i originally was i am gonna take 2 levels of twilight cleric for the dim light advantage of shadow blade. My goal is first 6 levels of bladesinger and levels 7 and 8 into twilight cleric and then bladesinger the rest of the way.

  • @pandoraeeris7860
    @pandoraeeris7860 Год назад +3

    The dim light thing would be really cool with the One With Shadows Invocation.

  • @Samuel_Kabel
    @Samuel_Kabel Год назад +1

    This whole Twilight dim light thing (not just you, I've a few others use it) reminds of when people like d4 used Custom Lineage and still took race-exclusive feats.

  • @lyjara
    @lyjara Год назад +1

    I mean, maybe it's overkill, but if you go 1 LVL into hexblade lock, you could get the crit on 19-20 with triple advantage that's like what ~30% crit per turn? + At least some spells slots on a short rest. But it's MAD though.

  • @SIZModig
    @SIZModig Год назад +2

    You know what, I will in fact make such an NPC

  • @jacobweinstock2180
    @jacobweinstock2180 Год назад +1

    Character Idea I wanted to share
    A Thri Keen Armored Artificer or just heavy armor proficiency I'm not sure if they can wear armor like Tortles but still
    A Keen that has Bullet Beetle ancestor or something I haven't ironed out the details (ironically wasn't inspired by Blue Beetle coming out, happy coincidence)

  • @collinhestand2201
    @collinhestand2201 Год назад +1

    This build is so funny to me since I've been doing a very similar build in a campaign I'm in, been going for almost a year now, it's Arcane Trickster-Rogue/Twilight-Cleric with a Hexblood/Owlin as my race

  • @danasheik3786
    @danasheik3786 Год назад +2

    Have you considered twilight cleric and gloom stalker? Would the gloom stalker’s ability to go invisible in low light areas crossover?

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +1

      It does not. In fact if you were in darkness it would make you visible because it changes it to dim light.

  • @a.z.pantera5577
    @a.z.pantera5577 Год назад +1

    Okay but if you take your 3rd level in Cleric, you get Spiritual Weapon. Of course youll want more Wisdom in this case, but paired with Shadow Blade, thats a dangerous combo. And Twilight Sanctuary adding some survivability along with your ludicrous tankiness as a Bladesinger.

  • @jonathanadams8255
    @jonathanadams8255 Год назад +2

    Sooooo a problem is shadow blade and summon shadow spawn are both concentration.

    • @Wouldyoukindly4545
      @Wouldyoukindly4545 Год назад +1

      That is what I was thinking

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +1

      Yeah, when you are using summon shadowspawn you would be using a hand crossbow or rapier and cantrips instead of shadow blade, just wanted to mention both because they are the two spells that take advantage of the dim light we create 👍

  • @DracosDiabolis
    @DracosDiabolis Год назад +2

    Hummmmm crusher feat.... bladesinger with a flail. .....
    Happiness. Things im looking forward to. My kiddo graduation graduates preK soon. And going to kindergarten. And turning 5. Lol

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад

      That’s so cool! Your little Dracos are going to be medium Dracos in no time.
      ☕️

    • @DracosDiabolis
      @DracosDiabolis Год назад

      @@DnD_Daily her attitude is already there sometimes. Lol but yea future gamer.

  • @freemanvosburg4542
    @freemanvosburg4542 Год назад +1

    I'm working on a build a little bit like this, except I'm trying to get 3-6 levels of Undead Warlock and the rest in Twilight Cleric

  • @Mario.1997
    @Mario.1997 Год назад +1

    This build would be very interesting if you take 6 Twilight cleric & 14 levels of blade singer although it is less powerful.

  • @killcat1971
    @killcat1971 Год назад +1

    Umm one point of fine tuning at level 5 this build has 3rd level spell slots, an up cast Shadow Blade is 3D8.

  • @Mario.1997
    @Mario.1997 Год назад +1

    If your DM allows Ravnica content then you could lean into the summoner with the Gruul Anarch background because it gives you the conjure animals spell.

  • @lars_vs
    @lars_vs Год назад +2

    Slap on a gloomstalker and you’re basically always invisible without hindering your allies view.

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +1

      Gloomstalker actually has anti synergy with twilight clerics channeled divinity. It forces the stalker into dim light so no one relies on dark vision to see them and makes then visible, even if in darkness.

    • @woutvanostaden1299
      @woutvanostaden1299 Год назад +1

      ​@@DnD_Daily Throw in 7 lvls of warlock for shadow of moil and dim light gets turned into darkness.

