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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8436404" data-attributes="member: 7030563">Copy all.You are right that HM is a better use of concentration certainly, although not necessarily better than other low-level spells and worse than other high level spells.You do get a lot of spells known if you take Primal Awareness instead of Primeval awareness, and more with some subclasses.&nbsp; But you can't really choose any of them or trade them for other spells.&nbsp; The problem with HM is the Ranger has a ton of awesome spells that you really want (goodberry, pass without trace, spike growth, Absorb Elements ....) and you don't get these through subclass or PA.&nbsp; HM is not bad, especially with a martial focused Ranger that is not using his bonus and concentration for something else.&nbsp; The problem with it is the opportunity cost for getting it.&nbsp; I think if I really wanted that mechanic I would strongly consider playing a Human and starting with Fey Touched for HM (or for Hex since it is a better spell).The regular Favored enemy is better if you are in a campaign focused on a particular type of enemy and you are going to be frequently doing wisdom checks against that enemy, but I have seen entire published WOTC campaigns and adventures run beginning to end where it was not used a single time, and many were complaining about it as a feature before Tashas was published (although to be fair many complain about FF too).What is not RAW about it specifically, assuming I attack a different enemy every time?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 8436404, member: 7030563"] Copy all. You are right that HM is a better use of concentration certainly, although not necessarily better than other low-level spells and worse than other high level spells. You do get a lot of spells known if you take Primal Awareness instead of Primeval awareness, and more with some subclasses. But you can't really choose any of them or trade them for other spells. The problem with HM is the Ranger has a ton of awesome spells that you really want (goodberry, pass without trace, spike growth, Absorb Elements ....) and you don't get these through subclass or PA. HM is not bad, especially with a martial focused Ranger that is not using his bonus and concentration for something else. The problem with it is the opportunity cost for getting it. I think if I really wanted that mechanic I would strongly consider playing a Human and starting with Fey Touched for HM (or for Hex since it is a better spell). The regular Favored enemy is better if you are in a campaign focused on a particular type of enemy and you are going to be frequently doing wisdom checks against that enemy, but I have seen entire published WOTC campaigns and adventures run beginning to end where it was not used a single time, and many were complaining about it as a feature before Tashas was published (although to be fair many complain about FF too). What is not RAW about it specifically, assuming I attack a different enemy every time? [/QUOTE]

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