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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 7590661" data-attributes="member: 58197">I'm not sure about shield. It's a great "panic button" for a spellcaster who stays in the back, only has to deal with the occasional enemy who gets past the front line, and has 1st-level spell slots to spare. But when you're a martial type expecting to be in melee on a regular basis, and you only have 1 spell per day, is shield really the best option?Hex is nifty because it combines a damage boost with an amazingly versatile debuff. You can target Strength to help a grappling PC, Wisdom to help the rogue sneak or fast-talk, Intelligence to help the party wizard keep phantasmal force stuck*... just generally handy to have around. That said, the concentration requirement is a serious drawback for any kind of melee warrior. And if you're an archer, there's a decent chance that you are a ranger and have hunter's mark anyway.My top picks would be find familiar, goodberry, mage armor, absorb elements (better than shield because elemental damage is much more likely to come in a single gigantic blast), and disguise self.[size=-2]*Does not help with the initial saving throw, but makes damn sure the enemy is wasting its time trying to Investigate its way out of it.[/size]</blockquote>