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I made a Yuan-Ti Barbarian that is all bark and no bite. So all about Charisma and no real combat potential. 8 Str 6 Con 8 Dex... like any good Barbarian. Seriously tho 20+ Charisma and Charlatan Background. Imagine if you will a buff looking snake person in fancy barbarian like attire; wielding an axe that looks well used and expertly maintained... except if anyone else were to hold it they would realize the axe is fake... Nerf or nothin fake. All the survival feats they mention are factually true in that they lie through omission by not mentioning others parts in a fight. Luck Feat and Actor; they live by the bluff and die from the bluff I made them to be RP only. In combat his team has an insane Monk and about 8 others. I made them for a self campaign where I play all roles but plan none of the sessions. So 10 is not to bad. All 10 were built around some theme or gimmick rather than min-maxed. The monk for instance fights with their feet instead of hands so they can Perform with their violin and literally dance upon the corpse of the dead (trampling them with river dance); However my dice loved the joke giving me 17+ rolls on all perform and athletic checks made to keep the joke combat style going. After the 3rd Nat 20 in a row I gave them Performance proficency. A firbolg Acolyte Rogue named__________ (not filled in) with the nickname Golden Silence... that liked to roll bad for stealth. Others that were weird. But the Barbarian that could not fight only start them was definitely one of the weirder members.
@@DanielTomilson full action to activate for Volo's, as well as friendly fire on both Scourge and Fallen versus bonus action and no friendly fire. Volo's may deal more in a long fight, but the attacks you lose spending that action puts you considerably behind in total damage for the early turns in a fight.
@@MrTyhik Yeah, only class that I think can reall shift the action economy back into the Volo's version's favor is Sorcerer with Quickened spell, so you can use that big damage buff as soon as you get it. Like, say, a Volo's Protector Aasimar Sorc could shift, fly up, then quicken out a AOE, dealing massive damage all around, but choosing whoever looks like they are the biggest threat to take the big radiant burst. Volo Scourge could also work in this example, but they cant fly and they take self damage, which on a d6 hit die class is more than a little risky. Though I suppose it could work as a combo with the Wither and Bloom spell along with a Bloodwell Vial if you can get your hands on one.
Actually, Water Genasi get Darkvision as well. I do agree that the change from Shape Water to Acid Splash sucks, which is why my table agreed to use Shape Water instead.
Yeah that ranking kinda annoyed me. Yes it's lame that Wizards refuses to even mention spells from other books with every new release, but all the other changes in MotM were straight additions to the race.
Fun fact: Since Initiative is a Dexterity-based ability check, and Harengon let you add your proficiency bonus to Initiative rolls, a 11th level Harengon Rogue with Reliable Talent can use it on their Initiative rolls, meaning with a DEX score of 16, at 11th level, the lowest a Harengon can roll is 17 on Initiative.
@@Dudeman9339 Initiative rolls are Dexterity checks, my dude; everything Carter said is correct. Perhaps it is you who ought to do some additional reading and review
@Dudeman9339 Reliable Talent says that any roll "for an ability check that lets you add your proficiency bonus" has a 9 or lower count as a 10. The rules for initiative specifically say that initiative is determined by rolling a Dexterity check. Harengon add proficiency to initiative, and initiative is, RAW, a Dex check, so Reliable Talent absolutely applies. Likewise, Harengon bards would not be able to apply Jack of All Trades to their initiative, but every other race of bard can.
Changeling don't JUST change shape, they also perfectly imitate the vocalization which is something that disguise self cannot do. It is way better than "disguise self at will" it's also, essentially, a supercharged version of Actor feat as well as the rules say you categorically sound like them. No check required.
And, there is literally no way to see through it or know you are talking to a Changeling unless you saw them change. The only way I know how to forcibly remove the effect is Moonbeam and only way to see through it is with True Sight. Oh, and they are immune to Polymorph.
@@CorvusCorone68 one reliable "test" is if they appear to be a species that counts as humanoid target them with a spell that can only target humanoids. You'd have to pick a spell with no save, even Polymorph is an imperfect test as a failure could be down to them refusing to fail the test out of fear and them succeeding the will save. The spell Detect Good And Evil will reliably detect that someone who appears to be Humanoid is actually Fey (or aberration, celestial, elemental, fiend, or undead) With the ritual spell Forbiddance and consuming 1000gp you can permanently ward a massive area (equal to 200x200ft square) against Fey so that they take auto-damage. No save. However, if you know the password that was set you can enter the area or you can use dispel magic. Might be interesting for intrigue finding what the password is.
Honsetly, the highest ranked race is always the one you want to paly and fit your character :). People, don't get discouraged or encourage to play something just because it's "good" or "bad" except centaur, no being able to go up stairs will suck reaaaaally bad...
Playing what you want--that's OK. That being stated, optimization is not a bad thing that some people make it to be, falsely equating it with min-maxing. Everyone wants their character to be good at what they do, and having low stats in your character's primary abilities is more than likely going to hurt the party and your enjoyment.
@@isaacgleeth3609 That isn't really what I was saying. I just think that every single race can be viable and enjoyable, I didn't say that you should purposefully make your character bad.
Shadar-Kai are my new favorite class from MMOM. Whoever wrote that race was higher than a Aarakocra on speed. Plus I keep picturing Duncan Idaho just yelling _"Shadar-Kai"_ at the top of his lungs, while a band of shadow elfs just appear out of nowhere inside the castle.
Water genasi got done real dirty when they lost shape water. I once played a water genasi rogue that used that spell to trip people with ice for easy sneak attacks.
Even though the Rock Gnome isn't as buffed as the Deep Gnome, only 60ft dark vision, I had to go with Rock Gnome for that Music box. I have a spotify Playlist of classics for when I need situational songs and its so good for rp🎵 .
I'm confused. Did you only talk about races that got some kind of update in that later book? If so, did all of these get updated that way? Is there a video where you discuss EVERY race? I was interested in your thoughts on races like Dragonborn and Leonin. Leonin especially because there are SO few videos out there talking about them and I don't understand why
Probably because it’s specifically from monsters of the multiverse. And the races you mentioned aren’t even in that book…? Maybe read the fucking title?
You should do this for each individual race. A tire list of each version from different books and stuff. Just because some are nerfed or buffed. And because it’d be cool if a dm let you pick which version of the race you want. Also maybe do the same for classes.
