If you haven’t already, you should also read our full guide to building aFighter 5echaracter, and our complete handbooks to theDnD classesandDnD races, too. We’d also recommend our guide to the bestDnD character creatortools andDnD character sheets– these’ll make rolling up your Fighter...
Recommended classes Barbarian, Fighter Giant Foundling 5e comes from a 2023 5e book, so it’s designed to be compatible with future DnD rules. We’ll talk more about what One DnD means for feats later, but the short version is this: Giant Foundling gives you a feat instead of a backgrou...
Feats- As a fighter, especially in paragon tier, there are several feats you can take to improve the penalties granted by your marks, or grant nearby allies increased defenses. Sideways Defense (heroic) grants adjacent allies +1 to defenses against marked enemies. Daunting...
Being a spellcaster in D&D can be an amazing experience - spells give you the power to perform feats that would otherwise be impossible. You can shoot fire from your palms, trick your enemies into seeing things that aren't there, or heal your companions' wounds.But as you gain power as ...
The others in the party are a Warlock of some kind, a Cleric of the Death Domain and a Duel-Wield Fighter I put equal focus on being good in combat (Controller) and out of combat (Face / Skillmonkey) I am set on being a Lore Bard, taking the Criminal backgrou...
The Fighter is your typical bread and butter adventurer, a badge that often gets them labelled as 'boring' or 'vanilla' when compared to other classes. Don’t let this fool you though, as Fighters have just as much potential to grow into an impressive character over the course of a campa...
Great Weapon Master is one of the best feats in Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s actually what turns classes like the Barbarian, Fighter, and Paladin into absolute powerhouses that can take out multiple targets with ease. While the -5 penalty to attack rolls can be detrimental, there are still bu...
With even more subclasses to choose from,Tasha’s Cauldron of Everythingbrings a whole lot more flavor to character creation. The subclass options really blur the lines between martial and spellcaster classes – so, if you get a kick from being both a caster and aDnD Fighter, you’re going...
Crusader also lets you take Song of the White Raven. It’s not directly related to healing, but it’s a pretty sizeable buff that you’d be able to include without much effort on your part at all. It also gives a solid use for those free feats you’re looking at, t...
When the feats stack up start focusing in other ways to be a control-type fighter (Improved Disarm is good if you fight a lot of weapon wielders). Otherwise you've got an I credibly sturdy rogue, Weapon Finesse a light weapon and let flanking help your attack rolls and sneak...