D&D 5E D&D Beyond Revisits Popular Feats

The folks over at D&D Beyond have revisited the stats in the most popular feats used by class on the DDB platform.

It looks like the percentage of characters using feats has increased slightly.

Here are the most popular feats in 2018 and now.

And here are the top feats for each class in 2018 and now.

 

[practicalm]

I'm surprised Shield Master isn't more popular. I guess the change that prevents you from bashing before attacking played a big part.
Knocking down people is fun.

 

[Don Durito]

I'm surprised Shield Master isn't more popular. I guess the change that prevents you from bashing before attacking played a big part.
Knocking down people is fun.

I expect most groups have always played it that way. It would never have occured to me to go the other way.

 

[Zardnaar]

I'm surprised that Healer and Inspiring Leader didn't make the top 20. Both provide far more overall benefit for a group than any of the others on the list. My 8th level bard can give the party 13 THP each with inspiring leader - which is almost as good as if everyone in the party had had the Toughness feat (16 HP); plus the THP recharge every short rest without burning HD or healing. The Healer feat essentially gives up to TWELVE (!) free Cure Wounds per day (assuming a party of 4 characters and a standard "adventuring day" with two short rests - for larger parties it just gets more OP).

I guess it just demonstrates that even players obsessed with optimizing their characters often never think about optimizing the group.

Long time ago I made a list of options feats. They were.

Warcaster
Healer
Sharpshooter
Great Weapon Master

Those are basically the ones than enable a lot of abuse.

 

[FrogReaver]

Long time ago I made a list of options feats. They were.

Warcaster
Healer
Sharpshooter
Great Weapon Master

Those are basically the ones than enable a lot of abuse.

Warcaster?

 

[Zardnaar]

Warcaster?

Makes concentration rolls trivial and indirectly nerfs sorcerer.

 

[FrogReaver]

Makes concentration rolls trivial and indirectly nerfs sorcerer.

Nerfs sorcerer? huh?

 

[Zardnaar]

Nerfs sorcerer? huh?

Without feats the sorcerers proficiency in con saves us a lot more valuable and unique.

With feats in the game it buffs clerics and wizards a lot.

 

[FrogReaver]

Without feats the sorcerers proficiency in con saves us a lot more valuable and unique.

With feats in the game it buffs clerics and wizards a lot.

I don't believe giving the sorcerer con saving throw proficiency was done with the goal of giving them something more valuable than other casters.

 

[Zardnaar]

I don't believe giving the sorcerer con saving throw proficiency was done with the goal of giving them something more valuable than other casters.

No idea, in practice though it's an important thing to consider. Also con and Cha are the best class saves to have.

 

[PsyzhranV2]

Also con and Cha are the best class saves to have.

Lots of banishment effects coming up in your games?