Build: 'Gundam' Race: Goliath - use the new variant rule and get +2 to int and +1 to con, dump str to 8 since you get the belt later Multiclass: Artificer Armorer (17) + Rune Knight (3) The idea is use the 'Giant's Might' to become Large as a bonus action, then cast 'Enlarge/Reduce' and become Huge. With the belt giving 21 STR, plus your huge size, plus the 'Powerful build' from the Goliath, the size become GARGANTUAN, allowing you to carry/push/lift up to 2400 pound or a TON of material Congratulation you are a Giant Robot
I'm new to 5e. So I can't always remember the originations ofbsom mechanics. 1st mechanic-- gnome, with spriggan growth mechanics. Be a tiny sniper who pops a giants growth mechanics as per a spriggan and drops some sudden muscle in a close fight. Halfling or kobold would be effective for line breaking or pack tactics. Spriggan mechanics linked to gnome, however , but might be obtained as a spell through other means. Access flight via dual classing a wizard.
Keep in mind at later levels you can create winged boots that replicate your flying ability. Also the lighting lure cantrip pulls a creature 10ft towards you. If you up in the air then you might get falling damage and make the enemy prone.
I am actually getting to pick a gnome for the next campaign I play in, and while I was bouncing between Artificer or Wizard, the guardian armor for this class sold me.
@@RichMerry I have been playing said gnome and having gotten my Guardian armor online at level 3, I can assure you it is indeed fantastic, highly recommended.
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If you go Variant human you start with Medium armor master allowing you to benefit from a +3 to dex for your armor and if you're using infiltrator armor you have advantage on stealth forever from the feat making Medium armor not have disadvantage on stealth + the part of infiltrator that turns disadvantage on stealth into normal and normal into advantage
You can also use magic armor and infuse it with the wording on the 9th level feature. Any Previous Enchantments would be on the Armor separated into the chestpiece, so you can still increase the weapon, boots and Helmet! I was just told this the other day by a buddy of mine as his interpretation of the rules around it, while as I only thought of no magical armor for the subclass cause you make your own. But yeah plate armor here is definitely the best even for infiltrator imo lol 😂
@@Zack.Knuckles the one exception would be if you need to go full on stealth: in that case may be handy to have a spare armor to use for that purpose as arcane armor
Consider taking the Dual Wielder Feat if you take Guardian model. By default the gauntlets are not light weapons and you can't dual wield them. With this feat you gain AC and now can disadvantage another target with bonus attack. It partially mitigates the loss of the shield and greatly enhances your debuff potential.
Lv 11 you can spell store magic misiles on your armor and shoot it with your extra action (haste). Might not be much. Free damage is free. Also. This class gets 2 free infusion. By lv 14 you can get ring and cloak of protection. Winged boots Enhaced armor, enhaced weapon, radiant shield gaunlets of hills giant and amulet of health (if my math is right).
Catapult Combo Strategy is better... 6 Acid Vials fit into one Glass Bottle. 3D8 +12D6 Acid Damage. -In a world of poly-morphed anything...and many other inventive exploits. A home made Acid Cannon using Stored Magic is far from game breaking. An is logical if I am playing a Warforged Artificer...
I'm running an orc armorer right now, sticking with the guardian model armor. The aggressive racial trait really helps get him properly stuck in, and he's very durable, thus far. Plus, extra skill proficiencies and powerful build aren't bad, either
I think if you want to realese the full potential of the both models of armor(Strong one and Stealthy one) and have 16+ DEX you can choose "Medium Armor Master" feat: like that you still will have high AC, but in the same time won't have disadvantage on Stealth rolls, so you can switch Headline and Shadow in a matter of short rest
For elemental adept is does say spells ignore resistance to that type. So check with you dm before hand. Web and bonfire have a nice synergy but it implies that the web is “burned away” so they would no longer be restrained.
Doesn't elemental adepts only ignore residence with cast spells? It wouldn't affect the damage type when striking with magical weapons like the thunder gauntlets or lighting launcher?
