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<blockquote data-quote="5ekyu" data-source="post: 7555833" data-attributes="member: 6919838">Yeah... Witch Bolt to me is a spell with potential to be above average but in a few cases, not as a broad widely applicable sense. So to me, its a tool i want in a toolbox but likely never prepare outside of specific cases. Fwiw - i see it not as a control spell but as a exploiting control spell.It only needs one to-hit roll. That means i can stack a number of boosts (expendable ones) such as a helping ally (advantage) and bardic die to get that first hit in vs a high AC enemy. After that its ongoing damage from one spent slot.But the key is needing the control as well. An ally grappling the foe is great.Thats gonna add up to a lot more than 1 pt above a firebolt.But again, a high ac foe we can control... Not an everyday event but one where witchbolt helps as part of the toolkit.However, witchbolt not being awesome does not result in weak wizards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="5ekyu, post: 7555833, member: 6919838"] Yeah... Witch Bolt to me is a spell with potential to be above average but in a few cases, not as a broad widely applicable sense. So to me, its a tool i want in a toolbox but likely never prepare outside of specific cases. Fwiw - i see it not as a control spell but as a exploiting control spell. It only needs one to-hit roll. That means i can stack a number of boosts (expendable ones) such as a helping ally (advantage) and bardic die to get that first hit in vs a high AC enemy. After that its ongoing damage from one spent slot. But the key is needing the control as well. An ally grappling the foe is great. Thats gonna add up to a lot more than 1 pt above a firebolt. But again, a high ac foe we can control... Not an everyday event but one where witchbolt helps as part of the toolkit. However, witchbolt not being awesome does not result in weak wizards. [/QUOTE]

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