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Message: <blockquote data-quote="clutchbone" data-source="post: 7238346" data-attributes="member: 98332">Arcane Ward: 8/10 Free hp. Cast alarm as a ritual, no spell slot lost. Otherwise, shield, counterspell, and banishment are great spells to use. Extra hp is boring, but extra hp is good.Minor Conjuration: 4/10 One free, glowing, magical-yet-mundane object, with restrictions. Better for social/exploration campaigns and/or lenient DMs. Worse for hack 'n slash campaigns and/or strict DMs. For example, strict DMs might say a "vial of acid" is two objects, not one (same problem with bag of ball bearings). Personally I allow items listed in the PHB adventuring gear table, but I wouldn't argue the point. Official errata says conjured weapons disappear after dealing damage, so dropping a 10lb bowling ball on someone from up high would be funny.Portent: 10/10 Yes it's not perfect - average rolls are less useful than extreme rolls - but it's still amazing.Hypnotic Gaze: 4/10 A weak panic button. 5ft range charm/incapacitation action that breaks very easily and requires your action to maintain. If you walk away, they still get an opportunity attack against you. Better if your party of 5 is fighting 2 ogres, worse if your party of 3 is fighting 8 orcs. Best use is hypnotizing lone sentries/guards and tying them up without a hassle.Sculpt Spells: 10/10 If you're chucking fireballs around, you want this.Improved Minor Illusion: 3/10 You can only make static images of objects;<a href="https://twitter.com/jeremyecrawford/status/644920018849804288" target="_blank"> no creatures</a>, <a href="http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/rules-answers-july-2016" target="_blank">no fog clouds</a>, and <a href="http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/rules-answers-june-2016" target="_blank">no movement</a>. Few static objects make sound. Grim Harvest: 2/10 Useless if you're at full health. Vampiric touch is the first available necro damage spell, and it's not that good. Better options at higher level. Even worse in larger parties, as there's a smaller chance that you land the killing blow.Minor Alchemy: 6/10 Mostly useless... except for turning manacles/locks/hinges/doors/walls into flammable wood or malleable gold. With time, you can collapse or break into any nonmagical structure. Also, can cheat npcs with fake "gold" bars.Bladesong: 9/10 Bonus action for non-concentration buffs to movement, AC, and concentration checks for two encounters per short rest... great! Although you'll be let down if you were expecting this to let you go toe-to-toe with a hill giant... you're still a d6 hit die wizard.</blockquote>

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