If you want damage you should go with infiltrator: Lighting launcher is a simple ranged weapon which means it benefits from sharp shooter. Enhanced weapon art level 10 gives you +2 to attack and damage rolls which is better than archery fighting style (which you should still take as a feat after maxing intelligence giving you a +4 to counter the -5 of sharp shooter, every attack) Use magic stone and upcast tiny servants to 4th level. Every round your servants are going to do 1d6+5 3x. (Utilize the note of standing orders "attack creatures with magic stones that I signal" you signal with your free action.). At level 11 you use web or fairy fire as your spell storing item and have your homunculus concentrate on it. Cast haste with your other slots. Recap: Your doing 3 attacks with lightning launcher with sharp shooter and 3 with tiny servants using magic stone. At level 15 that's: 2d6+17, 2d6+17, 2d6+17 1d6+5, 1d6+5, 1d6+5 Dpr is 85.93 A 15th level fighter xbe/ss is doing 56 dpr...
Just enchant your bullets with shatter so when it enters the target it'll explode adding more damage but that's if it does what I think it can do to the lead bullet aka turning it into a armour penitrating hollow point ( and to let u know I never played dnd but I watch story's about it so what I just said is just a theory of mine )
Elemental Adept doesn't work with a standard attack with Thunder Gauntlets but WILL work with Booming Blade oddly enough or green-flame blade. Would recommend Heavy Armor Master at 4th, Tough or Sentinel at 1st level. (Can't take HAM at 1st because you don't have heavy armor proficiency but a way around this is starting Fighter (proficiency in all weapons since the armorer is using thunder gauntlets dominantly but could always use another magic weapon later if you have a Strength setting item such as Gauntlets of Ogre Strength/Giant's Belt later.) - Taking fighter also gives you access to a fighting style (recommended Defense +1 AC) if tanking.) The downsides of the Armorer is it's d8 hp per level (Tough/Heavy Armor Master do overcome this weakness) and doing damage. (This is harder... you gotta do a whole build around doing damage such as Dual Wielder, fighting style two weapon fighting or duelist (DM dependent due to the weird wording of Thunder Gauntlets) and losing the ability to hold a shield.) or picking up a later strength setting item and using great weapon mastery and relying on advantage from faerie fire or allies but again... weapon proficiency dependent. - Sharpshooting Infilitrator can do some decent damage if you build for it though.)
I would add crossbow expert for recommend feats, it would allow you to make an attack as a bonus action after you make a melee weapon attack, giving you ( if my math is right) four attacks in one round at level five. Shield master is another one that would make them more of a front line character, along with the charger feat. Love the channel can't wait for tomorrow for TCoE.
I have Tasha's and I don't see anywhere where you get the second skin feature for armorer... that would be cool to have but unfortunately it's not here
I'm sure that if you show your DM the previous unearthed arcana with that detail in and explain the situation then you could possibly have it included. D&D is pretty flexable by its nature so "homebrewing" some custom rules wont be out of the question.
I wonder if you could make both sets of armors. And at 9th level I think. And disassemble them. And make one master set. Thunder fists the gloves. The lightning launcher for the chest peice. Etc etc
I’m not 100% sure, but I think you can’t do that. They are both full suits of armour, plus I don’t think you could use both on the same turn even if they where both available.
As a DM I’d let you do it without taking the feat, but in my opinion there is much better stuff to do with the bonus action. High level artificer with Animate objects can still animate 10 coins with 10 opportunities to attack on top on your Thunder fist or lightning launcher. I think there are some neat combos :)
I took a fighter before multiclassing into artificer, so I could get proficiency with heavy armor and the defense fighting style. That's 18 Plate + 2 Shield + 1 Defence Fighting Style + 1 Warforged and that's just level 1 fighter. Then multiclass into Artificer for 19 levels, you lose out on Soul of Artifice but you'll have an insanely high AC.
Your correct, it was an oversight on my part. I just got excited by the idea of triggering webs damage ability. I’m sure artificer has more ways of setting something on fire than crest bonfire, the cantrip fire bolt is a good substitute.