Yuan-ti are just busted in Volo's guide to monsters, IMMUNITY TO POISON DAMAGE and resistance to MAGICAL DAMAGE. I imagine this rogue sneaking into aristocratic parties, getting everyone's drink poisoned and just taking sips casually as everyone around it dies. OR the rogue locks the ball room's doors and let's out a bunch of poisonous snakes from a pouch it carried in and casts the spell Animal Friendship so they don't attack it (by the way, he forgot to mention you can cast that spell as many times as you want with this feature but like he said, as long as it's a snake).
My favorite ever character I've made was a Bloodhunter Goblin in the order of the Lycan. I rolled a 17 when building him, so he started with 19 dex, 8 strength, 12 con, 14 int, 7 cha and 10 wis. He dual wilded scimitars and the DM let his hybrid form looked like a Barghest. He was chaotic good and was the opposite of a compulsive liar, in that he couldn't keep a secret if his life depended on it and it led to a whole lot of trouble for our group. God, he was fun as hell.
I'm so glad the community is recognizing the rp potential, uniqueness, and mechanical benefits of shifters, I always felt they were an untapped goldmine, especially after the MPMM re release which allows more shifts per long rest.
Allow more shifts per long rest by nerfing the amount of shifts per long rest (min 3 max 8+ down to min 2 max 6)? Ah yes and water is superheated plasma.
@@ANDELE3025 If your DM is such a pushover that you can take 8 short rests per day with no consequences then go right ahead. I have literally never played more than 3 in a day and especially never during the high stakes fast paced adventuring days when having those extra shifts would count the most.
@@Hungry_Burger Its not a question of the DM, its a question of player agency. If you dont know how to efficiently use resources thus only have 2-4 fights a day, thats on you not the DM. Either way, mathematically and for any RAW playing table thus objectively SR reset to PBLR is a nerf to a racial.
Something everyone COMPLETELY overlooks on Aasimar, the flight has zero notes at all about heavy armor. That means your flight (despite only being 1 minute) can go on your giga tanky paladin or barbarian and steam roll hard encounters
Small side note for Harengons, the Boots of striding and springing is broken on them as it triple their jumps. thats a 90 foot jump(at lvl 20) as a bonus action that doesnt provoke opportunity attacks
Worth noting that the aasimar's Healing Hands ability says nothing about not working on undead or constructs (unlike cure spells) So you can be a pal to your modron marching buddies or your zombie backup dancers and patch them up when they get ouches. 👍
Eladrins fey step for spring is an amazing movement tool. You can reposition your allies or get them where they need to be. Its both great as a martial and a spellcaster since most spellcasters dont use many bonus actions apart from spiritual weapon healing word misty step (which fey step basically is) or Quickened spells.
I do agree with the Water Genasi thing. They were my favourite race and my long term character is a Watet Genasi. It hurts how much Wizards seems to hate Water Elementals in general.
You know they actually received Dark Vision and an additional spell with MotM? They only took away Shape Water because they refuse to list spells that were released outside of the new printed material (and Player's Handbook). Odds are most reasonable DMs will let you swap out Acid Splash, because at the end of the day it's not really a big deal. Water Genasi may not be the #1 varient out of the bunch but have received nothing but buffs, and certainly aren't a bottom tier race.
The great thing about DnD is you can ignore shitty changes like this and continue to play water genasi with shape water, that's exactly what I'm doing in my current game
@@Cosmo_Samoyed They lost their swim speed, water breathing, and Shape water and instead gained 60ft darkvision, acid splash and then water walk at 5th lvl, that's not much of a buff. . . . .Seems worse to me. half water elemental and can't even swim.
@@Noobie2k7 Someone must’ve changed the wikidot page, because all that was still there last time I looked. And every screenshot of the book I can find on the internet begs to differ
@@Noobie2k7 what tf are you talking about? The screenshot he shows in this video shows they have a 30ft swim speed, and can breathe air and water. So all they lost was shape water.
Finally have been able to start playing D&D after a long, loong time. Never got to play really. Now that our campain started I constantly brainstorm characters, and a video like this is a blessing, a compendium of knowledge. Much appreciated, love your videos man, you have been a constant source of inspiration ever since I finally got back into the game. Keep up the great work 🤘
Shadar Kai are insanely good. I was seriously debating between them and Owlin when figuring out my rogue. I ended up choosing Owlin because flying seemed like it would offer more fun RP, but I guarantee the teleport with damage resistance would have more actual impact in combat than flight has.
I'm playing a Rogue/Battlemaster Shadar-Kai and she is awesome! One great ability that he left out is that you can wake up after a long rest and chose any two skills OR TOOLS to be proficient in, can really add versatility to your character. And teleporting to sneak attack/use battle manouvers is amazing.
I wish there were two kobold variants, with one keeping pack tactics since the new kobold doesnt really work with any old kobold build anymore, like ranger that I was using now cant get advantage with a bow :/ AND playing around sunlight sensitivity was really cool gameplay challenge
@@dreamcream3738 you could but if you want to play one in an adventures league or did not own it before bnd beyond took it off if thats what you use to make charecters, then well your just shit out of luck
@@namethefifth7315 Physical media and Casual Play ftw. Not everything has to be a god damned tournament setting like Smash Bros no items fox only final destination
So many good races. I've made a lot of character, haven't played them but making is half the fun. I think some of my favorite was Tortle Battlesmith/Chronlorgy Wizard, Eladrin Creation Bard/Celestial Warlock, Lizardfolk Gloomstalker Ranger/Battlemaster Fighter, Kenku Echo Knight/Phantom Rogue, Shadar Kai Twilight Cleric/Circle of Stars Druid, and Tabaxi Path of Giant Barbarian/Rune Knight. I also had this Kobold Sorcerer that was really high on stuff I wanted to try. It was going Draconic Bloodline: Black dragon for acid bonus and get Transmuted Spell so I could change Fireball into Acidball.
At 3:37, he says gnomes have advantage on all INT, WIS, and CHA saving throws... but he is wrong. They only get advantage on these VS SPELLS, which is significantly worse. There are a ton of attacks monsters have that make you do one of these saving throws which are not spells. Some races, such as Satyr and Yuan-Ti, have advantage vs all spells, which is just plain better. Vedalken (from Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica) gets what he actually said; advantage on all INT, WIS, and CHA saving throws.
