Your companion is now done as a Bonus Action, allowing you to do interesting New Companion feature also corrects the action economy issues which were theįundamental problem which made the Beast Master such a poor option. More important than simplifying the challenges of picking a companion, the Or just a dog, you’re using the same stat block. If you want a sabretooth tiger, a dinosaur, a kimodo dragon, Stat block, you pick from one of three generic beasts and you can describe it Rather than selecting an animal with a published Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything presents a replacement mechanic for the Beast Share buff spells, especially those which require Concentration.

Share Spells: This is a fantastic way to.

Bestial Fury: Your beast gets two attacksĪnd it still only costs you a Bonus Action to command them.

Resistance to non-magic weapon attacks is common and However, like any other member of your party it needs food, healing,Ĭompanion’s attacks magical is the only thing you actually benefit from Other classes might use (Dancing Item, Wildfire Spirit, etc.), your pet Your companion is equal parts pet and weapon.

Primal Companion: Your defining feature,.

Of a crucial part of your tactics so you can explore other combat options. Since you’re not attacking using your Bonus Action (TWF and Crossbow Expertīuilds are staple ranger options), Hunter’s Mark and Favored Foe become less Uses your Spellcasting Attack Modifier for its attack bonus. Warrior) and pursue cantrips as your go-to combat option since your companion Mean attacking for most rangers don’t feel the need to limit yourself toĬasting spells which take an Action feel like much less of a commitment thanįor most rangers, and you should strongly consider Fighting Style (Druidic The Ranger to do other things with their Action, and while that will typically The simple correction to the action economy around managing your beast frees Replacement feature completely alters the way the the beast Master functions. While not officially a “version 2” of the subclass, the Not you and I try to encourage people to make their own decisions, so adviceįor both version of the subclass is presented below. Primal Companion is both easier and more effective than Ranger’s Companion,Īnd I recommend using it instead of Ranger’s Companion in every case, but I’m The Player’s Handbook presents the Ranger’s Companion feature, and Tasha’sĬauldron of Everything presents a replacement feature called Primal Companion. But none of that will help you mechanically optimize Salvatore may have been an early victim of this phenomenon rather than the

Phenomena who have never heard of Drizzt, the Forgotten Realms, or any otherĮstablished proper nouns, real or imagined. That assertion because I’ve met numerous new players experiencing this Literally the most iconic ranger in DnD’s history, but I’m not confident in

Will arrive at this character concept independently. By someīizzarre feat of group think, every new player at one point in their career One word of caution: If you think a drow ranger who fights with two swordsĪnd has a panther as their beast companion, it has been done. The image of a rough-hewn explorer braving aĭangerous world with a loyal beast at their side is a classic fantasy trope,Īnd the Beast Master executes on that trope very well. The Beast Master redefines the ranger by giving them a cool pet who fightsĪlongside them in combat. Ranger Subclasses – Ranger Archetypes Beast Master PHB

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 this article will be updating 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. Ranger Subclasses – Ranger Archetypes Disclaimer.The Ranger an iconic, diverse, and interesting class that can hold is a lot of Time, new supplements have introduced new ranger subclasses which have made In the core rules, the Ranger was widely considered the weakestĬlass, especially due to the eye-catching yet ineffective Beast Master. Few classes have benefited more from the evolution in subclass design than

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