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

[Zardnaar]

@Zardnaar and whoever else,

I will be rolling up a new PC after a recent party wipe. I've got 3 primary contenders. Starting at level 1. I've not played a 2024 Sorcerer or Cleric yet. I did play a moon druid early during 2024 (moonbeam was OP) and i've also abused goodberry quite a bit. Most recent character was a Wizard focused on control and out of combat utility.

• Light Cleric
• Sea Druid
• Draconic Sorcerer

Campaign setting is one where darkvision is really important so race choices are limited to those with darkvision. Starting stats will be standard array of 15,14,13,12,10,8 and i typically use book backgrounds as is, though if there was a cool concept I wanted the DM would allow it. The Eberron stuff is probably not allowed, but on a case by case it could.

So far we probably have a Paladin, a Wizard, 2 unknown and me.

We can use 2014 stuff as well, but i like to try to stay mostly to 2024 as a personal limitation for myself.

Which would you take?

These are all solid options tbh.

Ive seen plenty of light clerics and draconian sorcerers so I would pick storm druid.

I want to test out wrath of the storm with truestrike, conjure animals/woodland beings and the cold caster feat.

Haven't seen it yet. Interest level is high.

If you want to test out chromatic orb Elf sorcerer.

Light clerics a power house.

 

[FrogReaver]

These are all solid options tbh.

Ive seen plenty of light clerics and draconian sorcerers so I would pick storm druid.

I want to test out wrath of the storm with truestrike, conjure animals/woodland beings and the cold caster feat.

Haven't seen it yet. Interest level is high.

If you want to test out chromatic orb Elf sorcerer.

Light clerics a power house.

which cold caster feat?

 

[Zardnaar]

which cold caster feat?

Heroes of Faeun.

Storm druid wraith of the sea bonus action cold.

When you inflict cold damage -1d4 next save. Follow up with whatever maybe get command via magic initiate if youre concentrating.

 

[FrogReaver]

Heroes of Faeun.

Storm druid wraith of the sea bonus action cold.

When you inflict cold damage -1d4 next save. Follow up with whatever maybe get command via magic initiate if youre concentrating.

That's a cool combo, i'm probably getting warcaster first since spellcaster with concentration spells wanting to be in melee can be rough. But for later it's definitely a top consideration.

 

[FrogReaver]

I think I have decided to rule out the cleric. The difference over the first 2 actions at level 5 is potentially ~50 damage for the sea druid using a single slot and single channel divinity and ~35 for the light cleric doing the same.

The earlier levels look nice too.

That just leaves Sea Druid vs Draconic Sorcerer.

 

[FrogReaver]

I thought 2024 sorcerers got tasha's laughter, am i mistaken?

 

[Zardnaar]

I thought 2024 sorcerers got tasha's laughter, am i mistaken?

Nope. Can via Magic initiate.
Command does much the same thing. Dragon Sorcerer gets that.

Any mobster in 5.5 with weak CR isn't worth the cr its printed on.

War Clerics and sea druids/star are the hard hitters.

Lvl 5 druid use moonbeam, conjure animals, call lightning as the situation demands. Lvl 7 its conjure Woodland beings upcast.

Elf might be good. Misty step, true strike. Shilleagh +true strike×wrath of sea+conjure/sommon whatever.

Warcaster at 4th. Sorcerers can skip warcaster depending on what you want to do.