  • @Mario.1997
    @Mario.1997 Год назад +1

    This build fits well flavor-wise with the fey of the Unseelie court

  • @TalesStahl
    @TalesStahl Год назад +1

    best option for this build is of course a pale tiefling that has a bodytype to look like an onion

  • @thatlonewolfguy2878
    @thatlonewolfguy2878 Год назад +1

    Might be a bit of a normie build but for a really good healer with a side of tank (helps to block damage aimed at allies so I kinda count it as passive healing) would you agree that Twilight Cleric/Paladin works since Lay on Hands is arguably one of the best healing abilities at low level, plus the ability to just be more of a tank, take a shield etc would help the build?

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад

      I definitely never say no to creative builds but there are some anti-synergies to consider.
      1. Stats are going to be rough. Str, con, wis, and chr need to be at least okay.
      2. They don’t get extra channel divinities but have to share a single one until cleric gets another. So if you want to use paladins vow of enmity you just spent your twilight channeled divinity too.
      3. Both classes have a major power bump around 5 (paladin 6) so choosing how much to put where can be tricky.
      Let me know what you come up with! Could be fun :)

  • @marshalzhukov4782
    @marshalzhukov4782 8 месяцев назад

    Im using this to create a shadow wizard money gang character this is going to be the funniest thing i ever created

  • @commentary4298
    @commentary4298 Год назад +2

    The twilight sanctum shouldn’t be able to reduce light to dim light. A candle makes a radius of dim light, if you light a candle in a brightly light room does the room dim?

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +1

      The aura creates dim light. Especially because it’s magic RAW and I lean towards it works just fine

    • @Alex_reH
      @Alex_reH Год назад +1

      @@DnD_Daily The candle creates dim light too.

    • @Samuel_Kabel
      @Samuel_Kabel Год назад +1

      @@DnD_Daily Dancing Lights creates dim light.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      @@Alex_reH A candle sheds...dim light. Again, the Cleric literally creates an area of Twilight and even mentions that the area is just filled with dim light. Nothing sheds dim light, the area is just filled with it.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      a sphere of twilight emanates from you. The sphere is centered on you, has a 30-foot radius, and is filled with dim light. Notice how it doesn't say a sphere of "light" but specifically mentions Twilight and nothing sheds light, the area is just an area of dim light.

  • @scrubnub6203
    @scrubnub6203 Год назад +2

    Great video! One thing to point out though is that shadowblade actually scales at odd levels even though it doesn't seem like it should.

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад

      Thanks for pointing that out! Super weird!

    • @scrubnub6203
      @scrubnub6203 Год назад +1

      @@DnD_Daily Yeah it is strange, I think it's one of the only second lvl spells to scale like that, but on the bright side that makes it a really good third lvl cast if you are fighting a single enemy. In terms of single target damage it's better than fireball if you have extra attack.

  • @VCdude18
    @VCdude18 Год назад +1

    You do not get the benefit of Extra Attack if you cast a cantrip like booming blade / ray of frost / etc.

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +2

      As a blade singer?

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      That is specifically what updated Bladesinger's extra attack does.

  • @robertcollins2052
    @robertcollins2052 Год назад +1

    Forever DM here. Finally a player stepped up to DM and I built a Twilight rune knight cleric multi class to just.... Get some revenge. Lol. I did nerf myself a bit though. Wish I would have seen this video first. Super creative. I also made a harangon bladesinger artificer multiclass. But with the rest of the party it wouldn't have meshed well. I want to play my bunny....

    • @Tom-bi7ir
      @Tom-bi7ir Год назад +1

      what was your artificer subclass? armorer?

    • @robertcollins2052
      @robertcollins2052 Год назад +1

      @@Tom-bi7ir yeah. Its a lovely combo lol

  • @alexandregomes8854
    @alexandregomes8854 5 месяцев назад

    which attribute to invest in? Int or dext?

  • @Xander.arclander
    @Xander.arclander Год назад +2

    Shadow blade scales at 3rd 5 and 7 its a bit of a odd one.

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +1

      Thanks for the correction! That is odd.

  • @MenschWerdeWesentlich
    @MenschWerdeWesentlich 7 месяцев назад

    This was my first build as a new player in 5e. One of my favorites to date.
    Shadar-Kai though.
    My generous GM also gave me a cloak if the bat (reflavoured for the raven queen).
    Walking is for peasants or daylight.
    In hindsight I felt a bit bad for stumbling upon such an over-tuned combo.
    Although I do have fond memories of basically singlehandedly giant aping the BBEG to death.