Changeling are my favorite race to play, even if their shapeshift feature isn't used. I have a hard time playing any other race because of my love for changeling.
@@digifreak90 Down side for Custom Lineage. If you're a Warforged, then the CL Warforged won't have the same effects as the original Race. Since Warforged come with many effects.
@@absolstoryoffiction6615 well duh, the racial features are replaced by dark vision and a feat with +2 to an ability score. Vhuman and CL are pivotal to some of the op builds and outside of that can be great just for flavor feats that fit your character's backstory.
I myself have recently started entertaining the idea for a Yuan-ti Hexblade, and while the power is nice; I mostly did it because I like snakes (in fact I have a pet one) and I've always been more drawn to the more exotic reptilian races when it's come to RPGs in general to. Hence why if the snake person is ever off the table otherwise I'd play a dragonborn instead. I mean hell, second edition dungeons and dragons had the saurions; dinosaur people!
1: dinosaur people must be Jurassic Park'd 2: I have personally been fondly attached to dragons and other mythical reptiles, which is why I love kobolds because small snake people that roar and can, mechanically, set off Sneak Attack as a rogue, despite the Sneak part being thrown completely out the campaign window
We had a Tortle Grave Cleric in my game. Our favorite combo move was for the Sorcerer (Me) to cast catapult on him and launch him into enemies. We even gave him some spikes and a cool coat of blue paint for his shell. It was sweet.
Awesome List! I love this and can't wait for part 2!!! I will say that I'm surprised that you "only" rank flying as A tier (fairy), i would've thought S tier for them for sure! I guess i'll have to wait to see where the other fliers rank up! :)
Yeah DnD Shorts' reaction was a little silly, yes changing Shape Water to Acid Splash is lame, but they do that with every new release. Basically if it's not printed in the book or any core rulebook, Wizards won't even suggest it as an option. Other than that they got Darkvision and a new spell, which is awesome if you ask me, a straight buff from Elemental Evil!
Finally some Shifter love. They are in my top 3 races maybe top 5. They are definitely slept on. Eventually someone on Crit Role will use one and they will blow up lol.
Lizardfolk still get the ability to chop up a body and turn it into weapons in my games, one of the most interesting and creative ideas for an ability I've ever seen
Love this guy, the only d&d UA-cam content creator that ever responded to me in a comment. I laid off the DND vids for a while and, ah man, I've missed your stuff for sure. Thanks for all your hard work.
@@animemaniacforever Then maybe he should include that in the title so it isn't misleading? Then again, a lot of this channel has painfully clickbaity titles, so maybe that's on purpose.
Okay, ignore everything in the tier list. This is the ONLY CHANNEL where I refuse to skip past the ads, because they’re always some flavor of hilarious and awesome.
I did amuse myself one time by making a fairy warlock of the fathomless so she could have good walk, fly, and swim speeds from level 1. Was planning on adding a level of twilight cleric for all those mad bonuses too.
11:18 Don't forget prof in initiative rolls means it stacks with rogue's reliable tlent at 11th level, which covers one of the main cons of Assassin rogues
Blade Ward as Bonus Action with Multiverse Earth Genasi scale REALLY good on higher level compared you casting it Normally Also they still have Pass Without Trace, a really good 2nd level Spell that only Druid and Ranger have, i feel like they should be at least A Rank alongside Air Genasi
Earth Genasi are a "rock solid" choice, currently running an earth genasi hexadin. Blade ward is super neat when I get surrounded, and the fact that I can keep hitting the guy is great
Fairy flight is one of the best versions of racial flight because it's equal to their walking speed, it isn't set to 30 feet. Meaning any movement boosting ability like longstrider, or playing a monk, will make the fairy's flight faster. Just thought it should be mentioned though, I don't think they're quite S tier.
Monk unarmored movement has always applied to all movement speeds a character has (Jeremy Crawford stated as much on twitter) meaning that the original Aarakocra would get its 50ft flying speed boosted by it. (Also, the Monsters of the Multiverse Aarakocra also get a flying speed equal to their walking speed.)
Another note. Old fury of the small for goblin was a one off. It is now usable a number of times equal to your prof mod as well. There for less up front damage, but more over all. At lvl 20 old would do 20 once, new does 6 damage 6 times 36 damage total.
@@isaacgleeth3609 I'd award the Chef Feat purely for role play if you did this. That would be a great RP moment for the party. "The soup is great, what is it?" "Bandits"
I love playing my Bugbear Shadow Monk. He hits hard, hits fast, Flurries for more hits, and does it from 10' away. He shadow jumps all over the board, loves being in darkness, and is a stealth beast with +16(expert in stealth). He loves to appear behind enemies, attack with advantage, then back out with his 70' of movement. He's also one of the parties tanks w/ 20 AC, and can pop a Ki point for disadvantage on attack against him until his next turn. I flavor it as multiple shadows dance around him, confusing the enemy as to which one to hit.
Fantastic list! I agree on almost all counts. I think you undersold Harengons a little bit with a B-tier ranking. Initiative boost, insane movement option (functionally as good as a teleport, and often better since it's not using a spell) and a dex save boosts? That earns them an easy A in my book.
Yeah, when I found out about shadar kai, I thought "They get all the benefit of elves with better version of misty step multiple times a day? I'm definitely playing one eventually."
Swiftstride shifters are actually really good for aggressive martials. 10 ft extra Movespeed is nice already. But the 10 ft move as a reaction also holds for allies ending their turn next to you AND doesn't limit you to running away.
Also on the tabaxi. A good thing to run is a rogue with mixed fighting. Run in and attack and get out. Then if your DM uses Tasha's optional class features, get advantage and not move your turn.
Technically, Aaracokra were kind of buffed. The flying speed is equal to their walking speed. So monk Aracokra can now soar across the battlefield. And let's not even talk about monk barbarian Aracockra. Make the Aracokra eagle Totem so it can dash as a bonus action free of a ki point and enemies have disadvantage on the attack of opportunity ☠️
4:31 so can Psions with the Transposition Discipline, "Flicker Step On your turn, you can replace your movement by teleporting 5 feet in any direction to a space you can see. This distance increases by 5 feet at 5th level (to 10 feet), at 11th level (to 15 feet), and becomes equal to your movement speed at 17th level. This replaces all movement for your turn when used." Meaning if you mix say, a level 2 monk, you can have high Ac and high tp is you roll well. Plus it reinforces some of the disciplines other abilities.