Only thing I dislike is that the damage dice doesnt scale well to be on the same playing field as a normal weapon other than using int instead of str/dex to hit but not damage
you cant take heavy armor master as a feat with variant human if you are artificer since you dont get heavy armor proficiency until level 3 with this subclass
That’s a good catch, your right. I totally missed that one. I think shield master would be a good substitute because it ties in with the guardians role of defending the weaker characters. Almost turning the artificer into a light paladin in the sense of tanking/defending.
I saw a class of dwarf i dont remember what it was i think it was berserker and they have a suit of armor covered in blades and ive been looking for it for a while does anyone know what im talking abt
If you focus on raw damage output then yes the base weapons don’t scale to accommodate that. But the role of the guardian is to defend and the infiltrator is for stealth, they are not the best damage per round. That is more of the artillerist role for artificer subclasses.
Jeah the Class looks pretty weak your dmg is crap because you dont get any new modifier and your tank who cant tank because the THP you get are pretty limited. If you dont go full heavy Armor you might get adv. on Stealth with dunno Half plate? The Heavy Armor gives disadv. so as Infil. you need either Med. Armor without disadv. or Heavy Armor Mithril Armor otherwise disadv. and adv. cancel each other out. Elemental Adept might not even help, it says "Spells you cast...." the gauntlets are no Spells... You Could Try going Dual Wielder and Two Weapon Fighting Style.. this might help somewhat.
It only takes an action to turn a suit of armor into arcane armor and you can swap it out on a short or long rest. Don’t forget the guardians ability to distract the creature hit from hitting other targets and focusing on the artificer. The 1d8 damage is not the major selling point of the ability.
The I filtrate gives advantage to hit on the target they hit and make it harder to get hit by their targets. Not to mention you are mainly support. Giving magic weapons, making everyone have extra AC, or using spellwrough tattoo to give everyone a familiar. You just make everyone better. You can easily get a 26 AC as an armorer alone. You unfortunately, cannot be both infiltrator and guardian. The requirements change for each.
Haregon Power after lol 5: Run to your mage and strike at his opponent, giving him disadvantage to hurt the mage. Then hopping to the next one and do the same again!
That’s one of the changes from the unearthed arcana in the new Tasha’s cauldron book coming out. It’s not just heavy Armor, but I can’t see many reasons not to take heavy armor.
you can still don a suit of heavy armour even if your not proficient in it, then use arcane armour and your suddenly proficient in it. thus negating any reason to use anything less
So it feels like you aren’t getting much for this sub-class since the damage doesn’t scale and you only have 2 armor types, however I still can’t wait to play Ironman
By the time you get to higher levels you won’t be relying on those weapons for your damage, you’ll have better artificer infusions to work with. Plus if your looking for raw damage per turn then you should go for artillerist. The different subclasses fill different roles in the party.
@@RichMerry What role is it doing well? It isn't a good frontline fighter- can't use intelligence for your melee weapons. You don't get bonus attacks. You don't get any extra support spells. The damage scales like crap. The options for the suit are pretty bare. I just am not impressed with where they took the artificer, but especially this subclass.
I'm sorry but... 4:50 if your DM SERIOUSLY allows someone to be webbed, then put a bonfire underneath and the webbing is still holding him in place.. that's a fucking horrible DM IMO. The web burns ffs
Build: 'Gundam'
Race: Goliath - use the new variant rule and get +2 to int and +1 to con, dump str to 8 since you get the belt later
Multiclass: Artificer Armorer (17) + Rune Knight (3)
The idea is use the 'Giant's Might' to become Large as a bonus action, then cast 'Enlarge/Reduce' and become Huge.
With the belt giving 21 STR, plus your huge size, plus the 'Powerful build' from the Goliath, the size become GARGANTUAN, allowing you to carry/push/lift up to 2400 pound or a TON of material
Congratulation you are a Giant Robot
My first thumbnail was going to be a Gundam model, it’s a red zeke. I ended up settling for Ironman because he’s more popular lol.
I'm new to 5e. So I can't always remember the originations ofbsom mechanics.
