MonsterEnvy
Legend
Once again what does Colossus slayer do.
We dont need time to tell if ranger spells will make them competitive. We have the spells right in front of us, in the PHB. We already know that ranger spells help, but they are not enough. Rangers, even with their spells, are fairly weak in 5.0 combat.
Once again what does Colossus slayer do.
The way I read the Beast Master rules, the companion does get a reaction, which is decidedly better than nothing, but overall I still think the Beast Master is pretty marginal. I think the beast's attack and damage would need to scale faster than it does for it to truly be viable, or you would need a way to choose a beast with a higher CR as your level advances.
The ranger looks pretty underwhelming to me. Why did they insist on making it a caster? They could have went the Eldritch Knight route and made casting optional, and they probably should have given how many people like their rangers to be martial rather than magic.
Does the ranger's pet gain hp or anything at higher levels, or otherwise improve, or is he stuck with the same pet he had at level 1?