The old version of Kobolds are a great race if you're a druid. You keep the features in wild shape, but take on the senses of your new form. That means pact tactics without sunlight disadvantage. The new Kobold is great. Check it out!
I think my favorite race is Human/varient-human. Yeah its basic and definitely a lot weaker than half the other races. But i just love the idea of a Random Dude or Dudete! just picking up a sword, shield, stick or whatever class your going with and standing up to evil or whatever the main villian is.
Humans have best versatility no? You put points where you want them, I swear human types in every game always have the sorta jack of all master of none thing.
Variant Human is pretty much the most used race by optimizers because of the free feat. Along with custom lineage and especially before custom lineage was a thing.
The concept of certain races being a good choice to play against a common stereotype is so interesting. Instead of saying “I wanna play an elf barbarian” as its own character concept, going against a common stereotype by itself can be a character concept.
My orc wizard (Born in Many-Arrows, but got a scholarship at and then became a teacher at a wizard college in Silverymoon, before going on his adventures because a spooky book got stolen from the library) has been making clutch use of dimension door and teleport. also, i think he was a Volo's guide orc at the time (has since been upgraded to a Mordy's multiverse) he got KO'd by a Ghost dragon, but then nat-20'd on his first death save, saying "I cant die, i'm far too busy!" he also Green Mile'd his abusive, definately would be alt-right, traditional warrior brother in a fist fight using a reflavored Lightning Lure (at that point we dropped the "No weapons or magic" clause for a "lets finish this" moment) also, with a strength of 12, he has a higher carrying capacity than our shortstack Aasimar paladin with 20 strength (i think the only one with higher strength is our Firbolg Monk (who may dip into either druid or alchemist))
Awesome Compilation. Quick note in gentle defense of Flame Blade :) while Flame Blade and Shadow Blade are VERY similar, an important distinction to note is that Shadow blade uses Strength/Dex for attacks while Flame Blade using your spellcasting ability modifier.
Something to consider for a class for Deep Gnome is Ranger. Choose for your favored terrain the areas that take up most of the map, and you can't be tracked by magical or non-magical means.
You’re basically the bard of dnd youtubers. Everyone else talks like a tortle and the 1.5x playback speed is basically required, meanwhile your words blend at 1.25x speed Loving the content and hot-takes by the way. I just might play a shifter in my next campaign
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Kobold is best bold. :3
That ad transition was amazingly well done!
I made a Yuan-Ti Barbarian that is all bark and no bite.
So all about Charisma and no real combat potential.
8 Str 6 Con 8 Dex... like any good Barbarian.
Seriously tho 20+ Charisma and Charlatan Background.
Imagine if you will a buff looking snake person in fancy barbarian like attire; wielding an axe that looks well used and expertly maintained... except if anyone else were to hold it they would realize the axe is fake... Nerf or nothin fake.
All the survival feats they mention are factually true in that they lie through omission by not mentioning others parts in a fight. Luck Feat and Actor; they live by the bluff and die from the bluff I made them to be RP only. In combat his team has an insane Monk and about 8 others.
I made them for a self campaign where I play all roles but plan none of the sessions. So 10 is not to bad.
All 10 were built around some theme or gimmick rather than min-maxed.
The monk for instance fights with their feet instead of hands so they can Perform with their violin and literally dance upon the corpse of the dead (trampling them with river dance); However my dice loved the joke giving me 17+ rolls on all perform and athletic checks made to keep the joke combat style going. After the 3rd Nat 20 in a row I gave them Performance proficency.
A firbolg Acolyte Rogue named__________ (not filled in) with the nickname Golden Silence... that liked to roll bad for stealth. Others that were weird.
But the Barbarian that could not fight only start them was definitely one of the weirder members.
Give me the D bro... lol loved it
Can you do a video breaking down the best subclasses for Rogue? I want to see where you rank things like inquisitive rogue.
Quick note. The Aasimar's extra damage says "Once a turn". So it can't actually benefit from extra attack.
Tis is why the Aasimar Paladin is a natural combo.
And Volo Aasimar used to be 3-20 depending on level, new one is 2-6 extra damage. Major nerf.
@@DanielTomilson full action to activate for Volo's, as well as friendly fire on both Scourge and Fallen versus bonus action and no friendly fire. Volo's may deal more in a long fight, but the attacks you lose spending that action puts you considerably behind in total damage for the early turns in a fight.
@@MrTyhik Yeah, only class that I think can reall shift the action economy back into the Volo's version's favor is Sorcerer with Quickened spell, so you can use that big damage buff as soon as you get it. Like, say, a Volo's Protector Aasimar Sorc could shift, fly up, then quicken out a AOE, dealing massive damage all around, but choosing whoever looks like they are the biggest threat to take the big radiant burst.
Volo Scourge could also work in this example, but they cant fly and they take self damage, which on a d6 hit die class is more than a little risky. Though I suppose it could work as a combo with the Wither and Bloom spell along with a Bloodwell Vial if you can get your hands on one.
@@MrTyhik Considering the extra damage isn't something you'd be likely to use in a short fight with trash enemies, I'd say it's still a nerf.
I love that for every race you used a more or less normal picture and the Tortle is just oogway. Just perfect
Changeling is ditto lol
Actually, Water Genasi get Darkvision as well. I do agree that the change from Shape Water to Acid Splash sucks, which is why my table agreed to use Shape Water instead.
Yeah that ranking kinda annoyed me.
Yes it's lame that Wizards refuses to even mention spells from other books with every new release,
but all the other changes in MotM were straight additions to the race.
Same
They lost the ability to breathe under water though
@@Aarenby Must be a mistake on Wikidot, just looked at the PDF for MotM and the Amphibious trait is still there.
@@Cosmo_Samoyed ahhh OK, that explains it
Fun fact: Since Initiative is a Dexterity-based ability check, and Harengon let you add your proficiency bonus to Initiative rolls, a 11th level Harengon Rogue with Reliable Talent can use it on their Initiative rolls, meaning with a DEX score of 16, at 11th level, the lowest a Harengon can roll is 17 on Initiative.
You cannot apply reliable talent to initiative rolls as they are not “ability checks”. Please reread Reliable Talent.
