D&D 5E Magic Resistance

[mrpopstar]

At what level would it be appropriate for a class feature to offer advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects?

 

[Tony Vargas]

First.


If the character never gets any magical abilities....

 

[Barolo]

I would say 14th, based on the abjurer wizard's spell resistance and monk's diamond soul.

First.

Now, this would be a juicy level dip.

 

[The Crimson Binome]

Remember, if you can't make the save by rolling a 20, then advantage on the saving throw does nothing. For that reason alone, it's probably safe to offer the feature at low levels.

 

[mrpopstar]

I would say 14th, based on the abjurer wizard's spell resistance and monk's diamond soul.

Thank you for the references!

 

[Tony Vargas]

Or, if you want to be all reasonable, it could be a sub-class feature (since all classes have magic in at least one sub-class), like the Barbarian could get a Forsaker sub-class...

 

[Sunseeker]

First.


If the character never gets any magical abilities....

"Witch hunter" variant to...just about any non-magic class really.

 

[plisnithus8]

A yuan-ti pureblood PC from Volo's gets it as a racial feature starting at first level.

 

[TheCosmicKid]

A yuan-ti pureblood PC from Volo's gets it as a racial feature starting at first level.

And if you're skeptical about the balance of that race, even the good old PHB gnome gets half of it.

 

[mrpopstar]

I had the gnome's Gnome Cunning in mind, and the abjurer's Spell Resistance, but the yuan-ti's racial trait and monk's Diamond Soul are useful considerations!