D&D 5E A case for weapon master

[Warpiglet-7]

Too many shorthand so I have trouble following... What's gfb and bb?! And a Cleric doesn't get a second attack, what do you mean by 'second target'?!

And if you want to be a melee Cleric, you're better off with someone who gets Divine Strike (and even there, from 5 to 8 you'll suck).

Weapons Master is a bad feat that was badly designed that nobody ever needs.

These assume heavily armored feat as well as weapon master. For arcane cleric, take green flame blade and booming blade for bonus cleric cantrips for arcana cleric. Key off wisdom.

greenflame blade targets two targets. Strength damage applies to a melee attack. Given potent cantrips for arcana cleric, you add wisdoms bonus to damage.

cast spiritual weapon and spiritual guardians if you wish.

the potent cantrip is as good as average divine strike roll.

 

[Don Durito]

These assume heavily armored feat as well as weapon master. For arcane cleric, take green flame blade and booming blade for bonus cleric cantrips for arcana cleric. Key off wisdom.

How do you do that?

 

[Undrave]

These assume heavily armored feat as well as weapon master. For arcane cleric, take green flame blade and booming blade for bonus cleric cantrips for arcana cleric. Key off wisdom.

greenflame blade targets two targets. Strength damage applies to a melee attack. Given potent cantrips for arcana cleric, you add wisdoms bonus to damage.

cast spiritual weapon and spiritual guardians if you wish.

the potent cantrip is as good as average divine strike roll.

Oh I see. The attack roll for your Green Flame Blade and Booming Blade is still STR based though.

Eh... I don't the bonus to damage is worth the Weapon Master feat. The AC? Yeah sure, go ahead. But you're better off just boosting your WIS since, unless you're also doing Great Weapon Mastery or Polearm Mastery shenanigans, going from a 1d6 one-hander to a 1d8 one-hander isn't worth the feat at all. Maybe once you max out your WIS.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

How do you do that?

Two half feats by level 4 with a variant human. See above.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

Oh I see. The attack roll for your Green Flame Blade and Booming Blade is still STR based though.

Eh... I don't the bonus to damage is worth the Weapon Master feat. The AC? Yeah sure, go ahead. But you're better off just boosting your WIS since, unless you're also doing Great Weapon Mastery or Polearm Mastery shenanigans, going from a 1d6 one-hander to a 1d8 one-hander isn't worth the feat at all. Maybe once you max out your WIS.

I don’t think a damage die increase is worth it either. See my initial post for my rationale.

I noted If it helps you claim a magic weapons it can be reasonable with a +1 to an attack stat as a half Half feat. Reasonable. Not stupendous.

pretty good if you roll for magic weapon types found.

 

[Don Durito]

Two half feats by level 4 with a variant human. See above.

No. How do you make a wizard cantrip (Green Flame Blade) key off Wisdom. The subclass doesn't say you can do that.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

No. How do you make a wizard cantrip key off Wisdom. The subclass doesn't say you can do that.

It does for damage. Not for the to hit. Shillelagh is the only way I know to do that. But then you are struck with a club or staff I suppose which I don’t prefer.

 

[Undrave]

No. How do you make a wizard cantrip (Green Flame Blade) key off Wisdom. The subclass doesn't say you can do that.

They count as Cleric Cantrips so it makes sense you'd use Wisdom for them since that's your Casting stat? I mean, that's how everybody interprets that stuff, same for the Bard's Magical Secrets.

 

[Don Durito]

They count as Cleric Cantrips so it makes sense you'd use Wisdom for them since that's your Casting stat? I mean, that's how everybody interprets that stuff, same for the Bard's Magical Secrets.

Ok. I guess that makes sense, although as noted, it doesn't work for Green Flame Blade or Booming Blade as they require melee attacks.

 

[Undrave]

Ok. I guess that makes sense, although as noted, it doesn't work for Green Flame Blade or Booming Blade as they require melee attacks.

but the extra damage includes your casting ability.