@@Dudeman9339 Initiative rolls are Dexterity checks, my dude; everything Carter said is correct. Perhaps it is you who ought to do some additional reading and review
@@jacoblynch6749 Exactly
@@Dudeman9339 Sorry but nope, Initiative IS considered an ability check. Read the PHG again. This means that yes, you can add any Dex modifier to it.
@Dudeman9339 Reliable Talent says that any roll "for an ability check that lets you add your proficiency bonus" has a 9 or lower count as a 10. The rules for initiative specifically say that initiative is determined by rolling a Dexterity check. Harengon add proficiency to initiative, and initiative is, RAW, a Dex check, so Reliable Talent absolutely applies. Likewise, Harengon bards would not be able to apply Jack of All Trades to their initiative, but every other race of bard can.
Changeling don't JUST change shape, they also perfectly imitate the vocalization which is something that disguise self cannot do. It is way better than "disguise self at will" it's also, essentially, a supercharged version of Actor feat as well as the rules say you categorically sound like them. No check required.
And, there is literally no way to see through it or know you are talking to a Changeling unless you saw them change. The only way I know how to forcibly remove the effect is Moonbeam and only way to see through it is with True Sight. Oh, and they are immune to Polymorph.
@@casteanpreswyn7528 altho, that same immunity might be a red flag to the caster that they're maybe dealing with a Changeling
@@CorvusCorone68 it could be, but there are other ways to get that immunity too.
It's like a mini at will alter self
@@CorvusCorone68 one reliable "test" is if they appear to be a species that counts as humanoid target them with a spell that can only target humanoids.
You'd have to pick a spell with no save, even Polymorph is an imperfect test as a failure could be down to them refusing to fail the test out of fear and them succeeding the will save.
The spell Detect Good And Evil will reliably detect that someone who appears to be Humanoid is actually Fey (or aberration, celestial, elemental, fiend, or undead)
With the ritual spell Forbiddance and consuming 1000gp you can permanently ward a massive area (equal to 200x200ft square) against Fey so that they take auto-damage. No save.
However, if you know the password that was set you can enter the area or you can use dispel magic. Might be interesting for intrigue finding what the password is.
You should do a ranking for ALL of the races. Warforged are fun no matter what rank they get
So glad to see shifters getting some love, my most broken RAW character was a shifters paladin for a 1 shot, and I can't recommend them enough
I did a Longtooth Moon Druid. The bonus action bite is great on a bear lol.
@@kylereese5966 that sounds more broken then my watchers paladin
Since the sifting time is limited anyways its quite good on druids who have like 2 wildshapes anyways.
Honsetly, the highest ranked race is always the one you want to paly and fit your character :). People, don't get discouraged or encourage to play something just because it's "good" or "bad" except centaur, no being able to go up stairs will suck reaaaaally bad...
Yeah all these races are great if you want to play them!
LOL Jonathan has his mind in the right spot people!
Playing what you want--that's OK.
That being stated, optimization is not a bad thing that some people make it to be, falsely equating it with min-maxing.
Everyone wants their character to be good at what they do, and having low stats in your character's primary abilities is more than likely going to hurt the party and your enjoyment.
@@isaacgleeth3609 That isn't really what I was saying. I just think that every single race can be viable and enjoyable, I didn't say that you should purposefully make your character bad.
Eh, I play a Paladin centaur. Stairs aren't an issue that often.
You are amazing at ad breaks. Normally I just skip or zone out to sponsors and stuff, but I actually listen to yours
Goblins are funny, and therefore good for D&D
*33* *down.* However many the hell many are left (I haven't worked it out yet) to go...
You've got 1 year let before ObeD&D cuts down the number, so I'd like to see you finish.
Man I love racial tier lists
😂 I love racing
Shadar-Kai are my new favorite class from MMOM. Whoever wrote that race was higher than a Aarakocra on speed.
Plus I keep picturing Duncan Idaho just yelling _"Shadar-Kai"_ at the top of his lungs, while a band of shadow elfs just appear out of nowhere inside the castle.
YES! Long life bugbear fan! Had an echo-knight bugbear character and it was a blast just versatile and good!
Water genasi got done real dirty when they lost shape water. I once played a water genasi rogue that used that spell to trip people with ice for easy sneak attacks.
I think all the old genasi were preferable imo.
Even though the Rock Gnome isn't as buffed as the Deep Gnome, only 60ft dark vision, I had to go with Rock Gnome for that Music box. I have a spotify Playlist of classics for when I need situational songs and its so good for rp🎵 .
I'm confused. Did you only talk about races that got some kind of update in that later book? If so, did all of these get updated that way? Is there a video where you discuss EVERY race? I was interested in your thoughts on races like Dragonborn and Leonin. Leonin especially because there are SO few videos out there talking about them and I don't understand why
probably because the book leonin came from also had satyrs and, as he says in the video, satyrs were absolutely broken
I was waiting for grung but it never came
And the F tier locata
Probably because it’s specifically from monsters of the multiverse. And the races you mentioned aren’t even in that book…? Maybe read the fucking title?
@@Twisted-Tie When it was recommended to me, that part of the title was cropped out. So I was only shown "Ranking Every Race in D&D". Calm down.
You should do this for each individual race. A tire list of each version from different books and stuff. Just because some are nerfed or buffed. And because it’d be cool if a dm let you pick which version of the race you want. Also maybe do the same for classes.
The Dungeon Dudes already did a whole series of videos ranking the classes and subclasses, if you are interested.
I know. I think I watched all of them. They’re good
Yuan-ti are just busted in Volo's guide to monsters, IMMUNITY TO POISON DAMAGE and resistance to MAGICAL DAMAGE. I imagine this rogue sneaking into aristocratic parties, getting everyone's drink poisoned and just taking sips casually as everyone around it dies. OR the rogue locks the ball room's doors and let's out a bunch of poisonous snakes from a pouch it carried in and casts the spell Animal Friendship so they don't attack it (by the way, he forgot to mention you can cast that spell as many times as you want with this feature but like he said, as long as it's a snake).
My favorite ever character I've made was a Bloodhunter Goblin in the order of the Lycan. I rolled a 17 when building him, so he started with 19 dex, 8 strength, 12 con, 14 int, 7 cha and 10 wis. He dual wilded scimitars and the DM let his hybrid form looked like a Barghest. He was chaotic good and was the opposite of a compulsive liar, in that he couldn't keep a secret if his life depended on it and it led to a whole lot of trouble for our group. God, he was fun as hell.