1st mechanic-- gnome, with spriggan growth mechanics. Be a tiny sniper who pops a giants growth mechanics as per a spriggan and drops some sudden muscle in a close fight. Halfling or kobold would be effective for line breaking or pack tactics. Spriggan mechanics linked to gnome, however , but might be obtained as a spell through other means.
Access flight via dual classing a wizard.
Instablaster...
Amazing
I would pick Warforged for the true gundam experience.
Elemental Adept removes resistance to spell attacks, so does NOT benefit Thunder Gauntlets or Lightning Launcher, which are treated as simple weapons.
Good catch, I’ll add that to the pinned comment.
I'm going with a Protector Aasimar for the Radiant soul ability: while transformed you get a flying speed 30 for 1 minute.
Keep in mind at later levels you can create winged boots that replicate your flying ability. Also the lighting lure cantrip pulls a creature 10ft towards you. If you up in the air then you might get falling damage and make the enemy prone.
Your videos are amazing. Thank you for making great content. I like that you put pictures and have such a chill vibe in your videos.
I am actually getting to pick a gnome for the next campaign I play in, and while I was bouncing between Artificer or Wizard, the guardian armor for this class sold me.
A gnome in a 7 foot mech suit would be an amazing sight to behold.
@@RichMerry I have been playing said gnome and having gotten my Guardian armor online at level 3, I can assure you it is indeed fantastic, highly recommended.
So the final ability of the Guardian is Scorpion's "Get over here!"
Your voice is so calm & smooth... i can sleep
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Thumbnail iron man is a sprite from the game Marvel Vs Capcom 2, it’s pretty cool. Now, do you want to learn how to do an infinite?
Addendum: You don’t have heavy armor proficiency at level 1 for the variant Human so I would recommend the shield master feat for more defence.
I mistakenly said you get level 2 spells at level 3 of the class when it’s level 5 for the artificer.
Both create bonfire and web are concentration. So you will have to find another cantrip that causes fire damage to pull off the combo.
Elemental adept feat only effects spells, not the thunder gauntlets, so you’ll have to combine it with a damaging cantrip.
If you go Variant human you start with Medium armor master allowing you to benefit from a +3 to dex for your armor and if you're using infiltrator armor you have advantage on stealth forever from the feat making Medium armor not have disadvantage on stealth + the part of infiltrator that turns disadvantage on stealth into normal and normal into advantage
6:11 it’s not restricted to heavy armor for arcane armor. In the text, it’s any suit of armor that can be used.
But why wouldn't you want plate when the class removes the Str restrictions on it?
You can also use magic armor and infuse it with the wording on the 9th level feature. Any Previous Enchantments would be on the Armor separated into the chestpiece, so you can still increase the weapon, boots and Helmet! I was just told this the other day by a buddy of mine as his interpretation of the rules around it, while as I only thought of no magical armor for the subclass cause you make your own.
But yeah plate armor here is definitely the best even for infiltrator imo lol 😂
@@Zack.Knuckles the one exception would be if you need to go full on stealth: in that case may be handy to have a spare armor to use for that purpose as arcane armor
Didn't know that the new armorer subclass was out already. Thanks for the info!
Nice video! Good work!
Very useful info. Thanks for the quick info. Have the best day.
Hope you enjoyed the video and get some ideas from it.
Consider taking the Dual Wielder Feat if you take Guardian model. By default the gauntlets are not light weapons and you can't dual wield them. With this feat you gain AC and now can disadvantage another target with bonus attack. It partially mitigates the loss of the shield and greatly enhances your debuff potential.
Lv 11 you can spell store magic misiles on your armor and shoot it with your extra action (haste). Might not be much. Free damage is free. Also. This class gets 2 free infusion.
By lv 14 you can get ring and cloak of protection.
Winged boots
Enhaced armor, enhaced weapon, radiant shield gaunlets of hills giant and amulet of health (if my math is right).
Pairing winged boots with lighting lure is fun, grappling a creature 10ft in the air and dropping them gives fall damage and makes them prone.
@@RichMerry use thorn whip instead. Doesnt require a str saving throw on the enemy to avoid being pulled.
