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<blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 8257746" data-attributes="member: 6988941">If it upcast for the ongoing rounds it would be decent. I still wouldn't rank it as particularly good because the unusually high demands of maintaining the spell (must use action, target must remain in range and not gain full cover, and the usual concentration requirement to boot). But it would have some niche value for Warlocks, multiclassed casters, and other builds where getting the best bang from upcasting is important.Honestly much of the hatred for Witch Bolt probably comes because it seems to be designed with limitations to frustrate every place where it might have some significant niche power. If it upcast for the later rounds it would have some serious niche value. If it could continue doing the damage after the target escaped the range or took cover it would have some serious niche value. If, since it uses your action every round, it didn't also require concentration it would have some serious niche value. But instead it just wipes out all possible ways it might excel in favor of having as many limitations as possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Benjamin Olson, post: 8257746, member: 6988941"] If it upcast for the ongoing rounds it would be decent. I still wouldn't rank it as particularly good because the unusually high demands of maintaining the spell (must use action, target must remain in range and not gain full cover, and the usual concentration requirement to boot). But it would have some niche value for Warlocks, multiclassed casters, and other builds where getting the best bang from upcasting is important. Honestly much of the hatred for Witch Bolt probably comes because it seems to be designed with limitations to frustrate every place where it might have some significant niche power. If it upcast for the later rounds it would have some serious niche value. If it could continue doing the damage after the target escaped the range or took cover it would have some serious niche value. If, since it uses your action every round, it didn't also require concentration it would have some serious niche value. But instead it just wipes out all possible ways it might excel in favor of having as many limitations as possible. [/QUOTE]

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