I'm so glad the community is recognizing the rp potential, uniqueness, and mechanical benefits of shifters, I always felt they were an untapped goldmine, especially after the MPMM re release which allows more shifts per long rest.
Allow more shifts per long rest by nerfing the amount of shifts per long rest (min 3 max 8+ down to min 2 max 6)? Ah yes and water is superheated plasma.
@@ANDELE3025 If your DM is such a pushover that you can take 8 short rests per day with no consequences then go right ahead. I have literally never played more than 3 in a day and especially never during the high stakes fast paced adventuring days when having those extra shifts would count the most.
@@Hungry_Burger Its not a question of the DM, its a question of player agency.
If you dont know how to efficiently use resources thus only have 2-4 fights a day, thats on you not the DM.
Either way, mathematically and for any RAW playing table thus objectively SR reset to PBLR is a nerf to a racial.
@@ANDELE3025 For you, its a nerf. For most people, less encounters and less short rests are the norm.
@@yanderenejoyer No. For most people that play D&D, its a wonder if a long rest can even be finished while in a dungeon when the day passes.
Something everyone COMPLETELY overlooks on Aasimar, the flight has zero notes at all about heavy armor. That means your flight (despite only being 1 minute) can go on your giga tanky paladin or barbarian and steam roll hard encounters
Looking forward to hearing about Dragonborn.
And tiefling
Me to
same it'd be cool
And humans
Small side note for Harengons, the Boots of striding and springing is broken on them as it triple their jumps. thats a 90 foot jump(at lvl 20) as a bonus action that doesnt provoke opportunity attacks
Worth noting that the aasimar's Healing Hands ability says nothing about not working on undead or constructs (unlike cure spells) So you can be a pal to your modron marching buddies or your zombie backup dancers and patch them up when they get ouches. 👍
Eladrins fey step for spring is an amazing movement tool. You can reposition your allies or get them where they need to be. Its both great as a martial and a spellcaster since most spellcasters dont use many bonus actions apart from spiritual weapon healing word misty step (which fey step basically is) or Quickened spells.
I do agree with the Water Genasi thing. They were my favourite race and my long term character is a Watet Genasi. It hurts how much Wizards seems to hate Water Elementals in general.
You know they actually received Dark Vision and an additional spell with MotM?
They only took away Shape Water because they refuse to list spells that were released outside of the new printed material (and Player's Handbook).
Odds are most reasonable DMs will let you swap out Acid Splash, because at the end of the day it's not really a big deal.
Water Genasi may not be the #1 varient out of the bunch but have received nothing but buffs, and certainly aren't a bottom tier race.
The great thing about DnD is you can ignore shitty changes like this and continue to play water genasi with shape water, that's exactly what I'm doing in my current game
@@Cosmo_Samoyed They lost their swim speed, water breathing, and Shape water and instead gained 60ft darkvision, acid splash and then water walk at 5th lvl, that's not much of a buff. . . . .Seems worse to me. half water elemental and can't even swim.
@@Noobie2k7 Someone must’ve changed the wikidot page, because all that was still there last time I looked. And every screenshot of the book I can find on the internet begs to differ
@@Noobie2k7 what tf are you talking about? The screenshot he shows in this video shows they have a 30ft swim speed, and can breathe air and water. So all they lost was shape water.
Finally have been able to start playing D&D after a long, loong time. Never got to play really.
Now that our campain started I constantly brainstorm characters, and a video like this is a blessing, a compendium of knowledge.
Much appreciated, love your videos man, you have been a constant source of inspiration ever since I finally got back into the game.
Keep up the great work 🤘
Shadar Kai are insanely good. I was seriously debating between them and Owlin when figuring out my rogue. I ended up choosing Owlin because flying seemed like it would offer more fun RP, but I guarantee the teleport with damage resistance would have more actual impact in combat than flight has.
they are, I've got a shadar-kai rogue swashbuckler and she is insane, we took down a boss in like four rounds...
I'm playing a Rogue/Battlemaster Shadar-Kai and she is awesome! One great ability that he left out is that you can wake up after a long rest and chose any two skills OR TOOLS to be proficient in, can really add versatility to your character. And teleporting to sneak attack/use battle manouvers is amazing.
I wish there were two kobold variants, with one keeping pack tactics since the new kobold doesnt really work with any old kobold build anymore, like ranger that I was using now cant get advantage with a bow :/
AND playing around sunlight sensitivity was really cool gameplay challenge
There is, technically. You can still use the Volos Kobolds
@@dreamcream3738 this is what I do. Always. Volo's Kobolds are the best
@@dreamcream3738 you could but if you want to play one in an adventures league or did not own it before bnd beyond took it off if thats what you use to make charecters, then well your just shit out of luck
@@namethefifth7315 Physical media and Casual Play ftw.
Not everything has to be a god damned tournament setting like Smash Bros no items fox only final destination
Im here for the shifter love. Longtooth Barbarian on my end. Bonus action attack without needing a feat, or to go Berserker (yay for bear totem!)
So many good races. I've made a lot of character, haven't played them but making is half the fun. I think some of my favorite was Tortle Battlesmith/Chronlorgy Wizard, Eladrin Creation Bard/Celestial Warlock, Lizardfolk Gloomstalker Ranger/Battlemaster Fighter, Kenku Echo Knight/Phantom Rogue, Shadar Kai Twilight Cleric/Circle of Stars Druid, and Tabaxi Path of Giant Barbarian/Rune Knight. I also had this Kobold Sorcerer that was really high on stuff I wanted to try. It was going Draconic Bloodline: Black dragon for acid bonus and get Transmuted Spell so I could change Fireball into Acidball.
Your style of presentation really fits this type of listing video. Thumbs up for the snugglebun category!
At 3:37, he says gnomes have advantage on all INT, WIS, and CHA saving throws... but he is wrong. They only get advantage on these VS SPELLS, which is significantly worse. There are a ton of attacks monsters have that make you do one of these saving throws which are not spells. Some races, such as Satyr and Yuan-Ti, have advantage vs all spells, which is just plain better. Vedalken (from Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica) gets what he actually said; advantage on all INT, WIS, and CHA saving throws.
