D&D 5E (2024) The Most Meta Party to Make the DM Cry?

[ProfessorDetective]

Rocking up to a Rime of the Frostmaiden game with a Silver Dragonborn, a White Dragonborn, a Goliath, and a Tiefling with the Infernal Constitution feat.

One of them is a Druid, another is a Scout Rogue, a third is a Ranger with everything set to Arctic, and the Goliath is a Barbarian because they're kind of basic. All of them have the Outlander background.

Rations? Extreme Temperatures? Difficult Terrain? What are those?

 

[Zardnaar]

Rocking up to a Rime of the Frostmaiden game with a Silver Dragonborn, a White Dragonborn, a Goliath, and a Tiefling with the Infernal Constitution feat.

One of them is a Druid, another is a Scout Rogue, a third is a Ranger with everything set to Arctic, and the Goliath is a Barbarian because they're kind of basic. All of them have the Outlander background.

Rations? Extreme Temperatures? Difficult Terrain? What are those?

Lol. Very well Jedi.

 

[ProfessorDetective]

I will boldly state that regardless of edition the most powerful party is the all Cleric party.

All Bard or Warlock parties are also very strong. Both can cover all possible roles, from blaster, to healer, to tank, to face.

 

[ProfessorDetective]

Oh, I got another one.

Going into Out of the Abyss with a Monk, a Druid, a Sorcerer, a Barbarian with Unarmed Fighting Style, and a Bard of the College of Dance. All casters happen to have spell lists that avoid material components.

"Oh, no! Those Drow slavers stripped us naked before chucking us into this cell! Whatever shall we do...?!"

 

[Zardnaar]

All Bard or Warlock parties are also very strong. Both can cover all possible roles, from blaster, to healer, to tank, to face.

Bards weak on tank/martial side.

Warlocks weak on healing/support.

All cleric is scary.

 

[ProfessorDetective]

Bards weak on tank/martial side.

Warlocks weak on healing/support.

All cleric is scary.

Bards of the College of Dance have Unarmored Defense (10 + Dexterity + Charisma).
Warlocks of the Celestial have Cleric spells and Lay-On-Hands in-all-but-name.

 

[FrogReaver]

Low level CO isn't all that. Its lvl 3+ especially 4.

Command and tashas can both be twinned, both single target wisdom saves, both disable.

CO doesn't have to be all that at lower levels.

At those levels (just with innate sorcery advantage) it's chunking off enough hp even on a single target with no bounces to be valuable. Greatsword = 2d6+3 no advantae = 10 @ 60% accuracy = 6 DPR. Chromatic Orb = 13.5 @ 84% accuracy = 11.34 DPR. It's basically like a Fighter attacking and using action surge at these levels.

And there's a chance it bounces.

Compared to command I would much rather cast sleep at these levels.

Tashas does it longer vs no concentration.

Doing it longer per slot is a very big deal when you only have 2-7 slots and probably aren't concentrating on anything else.