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5e Sorcerer versus Wizard, which is better?
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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeezOnFire" data-source="post: 7801347" data-attributes="member: 6784845"><p>Personally I think the wizard edges out the sorcerer. But this is due to personal preference of valuing versatility, and utility so highly in my spell casters. A wizard can prepare more spells than a sorcerer knows meaning they always have access to more options! With the wizard you are free to take a good mix of in combat and out of combat spells, and you don't have to feel bad about having a few sub-optimal personal choice spells. There are some spells that are very situational but strong in those situations where they feel perfect on the wizard.</p><p></p><p>But on the other hand the sorcerer does have access to raw power. If you build cleverly around your metamagic choices your spells go further than the wizard's can. At low levels twinning Chromatic Orb can erase two enemies. At higher levels twinning Banishment or Haste is truly bonkers if you can keep your concentration on them for an entire encounter. You'll rely on a select few tricks but they are damn good tricks. And that's mostly why I like playing a sorcerer for one shot adventures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonkeezOnFire, post: 7801347, member: 6784845"] Personally I think the wizard edges out the sorcerer. But this is due to personal preference of valuing versatility, and utility so highly in my spell casters. A wizard can prepare more spells than a sorcerer knows meaning they always have access to more options! With the wizard you are free to take a good mix of in combat and out of combat spells, and you don't have to feel bad about having a few sub-optimal personal choice spells. There are some spells that are very situational but strong in those situations where they feel perfect on the wizard. But on the other hand the sorcerer does have access to raw power. If you build cleverly around your metamagic choices your spells go further than the wizard's can. At low levels twinning Chromatic Orb can erase two enemies. At higher levels twinning Banishment or Haste is truly bonkers if you can keep your concentration on them for an entire encounter. You'll rely on a select few tricks but they are damn good tricks. And that's mostly why I like playing a sorcerer for one shot adventures. [/QUOTE]
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