Wow what a good idea you should do this for irl races next
Changeling are my favorite race to play, even if their shapeshift feature isn't used. I have a hard time playing any other race because of my love for changeling.
Hardcore Furry
@@GMeneze800 Hahaha!! X-Men Mystique is also one of my favorite villains/heroes.
bro why are all of your sponsor segments just the best? keep up the good work!
Orc with thick nerd-glasses: "Knowlege is power, fool!"
Bro the Narnia reference at 15:24 completely blindsided me XD
Variant human best race, hands down. Starting level 1 with a feat is insane.
Alternatively, you could also use the Custom Lineage from Tasha's. Free feat plus darkvision.
@@digifreak90
Down side for Custom Lineage. If you're a Warforged, then the CL Warforged won't have the same effects as the original Race. Since Warforged come with many effects.
@@absolstoryoffiction6615 well duh, the racial features are replaced by dark vision and a feat with +2 to an ability score. Vhuman and CL are pivotal to some of the op builds and outside of that can be great just for flavor feats that fit your character's backstory.
I like this method of making the video where the old rulesets are included with the optional new ones.
Darn, they turned Hobgoblin into Huggobling.
I myself have recently started entertaining the idea for a Yuan-ti Hexblade, and while the power is nice; I mostly did it because I like snakes (in fact I have a pet one) and I've always been more drawn to the more exotic reptilian races when it's come to RPGs in general to. Hence why if the snake person is ever off the table otherwise I'd play a dragonborn instead. I mean hell, second edition dungeons and dragons had the saurions; dinosaur people!
1: dinosaur people must be Jurassic Park'd
2: I have personally been fondly attached to dragons and other mythical reptiles, which is why I love kobolds because small snake people that roar and can, mechanically, set off Sneak Attack as a rogue, despite the Sneak part being thrown completely out the campaign window
We had a Tortle Grave Cleric in my game. Our favorite combo move was for the Sorcerer (Me) to cast catapult on him and launch him into enemies. We even gave him some spikes and a cool coat of blue paint for his shell. It was sweet.
Awesome List! I love this and can't wait for part 2!!!
I will say that I'm surprised that you "only" rank flying as A tier (fairy), i would've thought S tier for them for sure! I guess i'll have to wait to see where the other fliers rank up! :)
Thanks for all you do for the community!
I couldn’t find the free Race from your website or the next video where you review the rest of the races.
I have to defend Water Genasi here 😅 I’m playing one right now and she’s awesome!
Yeah DnD Shorts' reaction was a little silly, yes changing Shape Water to Acid Splash is lame, but they do that with every new release.
Basically if it's not printed in the book or any core rulebook, Wizards won't even suggest it as an option.
Other than that they got Darkvision and a new spell, which is awesome if you ask me, a straight buff from Elemental Evil!
You’ve quickly become easily one of my favourite D&D content creators! Thanks for the fanatic content man!
Finally some Shifter love. They are in my top 3 races maybe top 5. They are definitely slept on. Eventually someone on Crit Role will use one and they will blow up lol.
Lizardfolk still get the ability to chop up a body and turn it into weapons in my games, one of the most interesting and creative ideas for an ability I've ever seen
Aberrant sorcerer changeling is still one of the best DND experience i've ever played.
Changeling enchanter wizard is also fun. I will have to try your combo next.
Love this guy, the only d&d UA-cam content creator that ever responded to me in a comment. I laid off the DND vids for a while and, ah man, I've missed your stuff for sure. Thanks for all your hard work.
Sad to see that the Vedalken, Owlin, and the spelljammer races are missing from the tier list.
Tiefling arent there either
Yes especially Tiefling being missing is weird
I think he mentioned "only the races in MPMM" this time?
@@animemaniacforever yes he did
@@animemaniacforever Then maybe he should include that in the title so it isn't misleading? Then again, a lot of this channel has painfully clickbaity titles, so maybe that's on purpose.
6:10 guide to dragon bondage? In a dungeon? Sign me up!
Yes, Shifters are awesome and under-rated by many
Okay, ignore everything in the tier list. This is the ONLY CHANNEL where I refuse to skip past the ads, because they’re always some flavor of hilarious and awesome.
can't wait for reborn lmao, i have a feeling they'll be in S tier
I did amuse myself one time by making a fairy warlock of the fathomless so she could have good walk, fly, and swim speeds from level 1. Was planning on adding a level of twilight cleric for all those mad bonuses too.
Can't wait for Vedalken to make an appearance~
Loxodon :(
11:18 Don't forget prof in initiative rolls means it stacks with rogue's reliable tlent at 11th level, which covers one of the main cons of Assassin rogues
Blade Ward as Bonus Action with Multiverse Earth Genasi scale REALLY good on higher level compared you casting it Normally
Also they still have Pass Without Trace, a really good 2nd level Spell that only Druid and Ranger have, i feel like they should be at least A Rank alongside Air Genasi
Earth Genasi are a "rock solid" choice, currently running an earth genasi hexadin. Blade ward is super neat when I get surrounded, and the fact that I can keep hitting the guy is great
It's wonderful that you added the "in DnD" part. Good clarification.
Fairy flight is one of the best versions of racial flight because it's equal to their walking speed, it isn't set to 30 feet. Meaning any movement boosting ability like longstrider, or playing a monk, will make the fairy's flight faster. Just thought it should be mentioned though, I don't think they're quite S tier.
Monk unarmored movement has always applied to all movement speeds a character has (Jeremy Crawford stated as much on twitter) meaning that the original Aarakocra would get its 50ft flying speed boosted by it. (Also, the Monsters of the Multiverse Aarakocra also get a flying speed equal to their walking speed.)
@@digifreak90 Well, at least the classic aarakocra monk can still zoom, then!
Another note. Old fury of the small for goblin was a one off. It is now usable a number of times equal to your prof mod as well. There for less up front damage, but more over all. At lvl 20 old would do 20 once, new does 6 damage 6 times 36 damage total.
I miss the Lizardfolk weapon crafting ability, made for great Druids.
And it can be RP'd that, since the bones can't be eaten, what isn't used for stock in a stew is being implemented into weaponry.
Lizardfolk monks are also fun. Make darts and just piss people off at a distance.
You are my people.
@@isaacgleeth3609 I'd award the Chef Feat purely for role play if you did this. That would be a great RP moment for the party.