Catapult Combo Strategy is better... 6 Acid Vials fit into one Glass Bottle. 3D8 +12D6 Acid Damage.
-In a world of poly-morphed anything...and many other inventive exploits. A home made Acid Cannon using Stored Magic is far from game breaking. An is logical if I am playing a Warforged Artificer...
I'm running an orc armorer right now, sticking with the guardian model armor. The aggressive racial trait really helps get him properly stuck in, and he's very durable, thus far. Plus, extra skill proficiencies and powerful build aren't bad, either
i like see anther video on armorer on spells and miticlassing neat see other classes work with it
oh my God this will work well with a centaur
I think if you want to realese the full potential of the both models of armor(Strong one and Stealthy one) and have 16+ DEX you can choose "Medium Armor Master" feat: like that you still will have high AC, but in the same time won't have disadvantage on Stealth rolls, so you can switch Headline and Shadow in a matter of short rest
For elemental adept is does say spells ignore resistance to that type. So check with you dm before hand. Web and bonfire have a nice synergy but it implies that the web is “burned away” so they would no longer be restrained.
Doesn't elemental adepts only ignore residence with cast spells? It wouldn't affect the damage type when striking with magical weapons like the thunder gauntlets or lighting launcher?
Level dips in samurai would be amazing in roleplay and combat
If you want damage you should go with infiltrator:
Lighting launcher is a simple ranged weapon which means it benefits from sharp shooter. Enhanced weapon art level 10 gives you +2 to attack and damage rolls which is better than archery fighting style (which you should still take as a feat after maxing intelligence giving you a +4 to counter the -5 of sharp shooter, every attack)
Use magic stone and upcast tiny servants to 4th level. Every round your servants are going to do 1d6+5 3x. (Utilize the note of standing orders "attack creatures with magic stones that I signal" you signal with your free action.).
At level 11 you use web or fairy fire as your spell storing item and have your homunculus concentrate on it.
Cast haste with your other slots.
Recap:
Your doing 3 attacks with lightning launcher with sharp shooter and 3 with tiny servants using magic stone.
At level 15 that's:
2d6+17, 2d6+17, 2d6+17
1d6+5, 1d6+5, 1d6+5
Dpr is 85.93
A 15th level fighter xbe/ss is doing 56 dpr...
Go fairy with armourer so you can play as Marvel's Ant-Man! This also works with Battle Smith! (You'd have an ant steel defender).
Just enchant your bullets with shatter so when it enters the target it'll explode adding more damage but that's if it does what I think it can do to the lead bullet aka turning it into a armour penitrating hollow point ( and to let u know I never played dnd but I watch story's about it so what I just said is just a theory of mine )
I just wish I knew I was gonna choose an Armorer
I have 15 in str only to use int as a modifier
Dex would have been better
Elemental Adept doesn't work with a standard attack with Thunder Gauntlets but WILL work with Booming Blade oddly enough or green-flame blade. Would recommend Heavy Armor Master at 4th, Tough or Sentinel at 1st level. (Can't take HAM at 1st because you don't have heavy armor proficiency but a way around this is starting Fighter (proficiency in all weapons since the armorer is using thunder gauntlets dominantly but could always use another magic weapon later if you have a Strength setting item such as Gauntlets of Ogre Strength/Giant's Belt later.) - Taking fighter also gives you access to a fighting style (recommended Defense +1 AC) if tanking.) The downsides of the Armorer is it's d8 hp per level (Tough/Heavy Armor Master do overcome this weakness) and doing damage. (This is harder... you gotta do a whole build around doing damage such as Dual Wielder, fighting style two weapon fighting or duelist (DM dependent due to the weird wording of Thunder Gauntlets) and losing the ability to hold a shield.) or picking up a later strength setting item and using great weapon mastery and relying on advantage from faerie fire or allies but again... weapon proficiency dependent. - Sharpshooting Infilitrator can do some decent damage if you build for it though.)
I would add crossbow expert for recommend feats, it would allow you to make an attack as a bonus action after you make a melee weapon attack, giving you ( if my math is right) four attacks in one round at level five. Shield master is another one that would make them more of a front line character, along with the charger feat. Love the channel can't wait for tomorrow for TCoE.
