Thaumaturgy PHB: Disappointing utility.Spare the Dying PHB: You have Lay on Hands.Sacred Flame PHB: Not as much damage as Toll the Dead, and unless you plan to fight a lot of undead and you’ll use both in the same situations so you can only justify having one of the two.Guidance PHB: Really good, but you likely can’t make room for it.Unfortunately, since the Paladin is a martial character and you’ll lack effective offensive options beyond these cantrips, utility spells are harder to justify.

Since cantrips reduce your reliance on Strength or Dexterity, we’ll assume that you’re maximizing Charisma when considering cantrips. In order to justify the opportunity cost of choosing Blessed Warrior over any other fighting style, your choice of cantrips in the context of the rest of your build needs to both justify the opportunity cost and answer the question “why not just play a cleric?” Cantripsįighting Style (Blessed Warrior) introduces the possibility of cantrips. Optional spells are marked below with (Optional) following the spell’s name. These spells are considered optional rules, as described in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Consult your DM before deciding to use these spells. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. RPGBOT is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Keep in mind that the state of the meta periodically changes as new source materials are released, and the article will be updated accordingly as time allows. The advice offered below is based on the current State of the Character Optimization Meta as of when the article was last updated. We also won’t cover Unearthed Arcana content because it’s not finalized, and we can’t guarantee that it will be available to you in your games. We will not include 3rd-party content, including content from DMs Guild, in handbooks for official content because we can’t assume that your game will allow 3rd-party content or homebrew. Blue: Fantastic options, often essential.Red: Bad, useless options, or options whichĪre extremely situational.RPGBOT uses the color coding scheme which has become common among Pathfinder build handbooks, which is simple to understand and easy to read at a glance. Powerful and unique options, including Smite spells, Compelled Duel, and Find Which are borrowed from the Cleric’s spell list. Paladin spells are primarily buffs, healing, and support options, many of

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