"The soup is great, what is it?"
"Bandits"
I love playing my Bugbear Shadow Monk. He hits hard, hits fast, Flurries for more hits, and does it from 10' away. He shadow jumps all over the board, loves being in darkness, and is a stealth beast with +16(expert in stealth). He loves to appear behind enemies, attack with advantage, then back out with his 70' of movement. He's also one of the parties tanks w/ 20 AC, and can pop a Ki point for disadvantage on attack against him until his next turn. I flavor it as multiple shadows dance around him, confusing the enemy as to which one to hit.
I will say any race is phenomenal if you build it right
Warforged for the win.
Fantastic list! I agree on almost all counts.
I think you undersold Harengons a little bit with a B-tier ranking. Initiative boost, insane movement option (functionally as good as a teleport, and often better since it's not using a spell) and a dex save boosts? That earns them an easy A in my book.
Some races are missing for example vedalken and autognome. Why ?
Yeah, when I found out about shadar kai, I thought "They get all the benefit of elves with better version of misty step multiple times a day? I'm definitely playing one eventually."
Love how minotaurs don't get to deal damage with their horns unless you go monk or unarmed fighting style -_-
??? Minotaurs can use their horns as an unarmed attack action for 1d6+ strength mod
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO. after the next video please do a video rating all lineages
I loved it when you said "no one can pronounce these: Duergar" and then pronounced it wrong xD Also, water genasi *do* get darkvision?
Swiftstride shifters are actually really good for aggressive martials. 10 ft extra Movespeed is nice already. But the 10 ft move as a reaction also holds for allies ending their turn next to you AND doesn't limit you to running away.
Aasimar can only deal the extra radiant damage once per turn
Mb, misspoke when recording video, doesn’t change their ranking though imho
@@DnDShorts It does somewhat contradict the class suggestions tho.
@@PredatorH2O not really. That's still more damage overall for multi attackers
@@dreamcream3738 no, it’s not. 1 time per turn.
@@dreamcream3738 Not more than for any other class.
Also on the tabaxi. A good thing to run is a rogue with mixed fighting. Run in and attack and get out. Then if your DM uses Tasha's optional class features, get advantage and not move your turn.
where is tiefling? is she safe?
1:25 in "and you deal extra radiant damage on every attack you make" while putting the text up on screen that says "once on each of your turns". 🤣
Technically, Aaracokra were kind of buffed. The flying speed is equal to their walking speed. So monk Aracokra can now soar across the battlefield. And let's not even talk about monk barbarian Aracockra. Make the Aracokra eagle Totem so it can dash as a bonus action free of a ki point and enemies have disadvantage on the attack of opportunity ☠️
Eagle Totem aaracokra is so flavourful as well 👌
4:31 so can Psions with the Transposition Discipline, "Flicker Step
On your turn, you can replace your movement by teleporting 5 feet in any direction to a space you can see. This distance increases by 5 feet at 5th level (to 10 feet), at 11th level (to 15 feet), and becomes equal to your movement speed at 17th level. This replaces all movement for your turn when used." Meaning if you mix say, a level 2 monk, you can have high Ac and high tp is you roll well. Plus it reinforces some of the disciplines other abilities.
Actually the D in dragon is the third D in Dungeons anD Dragons 🤓
Kobolds are awesome with the changes in mordekinan's monsters of the multiverse. Although admittedly I do miss pack tactics
My boy tiefling got left out 😔
x6 crowbars for bugbears? Wasn't expecting a Risk of Rain 2 reference in this video but I'll take it.
Early crowd, reporting for duty
And keeping the geese away
The old version of Kobolds are a great race if you're a druid. You keep the features in wild shape, but take on the senses of your new form. That means pact tactics without sunlight disadvantage. The new Kobold is great. Check it out!
I think my favorite race is Human/varient-human. Yeah its basic and definitely a lot weaker than half the other races. But i just love the idea of a Random Dude or Dudete! just picking up a sword, shield, stick or whatever class your going with and standing up to evil or whatever the main villian is.
Humans have best versatility no? You put points where you want them, I swear human types in every game always have the sorta jack of all master of none thing.
Variant Human is pretty much the most used race by optimizers because of the free feat. Along with custom lineage and especially before custom lineage was a thing.
The concept of certain races being a good choice to play against a common stereotype is so interesting. Instead of saying “I wanna play an elf barbarian” as its own character concept, going against a common stereotype by itself can be a character concept.
This thumbnail hits different if you don’t know about dnd lmao
One of the best DnD channels -- thanks as always!
My orc wizard (Born in Many-Arrows, but got a scholarship at and then became a teacher at a wizard college in Silverymoon, before going on his adventures because a spooky book got stolen from the library) has been making clutch use of dimension door and teleport. also, i think he was a Volo's guide orc at the time (has since been upgraded to a Mordy's multiverse) he got KO'd by a Ghost dragon, but then nat-20'd on his first death save, saying "I cant die, i'm far too busy!"
he also Green Mile'd his abusive, definately would be alt-right, traditional warrior brother in a fist fight using a reflavored Lightning Lure (at that point we dropped the "No weapons or magic" clause for a "lets finish this" moment)
also, with a strength of 12, he has a higher carrying capacity than our shortstack Aasimar paladin with 20 strength (i think the only one with higher strength is our Firbolg Monk (who may dip into either druid or alchemist))
Awesome Compilation. Quick note in gentle defense of Flame Blade :) while Flame Blade and Shadow Blade are VERY similar, an important distinction to note is that Shadow blade uses Strength/Dex for attacks while Flame Blade using your spellcasting ability modifier.
I watched this explicitly for the kobold ranking.
I was not disappointed
I'm super new at DnD and playing my first campaign now. Went with a Bugbear Barbarian and reaping all the benefits. Also fun to roleplay.
Great video, great channel, love your work
behold, the changeling druid, my absolutely fav race & class combination
Something to consider for a class for Deep Gnome is Ranger. Choose for your favored terrain the areas that take up most of the map, and you can't be tracked by magical or non-magical means.
Quick note: when DnD shorts was speaking about kobolds he was referring to the unearthed arcana version
You’re basically the bard of dnd youtubers. Everyone else talks like a tortle and the 1.5x playback speed is basically required, meanwhile your words blend at 1.25x speed
Loving the content and hot-takes by the way. I just might play a shifter in my next campaign