A lot of people are acting like a kid at Christmas for this new book.
@@RichMerry I honestly haven't been this happy about a book since I got the final book in the Gotrek and Felix series from Warhammer fantasy.
@@gunmetal611 how is it 4 attacks?
@@bloodfreak57 think the logic is "atack one, bonus crossbow attack, second attack second bonus crossbow attack
I have Tasha's and I don't see anywhere where you get the second skin feature for armorer... that would be cool to have but unfortunately it's not here
I'm sure that if you show your DM the previous unearthed arcana with that detail in and explain the situation then you could possibly have it included. D&D is pretty flexable by its nature so "homebrewing" some custom rules wont be out of the question.
I wonder if you could make both sets of armors. And at 9th level I think. And disassemble them. And make one master set. Thunder fists the gloves. The lightning launcher for the chest peice. Etc etc
I’m not 100% sure, but I think you can’t do that. They are both full suits of armour, plus I don’t think you could use both on the same turn even if they where both available.
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How about the dual wielder feat, so you can use two weapon fighter with your thunder gauntlets?
To be fair, there isn’t a lot to do with your bonus action so you might as well use it to attack again.
As a DM I’d let you do it without taking the feat, but in my opinion there is much better stuff to do with the bonus action. High level artificer with Animate objects can still animate 10 coins with 10 opportunities to attack on top on your Thunder fist or lightning launcher. I think there are some neat combos :)
@@Zack.Knuckles Great now I got an immage of Uncle Scrooge from Ducktales attacking monsters with money! :)
@@Zack.Knuckles I just started playing dnd with the artificer class, can you enlighten me on how you would do that ?
I took a fighter before multiclassing into artificer, so I could get proficiency with heavy armor and the defense fighting style. That's 18 Plate + 2 Shield + 1 Defence Fighting Style + 1 Warforged and that's just level 1 fighter. Then multiclass into Artificer for 19 levels, you lose out on Soul of Artifice but you'll have an insanely high AC.
How would Web and Create Bonfire combo well? They are both concentration spells, so casting bonfire ends web and vice versa
Your correct, it was an oversight on my part. I just got excited by the idea of triggering webs damage ability. I’m sure artificer has more ways of setting something on fire than crest bonfire, the cantrip fire bolt is a good substitute.
@@RichMerry
Like firebolt
Can the arcane armor be +3 full plate adamantine aremor?
If you can find a DM that lets you have +3 adamantine armor then technically I don’t see why not.
Only thing I dislike is that the damage dice doesnt scale well to be on the same playing field as a normal weapon other than using int instead of str/dex to hit but not damage
you cant take heavy armor master as a feat with variant human if you are artificer since you dont get heavy armor proficiency until level 3 with this subclass
That’s a good catch, your right. I totally missed that one. I think shield master would be a good substitute because it ties in with the guardians role of defending the weaker characters. Almost turning the artificer into a light paladin in the sense of tanking/defending.
A dwarf artificer with a suit of armor covered in blades with a harpoon that can pull people back into him
both web and create bonfire are concentration you can only have one up at a time
Good call, I guess you would have to get a different source of fire for the combo to work, I’ll put it in the pinned comment. Thanks dude.
I saw a class of dwarf i dont remember what it was i think it was berserker and they have a suit of armor covered in blades and ive been looking for it for a while does anyone know what im talking abt
You likely found it by now but it's the battle rager sub class in SCAG and honestly it is terrible compared to other options
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Isn’t this subclass essentially useless at a certain point because of monsters that have resistance/immunity to thunder/lightning damage
If you focus on raw damage output then yes the base weapons don’t scale to accommodate that. But the role of the guardian is to defend and the infiltrator is for stealth, they are not the best damage per round. That is more of the artillerist role for artificer subclasses.
Heh, usually people complain about fire and poison damage. If it's that big of a deal you could pick up the Elemental adept feat.
