D&D 5E (2024) The Artificer. Class Review And Thoughts.

[Zardnaar]

There's also a battery in the Netheril's Fall book that can recharge wands. lots of potential. I'm not sure if it works with that swapping feature : "While holding the battery, you can take a Magic action to touch the battery to one magic item. If that magic item normally regains expended charges daily, it immediately regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges, and the battery loses its magic."

Only problem is squishy

Do wands count as wondrous items? For the level 14 ability.

 

[Mephista]

Do wands count as wondrous items? For the level 14 ability.

Nah, sorry - they're their own category.

Spell tattoos, however? Either the new thayan one or the Tasha ones? fair game. Though those are closer to scrolls.
Necklace of fireballs does count

 

[Zardnaar]

Nah, sorry - they're their own category.

Spell tattoos, however? Either the new thayan one or the Tasha ones? fair game. Though those are closer to scrolls.
Necklace of fireballs does count

Transmute a necklace (1 bead)into a......

 

[Mephista]

I'd go with Cube of summoning, horn of Valhalla, or one of the four elemental ones.

Beads of force feel ... kinda weak, and bag of beans too random.

Or just a level 5 spelwrought tattoo. Got to be something good as a 5thl level spell

 

[Zardnaar]

Do people here like the class?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Do people here like the class?

I haven’t played the latest version, but it doesn’t look significantly different to the previous version, which I enjoyed playing.

 

[WanderingMystic]

Do people here like the class?

I am currently playing a 2014 Artillerist, it is mostly fun but has a few pain points. The new version fixes some of those pain points but not all of them. I think that having a ring of spell storing and a wand of magic missiles both as recipes known at 6th level is almost a must since you can use one of them then sacrifice it to turn it into the other item. Then once that item is expended you can sack it for a spell.

 

[Zardnaar]

I am currently playing a 2014 Artillerist, it is mostly fun but has a few pain points. The new version fixes some of those pain points but not all of them. I think that having a ring of spell storing and a wand of magic missiles both as recipes known at 6th level is almost a must since you can use one of them then sacrifice it to turn it into the other item. Then once that item is expended you can sack it for a spell.

On paper the artillerist looks good. What is its pain points as the class hasn't drastically changed?

 

[WanderingMystic]

On paper the artillerist looks good. What is its pain points as the class hasn't drastically changed?

So to me the entire Artificer has a bit of a problem keeping up until you get your spell storing item at 11th. The level 6 ability helps as it gives you 1 more 3rd level spell slot and 1 free or extra wand of magic missiles so 2 decent attacks.

The Artillerist and the Alchemist both need to spend most if not all of their 1st level spell slots keeping their level 3 class ability up where the Armorer and Battle Smith don't. To me that makes them feel tighter on spell slots for utility and defence/offence.