Builds & Guides

A community-ranked catalog of D&D 5e character builds. Tier reflects Loremaster estimates across DPR, control, durability, and flexibility.

• Barbarian of the Totem Warrior (Bear)Tier B

  Barbarian · Totem Warrior · Goliath

  Resistance to all damage (Bear) + 24 ft movement (Wolf) = the most unkillable tank.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 50 (Loremaster estimate)

• Bard of the College of ValorTier B

  Bard · College of Valor · Half-Elf

  Medium-armor healer + caster with martial weapon prof. The "tank support" bard.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 45 (Loremaster estimate)

• Cleric of the Tempest DomainTier B

  Cleric · Tempest Domain · Human

  Lightning + bludgeoning + heavy armor + martial weapons. The "blaster cleric".

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 70 (Loremaster estimate)

• Druid of the Land (Grassland)Tier B

  Druid · Land · Half-Elf

  Spellcasting druid with Circle Spells = the most 5e-D&D-feeling full caster.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 55 (Loremaster estimate)

• Fighter of the Battle MasterTier B

  Fighter · Battle Master · Half-Orc

  Superiority dice + maneuvers = the most tactical fighter. DPR is 10% lower than Champion but the toolkit is the point.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 75 (Loremaster estimate)

• Fighter of the Rune KnightTier B

  Fighter · Rune Knight · Goliath

  Hill Rune + Storm Rune = reaction attack + advantage on saves. Solid frontline martial.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 72 (Loremaster estimate)

• Monk of the Way of ShadowTier B

  Monk · Way of Shadow · Elf

  Invisibility + Shadow Step = the best skill-monk. Stunning Strike is still the boss-killer.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 65 (Loremaster estimate)

• Paladin of the ConquestTier B

  Paladin · Conquest · Dragonborn

  Conquering Presence = frightened on a hit. The "I am the threat on the board" paladin.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 65 (Loremaster estimate)

• Paladin of the AncientsTier B

  Paladin · Ancients · Halfling

  Resistance to all spell damage for the party within 10 feet. The "anti-caster" paladin.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 60 (Loremaster estimate)

• Ranger of the Beast Master ConclaveTier B

  Ranger · Beast Master · Human

  Ranger + beast companion = two-attack-action-per-turn baseline. Good skirmisher with class flavor.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 60 (Loremaster estimate)

• Rogue of the Assassin ArchetypeTier B

  Rogue · Assassin · Half-Elf

  Surprise round auto-crit = first-round-sneak. Strong narrative peaks, weak sustained.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 85 (Loremaster estimate)

• Rogue of the SwashbucklerTier B

  Rogue · Swashbuckler · Halfling

  Rakish Audacity = sneak attack without ally = solo rogue. Fencer-style, high mobility.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 80 (Loremaster estimate)

• Sorcerer of the Draconic Bloodline (Fire)Tier B

  Sorcerer · Draconic Bloodline · Dragonborn

  HP+1/level + AC 13+DEX = the most durable sorcerer. Fire-element focus.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 70 (Loremaster estimate)

• Warlock of the Undying PatronTier B

  Warlock · Undying · Half-Elf

  Defy Death = drop to 1 HP and stand back up. The "boss-killing" tank warlock.

  ↑0 · 👁 0 · DPR est. 75 (Loremaster estimate)