Jeah the Class looks pretty weak your dmg is crap because you dont get any new modifier and your tank who cant tank because the THP you get are pretty limited. If you dont go full heavy Armor you might get adv. on Stealth with dunno Half plate? The Heavy Armor gives disadv. so as Infil. you need either Med. Armor without disadv. or Heavy Armor Mithril Armor otherwise disadv. and adv. cancel each other out.
Elemental Adept might not even help, it says "Spells you cast...." the gauntlets are no Spells...
You Could Try going Dual Wielder and Two Weapon Fighting Style.. this might help somewhat.
It only takes an action to turn a suit of armor into arcane armor and you can swap it out on a short or long rest. Don’t forget the guardians ability to distract the creature hit from hitting other targets and focusing on the artificer. The 1d8 damage is not the major selling point of the ability.
The I filtrate gives advantage to hit on the target they hit and make it harder to get hit by their targets.
Not to mention you are mainly support. Giving magic weapons, making everyone have extra AC, or using spellwrough tattoo to give everyone a familiar. You just make everyone better. You can easily get a 26 AC as an armorer alone. You unfortunately, cannot be both infiltrator and guardian. The requirements change for each.
What feat should I take at first level, since you can't take Heavy Armor Master until you are proficient with heavy armor (3rd level)?
In the pinned comment I addressed the oversight on my part and suggested shield master, would you agree?
@@RichMerry Ah, missed that. That would be a good one! Thank you!
the human variant heavy armor master does not actually work, as you dont get heavy armor proficiency at lvl 1
Your right, I addressed this mistake in the pinned comment. It’s still a pretty cool class to play as.
But I thought I heard a different video that’s it the artificer doesn’t start off with heavy armor proficiency?
artificer doesn't get heavy armor from the start, but you get it when you choose this subclass.
not sure elemental adept applies to the gauntlets, as they are weapons, not spells.
Haregon Power after lol 5: Run to your mage and strike at his opponent, giving him disadvantage to hurt the mage. Then hopping to the next one and do the same again!
Arcane armor is "As a action, you can turn a suit of armor you are wearing into Arcana Armor( not heavy armor)
That’s one of the changes from the unearthed arcana in the new Tasha’s cauldron book coming out. It’s not just heavy Armor, but I can’t see many reasons not to take heavy armor.
@@RichMerry perma advantage for arcane rogues or dex fighters...and can still use the ranged weapon to sneak atack ;)
you can still don a suit of heavy armour even if your not proficient in it, then use arcane armour and your suddenly proficient in it. thus negating any reason to use anything less
So it feels like you aren’t getting much for this sub-class since the damage doesn’t scale and you only have 2 armor types, however I still can’t wait to play Ironman
By the time you get to higher levels you won’t be relying on those weapons for your damage, you’ll have better artificer infusions to work with. Plus if your looking for raw damage per turn then you should go for artillerist. The different subclasses fill different roles in the party.
@@RichMerry What role is it doing well? It isn't a good frontline fighter- can't use intelligence for your melee weapons. You don't get bonus attacks. You don't get any extra support spells. The damage scales like crap. The options for the suit are pretty bare.
I just am not impressed with where they took the artificer, but especially this subclass.
Tiefling Ironman
I want to make an autognome armorer and be megaman
Get ready for my rock gnome artificer, Ellis, who has no limbs and requires on his power armor. he will smash you with his lightning gauntlets
So, you made Rayman? Awesome.
The armor damage comes from "simple weapons" so elemental adept does diddly squat for it...
Good catch there, I didn't notice that when I was writing the script.
They shook just let you build and modify a custom suit from the usual 5 pieces. Then you could really be Iron Man or Dr Doom.
Arcane Armor doesn't have to be heavy armor.
Your correct. But if your going artificer there isn’t many good reasons to go with light or medium unless your dex is abnormally high.
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Good info but DAMN you know how to bring it in a boring way.
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Second skin is not a thing anymore *sad face*
I'm sorry but... 4:50 if your DM SERIOUSLY allows someone to be webbed, then put a bonfire underneath and the webbing is still holding him in place.. that's a fucking horrible DM IMO. The web burns ffs