D&D 5E Curse of Strahd Party Composition Question

[Jaiken]

Hello, my Curse of Strahd party consists of 3 players so far, all at level 4:
Variant Human Barbarian Path of the Beast
Yuan-Ti Beast Master with Constrictor Snake
Fairy GOO Warlock
What would the party need to be more effective in combat?

 

[MGibster]

A cleric is really useful. Really, really useful.

 

[jdrakeh]

Seconding a Cleric or, perhaps, a Circle of the Moon Druid.

 

[mellored]

Moonbeam is a really nice spell.

 

[jdrakeh]

Moonbeam is a really nice spell.

It sure is!

 

[g00se99994]

CoS is beast / undead heavy so I second the advice above of Cleric or Druid. Paladin can be incredibly good too, extra damage on those smites vs Undead. Have fun.

 

[Zardnaar]

Light cleric and a paladin

 

[Sulicius]

It's silly, but two of the most important magic items in the adventure can RAW only be attuned to by a good aligned paladin or cleric.

I would scrub off the requirement.

But yes, a paladin or cleric would fill the party out nicely.

 

[ECMO3]

Hello, my Curse of Strahd party consists of 3 players so far, all at level 4:
Variant Human Barbarian Path of the Beast
Yuan-Ti Beast Master with Constrictor Snake
Fairy GOO Warlock
What would the party need to be more effective in combat?

Undying Warlock and Tempest Cleric

 

[Libertad]

To add onto what people are saying, who did you draw for Strahd's Enemy/Fated Ally? Certain NPCs can be very useful, a burden, or a nice rounding out of party weak spots.

Is the party escorting Ireena? One idea might be to upgrade her to a Sidekick from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. Give her the Spellcaster class and appropriate magic to fill up the party's weak points.

Did any of them get the silver weapon in Death House? The Barbarian and Ranger are going to need something to put a dent in the hide of werewolves if the party ever visits their den or encounters them in the wilderness. The Magic Weapon spell could be useful for this, but as a Warlock cannot learn it by default that's out of your hands.

Edit: I'd also recommend asking over at the r/curseofstrahd subreddit. They're a very useful resource for DMs of this campaign.