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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 7838947" data-attributes="member: 6750235">He includes human variant feats in his builds.  It's 2 by feat (not directly related to class), 2 for warlock, 2 for celestial, 3 for tome to get 9 cantrips by 3rd level.  Wizard could do the same thing for 5 cantrips at 3rd level.You are right.  By class it's 7 vs 3 and that does matter at lower levels, although damage spells of a different flavor are situational in their usefulness.  Guidance is a typical given.This is my typical layout by 3rd on tome.  I usually go fey for the flavor, although I think fiend or celestial are better.cantrips -- prestidigitation, light, guidance, resistance, friends1 -- armor of agathys, witch bolt, unseen servant 2 -- shatterinvocations -- misty visions, book of ancient secretsrituals  -- find familiar, speak with animals, unseen servant (known spell)     plus any other rituals I might have stored upI don't bother with a damage cantrip at all at those levels.  I'll have +3 from DEX anyway (half-elf) so a d8+3 works close enough to a d10+3 requiring an invocation, and better than most cantrips, and frees up that invocation.  I'll wait for 4th level to grab eldritch blast, and 5th level for agonizing blast.I don't bother with hex because of the concentration restriction and small damage bonus it grants on so few attacks at those levels.The build relies on at-will abilities and typical weapon damage.  One spell slot goes to armor of agathys, and one spell slot goes to witch bolt or shatter as often as I can short rest.  It's got many elements a person would see a less than the best following the guides, and works.</blockquote>

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