  • @glitchking666
    @glitchking666 Год назад +1

    Excellent video, just wondering on your thoughts on the new wizard, sorcerer, and warlock play test material from one dnd

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад

      I haven’t dug through them yet to have an informed opinion. How bout you?

    • @glitchking666
      @glitchking666 Год назад

      @@DnD_Daily sorcerer and wizard I dig , just really some nice quality of life stuff , an of course switching the subclass to lvl 3 but they were both in pretty good places to begin with the warlock is weird making them a half caster with normal spell slots and lvl 3 subclass makes sense for other classes not so much for the warlock, it's interesting but I have to play test it, I kinda miss the pact slots it made them stand out .

  • @samfish2550
    @samfish2550 10 месяцев назад

    I just realized that twilight cleric monk could have some interesting combos with monk, either mercy to work on maxing the healing or on the shadow monk for better enabling your teleport without debuffing your party with casting darkness.

  • @apollosungod6673
    @apollosungod6673 Год назад

    I'm not excited for One DnD. I'm more excited for my friend's TTRPG called Mortal Reins

  • @Beer_goggles
    @Beer_goggles Год назад +2

    Can't change a bright sunny day into dim light.
    Carry a candle into a pitch black room and yes, the dim light aura is seen...
    Now turn the light on in that room and see if you can see that candles dim light

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +2

      Yeah, but magic

    • @Samuel_Kabel
      @Samuel_Kabel Год назад

      @@DnD_Daily Yeah, but cast Light on a candle stick for the exact same problem.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      @@Samuel_Kabel That is not even remotely similar, one is a literal aura of darkness/light that you carry with you, the other is a spell meant to light a dark room...does not compute.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      "a sphere of twilight emanates from you. The sphere is centered on you, has a 30-foot radius, and is filled with dim light."

    • @Samuel_Kabel
      @Samuel_Kabel 10 месяцев назад

      @@LupineShadowOmegaMoonbeam spell:
      "A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, dim light fills the cylinder."

  • @etolanleyvon8277
    @etolanleyvon8277 Год назад +1

    I'm not sure if this works if your already in sun or bright light. This might require DM approval. But great vid all the same!

    • @edoardofedeli1205
      @edoardofedeli1205 Год назад +1

      Yes it works everywhere thanks to the channel divinity from Twilight Cleric!

    • @Samuel_Kabel
      @Samuel_Kabel Год назад +1

      @@edoardofedeli1205 I have an even cooler idea! Use the Dancing Lights spell to create dim light!

  • @jorenthar9186
    @jorenthar9186 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this

  • @Chivalry10
    @Chivalry10 Год назад +1

    Ugh....Summon Shadowspawn and Shadow Blade both concentration...

    • @DnD_Daily
      @DnD_Daily  Год назад +1

      Unfortunately yes, but both are good and give us diversity in how we capitalize on the dim light 👍

    • @lmsimao77
      @lmsimao77 Год назад

      ​@@DnD_Daily Actually, Shadow Blade scales up at ODD levels, so when you first get to cast it you are a lvl5 full caster and have 3rd level slots. So your first shadow blade can deal 3d8 on a hit. ❤
      P.S.: I am not able to comment on the video, only reply.... 😢

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      Which is why you have a hand crossbow, shoot people while you have the Shadowspawn out, cut them while you have the Shadow Blade.

  • @leonardocarvalho9411
    @leonardocarvalho9411 10 месяцев назад

    Great video. Keep up the good work

  • @JCinLapel
    @JCinLapel Год назад

    Here is anothe build I am thorwing at you based on a freind nickname for pixie sticks as kiddy cocane. Pix is a noble of a failing house that has turned to being a drug crime bos to keep his coffers form being enptied. He Fairy criminal/Noble that uses fairy posion charms and Illusion the start is 1 level Bard (Glamor) and 5 ranger (Fay Wanderer) finishes 7 Ranger with BEGUILING TWIST to redirect charms if the original target makes there save with and 13 Glamor for bonus HP generation and more charms

    • @JCinLapel
      @JCinLapel Год назад

      He also has has the posioner feat that for the whole sprite flavor to the character

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      Eh. I'd just go Artificer Alchemist and then Enchantment Wizard.

    • @JCinLapel
      @JCinLapel 10 месяцев назад

      @@LupineShadowOmega interesting idea

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 10 месяцев назад

      @@JCinLapel You'd be very tanky, have potions to buff your team, use crafting rules to create the conventional kinds, infusions, and even get full access to the wizard spell list. More even because artificer can heal.

  • @YouAnd_OnlyYou
    @YouAnd_OnlyYou Год назад

    The Darkling.