Dungeons & Dragons 5e Best Wizard Builds

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It's time to explore Dungeons and Dragons' most classic and well-known example of a master arcane practitioner: the Wizard. In older editions of D&D, the wizard class underwent a pretty dramatic power curve wherein they felt useless in their lowest levels. Then, in 4e, the Wizarding class morphed again and, despite improvement in some areas, declined in others--especially where subclasses were involved.

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Now in 5e, the Wizard class has found a happy balance and offers a ton of interesting options for players who know how to navigate them. Wizards are the brainiest of the many arcane spell casting-focused classes in D&D.

Warlocks make bargains, Bards project through music, and Sorcerers are natural powerhouses, Wizards learn their craft through years of intense study. They can also fulfill a lot of different roles in combat, from a blaster with a never-ending supply of fireballs to battlefield control and support. Any playing style is feasible for Wizards, so long as the character build supports it.

Updated on February 6, 2022, by Kristy Ambrose: The Wizard is a fixture in pop culture and history, just as it was in centuries of mythology that came before tabletop games. The D&D universe keeps expanding, and that means we have some new info to share about the classic spell-casting class, the Wizard. There are some changes to report, but this is one of the more consistent classes in the TTRPG universe. The basics of the Wizard have stayed mostly the same, and even improved and updated, to make Wizards even more fun to build and play. These tips should help players build the best wizard in D&D.

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