D&D 5e Bard Subclass Tier List
5Soup, Sean, and Dan return to talk about the Bard subclasses.
Tier Meanings (approximately):
S - Top Tier or Arguably Broken. Excels in nearly every circumstance.
A - Great. Solid in all circumstances.
B - Average
C - Bad
D - Really Bad
F - Never take this subclass
Considerations:
Overall featureset at lvl 20
Leveling curve (most people do not get past level 5/6/7)
Fun-value of play
How interesting is the flavor and how well is it implemented (boring but good vs interesting but bad)
Signature ability?
Balance/Design
Assumptions:
"Average Game" = ~lvl 6, 4-5 players, large amount of time spent in combat
No multiclassing
"Average stats" = ~16-18 in primary stat, ~14 in secondary stat, no higher than 12 in other stats
0:00 Waiting room and pre-chatter (we're eating fish and chips this week)
19:24 Creation
51:54 Dirge Singer
1:15:31 Eloquence
1:39:10 Glamour
2:20:19 Lore
2:49:25 Maestro
3:28:06 Mage of Lorehold (Strixhaven Unearthed Arcana)
3:52:09 Mage of Silverquill
4:06:36 Spirits
4:34:28 Swords (sort of)
4:52:26 Valor
5:01:17 Whispers
5:14:50 Satire
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