Quick Tips to Multiclassing
- Never multiclass before level 5. Most/all of the classes reach a huge power spike at level 5 and delaying it is never worth it.
- Monks, paladins and bards can multi-class after level 6 only.
- Oathbreaker and ancient paladins preferably after level 7.
- Rogues can usually be respec to another martial class at level 5 before adding rogue levels again after level 5 (e.g. gloom stalker ranger)
- Some classes, like moon druid and beastmaster hunter do not want to be multi-classed at all since they have abilities scaling with their class level (or very little, 11 levels).
- Some abilities, like Eldritch blast and the cleric channel divinity scale with character level, so it’s okay to take only a few levels of the main class.
The class you have a level 1 in matters a lot when multiclassing. It will give you your con saving throws proficiencies and some proficiencies you only get when starting as this class (e.g. paladins only get heavy armor when paladin is their level 1 class).
See the full table in cheat sheet format (click to enlarge):
- When multi-classing casters, the spell slot progression will continue and keep on adding higher level spell slots. For full casters, this means full spell slot progression. However, the spells you get from class A will use class A’s spellcasting ability while spells learned with class B will use class B’s. This includes spells that have been scroll scribed from the wizard ability. This is why, when taking a wizard dip, we only recommend taking spells that do not use int, such as globe of invulnerability, shield, artistry of war, elementals and misty step.
- Warlock is the one exception to this as multiclassing warlock with casters will give you warlock spell slots which are different (always upcasted, recharge on short rest) and have had buggy interactions with normal spell slots since release.
- When multi-classing casters, the spellcasting modifier used by scrolls and items such as the diadem of arcane synergy will be the spellcasting ability from the last class you took a level 1 in. For example, if you take a level 1 as sorcerer while you have been leveling up as a wizard, it will be CHA. However, if you respec to take the sorc level at level 1 and then take the wizard levels, it will be int.
Lastly, when multiclassing, think about the capstones you would like your build to achieve (classes usually offer capstones when they get their subclass, at level 5, then 11) and what the opportunity cost of reaching those capstones would be relative to your your main class.
I hope this was helpful to you!
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