![]() The heart and soul of the Samurai is the subclass’ Fighting Spirit ability. One of the best capstone abilities in the game.Devastating offense and good survivability.If you want to play a highly effective duelist, monster hunter, or other kind of character that focuses on wading into battle focused completely on attacking their opponents, then there’s no better (no more badass) subclass than the Samurai.Ĭredit: Yojimbo (1961) The Samurai’s Defining Abilities This mixture of offensive capabilities and honorable conduct makes the Samurai a classic “striker” style subclass, but also a passable “face” for the party in a pinch. ![]() Added offensive capabilities are combined with a temporary hit point boost for a truly devastating presence in combat.Īt the same time, the Samurai can use their discipline and attention to detail to excel in social situations. The Samurai is dedicated to embodying the role of the honorable duelist, focusing on outlasting and outfighting their opponents with a devastating flurry of accurate strikes. Other subclasses might focus on developing a wide array of tactical abilities like the Battle Master, or on combining their weapon attacks with spellcasting prowess like the Eldritch Knight. Like all Fighters, the Samurai’s extensive weapons and armor training make you a devastating force on the battlefield. The lone swordsman, the honorable duelist, the bodyguard sworn to serve their lord until death. While we might sometimes make reference to unofficial or homebrew content to illustrate a point (or just because it’s too cool not to talk about) every option we suggest is legal in the official rules for D&D 5e as published by Wizards of the Coast. Our goal here is to provide scannable, but comprehensive guides for you as you develop your character. No choice in D&D is essential, but these options are definitely worth considering when you create your character. Objectively powerful or transformative in some way. Widely regarded as powerful in some way, useful, highly effective. A solid choice, but nothing that is absolutely critical for a build, or can be very good but only situationally.īlue – A Tier. Red options can sometimes be situationally useful and might make for an interesting narrative choice but are largely less effective than other tiers. In our ongoing series of 5e class guides, we use the following color-rating scheme:
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