D&D 5E Need help in optimising a Wizard build
First, welcome to the boards.
You've not given us a lot to go on here, but you say "optimized" which suggests that you want to take the 17 (unavailable by point buy). I would suggest:
S7 D12(+2) C12 I17(+1) W10 Ch8
With a 14 dex and Mage Armor, you have an AC of 15.
I would choose a small race (to narratively justify the low str):
For your first feat (at level 4) Lucky plays into the Divination best, perhaps, though the 20 Int might be too tempting.
Three cantrips: I'd include two ranged attack spells (e.g. Chill touch and Frostbite) and Mage hand or Minor Illusion
Spellbook has 8xlevel 1 (Find Fam, Mage Armor, Shield, Magic Missile and/or Sleep, and I would choose some useful rituals like tenser, unseen servant, detect magic), 2xlevel 2 (Invisibility and something else).
Is this the sort of thing you want?
Alternately, if you wanted to start with a 20 Int, you could use the Custom Lineage in Tasha's and have
S7 D12(+1) C12 I17(+2) W10 Ch8
and start with darkvision and a feat: I'd look at one of the feats in Tasha's that give a bonus to Int, such as Fey touched or Telekinetic. Both of those allow you to start with a 20 Int.
Hope this helps.
You've not given us a lot to go on here, but you say "optimized" which suggests that you want to take the 17 (unavailable by point buy). I would suggest:
S7 D12(+2) C12 I17(+1) W10 Ch8
With a 14 dex and Mage Armor, you have an AC of 15.
I would choose a small race (to narratively justify the low str):
- Forest Gnome gives you a cantrip and advantage on many magic saves, and darkvision
- goblin gives you darkvision and nimble escape (= something to do with your bonus action, to disengage or hide)
- halfelf (M) gives you 2 more skills , darkvision, and either a 13 con or an 8 cha.
For your first feat (at level 4) Lucky plays into the Divination best, perhaps, though the 20 Int might be too tempting.
Three cantrips: I'd include two ranged attack spells (e.g. Chill touch and Frostbite) and Mage hand or Minor Illusion
Spellbook has 8xlevel 1 (Find Fam, Mage Armor, Shield, Magic Missile and/or Sleep, and I would choose some useful rituals like tenser, unseen servant, detect magic), 2xlevel 2 (Invisibility and something else).
Is this the sort of thing you want?
Alternately, if you wanted to start with a 20 Int, you could use the Custom Lineage in Tasha's and have
S7 D12(+1) C12 I17(+2) W10 Ch8
and start with darkvision and a feat: I'd look at one of the feats in Tasha's that give a bonus to Int, such as Fey touched or Telekinetic. Both of those allow you to start with a 20 Int.
Hope this helps.
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