Dungeons & Dragons Tips For Creating Overpowered Character Builds

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The 5e Dungeons & Dragons rules have been in play for more than seven years, giving players ample time to identify the most powerful character builds in D&D. New players continue to discover D&D for the first time, and though the rules of the current edition are very accessible, knowing how to make an effective character is not always intuitive. The gap between optimized character builds and less thought-out builds is significant in the modern rules of D&D. With a few basic pointers, players can create characters that contribute in and out of battle. Almost any D&D character can be enjoyable to play, even with a less than optimal build, but poorly planned characters may stand out as underpowered if playing alongside some of D&D’s more effective character builds.

Dungeons & Dragons is fundamentally a heroic fantasy game, and combat is an expected part of the D&D experience. One of the best combat-oriented builds is a Polearm wielding D&D Barbarian/Fighter multiclass. Given that many enemies in the Monster Manual have large amounts of hit points, an effective damage dealer can make a difference between a fight that is brisk and enjoyable, and one that drags out to tedium. The Polearm master, a consistent D&D damage-dealer and tank, begins as a Variant Human with the Barbarian class and selects Polearm Master as the bonus feat granted by its race.

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The next feat choice is Great Weapon Master, which combined with a polearm weapon creates a D&D character that can make an additional attack as a bonus action and add 10 points to damage with every hit in exchange for a penalty to accuracy. The Barbarian class feature Reckless Attack helps increase