Time stamps for the video. >>>>>>>>> >> Text block to stop spoilers >>>>>>>>> >> 2:55 Magic Missile 4:16 Haste 5:24 Shield 6:32 Catapult 6:50 Ice Knife 9:35 Leomund's Tiny Hut 12:23 Fireball

I use Catapult with Oil Flask, while the Elf held action to cast Firebolt.

Ice Knife used to be a sick spell on my Sorcerer back when my DM ruled it twinnable, as it’s basically a low cost cluster bomb against minions. Then Sage Advice ruled it illegal despite the spell only targetting one creature, so I moved on to twinning Dragon’s Breath onto familiars to blast mooks that way, and lo and behold Sage Advice ruled THAT illegal despite it also targetting only one creature. It’s like WotC just doesn’t want Sorcerers to have any toys.

Never underestimate your 1st level spells. Alarm and Sleep make for a powerful combination.

After our Rogue almost drowned in a trap, my necromancer would ritually cast Water Breathing every morning on the party.

Good list, but Haste is usually not considered a "Tier 1" spell because Tier 1 of play normally means levels 1-4, which are levels where Wizards normally don't get access to 3rd level spells (like Haste). A good tier 1 buff spell, imho, is Mage Armor.

Point of order. How are 3rd level spells Tier 1? Even full casters don't get 3rd level spells until 5th level - at which time they are Tier 2. In fact, the video even points out the 5th character level requirement.

I was literally just making my wizard character with an alchemist background, and the idea with the Catapult spell is freaking amazing. Thanks!

Leomund's Tiny Hut is great for over night, but what about that short rest that your party is sniveling about wanting, in the middle of the dang dungeon? No problem. "Rope Trick".

Take even the meekest player, give them an evoker with Fireball and watch them turn into a walking nuclear war ...

I was really happy to see catapult on this list, it is a personal favorite of mine. as you guys said, works great for an alchemist character, I was thinking casting Catapult using a jug of oil, into Quickened Spell into Fire Bolt to light the oil. Another fun trick I can think of is if you're a multiclassed Eldrich Knight for extra casting you can cast Catapult and fling your weapon at your foes and then use your bonus action to have it warp back to you like some sorta fantasy Jedi. One last one I thought of is filling up jars full of ball bearings for deploying at your enemies. Honestly, I think the list could go on all day. (Did I mention It doesn't take any Verbal or Material components? Just disco point at that dragon and you're good!) Also since I'm done gushing about Catapult I also wanted to give a shout out to Watery Sphere, it summons a 5ft sphere of water that can float up to 10 feet off the ground, and can hold up to four medium creatures, if it moves off a drop off then it safely floats down so it can be used as a jury-rigged feather fall if you have the time, you can move it to 30 feet in a line and any creature who shares a space must make a strength saving throw or be restrained and engulfed in water, meaning casters you're currently fighting are typically going to fail the save, and if they fail they can't use any Verbal material spells (Catapult go!) and if you can move whoever is trapped in it over a pit just stop concentrating on the spell and they fall like rocks. I could also see this spell being used for fire fighting, or even cover in some scenarios. Also, I like the idea of having a wizard who traps foes in Watery Spere then casts Lightning Bolt. Thanks for another great video, Stay Nerdy!

Not only do I remember reading that short story, but it's still on my shelf. Because I'm old and hoard books.

It's nice to listen to you guys. You've got a good energy!

I'd love to see lists like this for other caster classes. Your opinions are always interesting!

Of course most things can resist a standard Fireball because they've seen plenty but if you go a Wizard Lore Master from Unearthed Arcana then no one will be able to resist your balls. But if that fails you can always nope away with Misty Step and Thunder Step. As for the Hut I hope that all those young wizards get to upgrade to something better later on like a really nice Mansion.

I don't know which came first but fireball competitions was a thing in Discworlds Unseen Academy.

Catapult is a attack roll and save or suck, but for every miss and save, the next creature in the line is subject to the spell, so eventually something is going to hit, especially in a chase scene.

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I love the smell of bat guano and sulfur in the morning... >.>

that boomer humor at the beginning really killed lmao

Reminds me of that disk world pub song "a wizard's staff has a knob on the end".

I would like to speak up for enlarge/reduce. 1) Gnome wizards a plenty. This +mage hand = flight. 2) Not a door can stay locked when it's half the size. 3) Enlarge stops when it meets the top size but reduce has no such caveat. Reduce+chain+...(treasurechest) = "guys, it's open now." 4) Honestly, all physical puzzles are quickly solved with this spell. 5) As written, a combat buff/debuff, honestly it's lousy. However, if you're at a fun table with a little less strict rules, go ahead and enlarge that crossbow bolt to be a siege-bolt now. (bombs/rocks/heads/...) /end rant.

Speaking of Iggwilv, another great underrated spell is Tasha’s Hideous Laughter. (Tasha was her alias.) It’s a pretty good Control Spell for a 1st level spell.

Disregarding the Tier 1 faux pas... I would argue that Fly trumps Haste for Best Utility. Haste is great in a fight, but is pretty much only useful in a fight. With Fly you can circumvent so many hazards, traps, and even certain dangerous encounters become very, very easy. Afraid of the King of Feathers (Tomb of Annihilation)? Fly over him and lay in with archers or cantrips. Fly can also be upcast for multiple targets at later levels. The only downside to Fly is falling if dispelled. So, fly as low as you can :) In regards to casting Tiny Hut underwater... remember that Waterbreathing is a Ritual spell that lasts for 24 hours. What? You don't have Waterbreathing in your Wizard's spellbook? Get it ;) Anyway, love your work, keep it up :)

An Hasted Rogue is a damage machine. I love love love "Haste" when I play a Rogue.

In the underwater section of the dmg, it says you can cast spells underwater without the need to breath or speak. The only constraint is how long it takes to cast so you probably can't cast a ritual underwater but the spell itself should be perfectly fine. The rules for holding your breath would make it very easy to cast it

5e, how to stealth. Shatter the door, shatter the hallway, shatter the enemy. "How did they know we were here?"

_Ice knife_ is also eligible for Twin Spell if you're a sorcerer, since its primary effect is firing the knife itself. Fire it at two foes next to each other and that cold damage starts to add up.

Title says 5 spells, they give us 7. I can only prepare so many spells guys, wth?

If my pc has a ring of spell storing, I can guaranty it's loaded with 5 shield spells if I have time to reload it.

"Foolish traveller how dare you step into my lair, surely you know I have the most robust and forceful balls of any wizard!" "ummmm" "What?"

I always like using catapult with ball bearings

Shield, Burning Hands, Detect Magic, Identify, Magic Missle

Please keep your opening sketches going forever. Full on chuckle every time.

re: Catapult and alchemist's supplies Since you refer to it as a ruling, I assume there's no official word on the interaction? In which case, I'd be inclined to have the Catapult do no more damage to the target than the ammunition would be able to absorb (i.e. - if it takes 3 damage to break the vial, it will max out at 3 damage) and then add the effect of the vial. On the other hand, I'd probably also consider how powerful it would be relative to the rest of the party, how it might affect current and future storytelling, and how "cool" it seems.

I had a awesome experince this Monday using Shield to push my Wizard AC to 21 which negate all 3 Attack from the Otyugh, which ruin the DM plans to down me and have the other party memeber try to save me.

Catnap had to be the most op spell at this level. The warlock is all tapped out? Reduce, catnap. Then swaddle him and drop him in a backpack. He will be fresh as a daisy by the time the next encounter rolls around.

The best thing about this list is for Sorcerers Haste and Ice Knife can be twinned!

Yea, it used to be xd6 per caster lvl yet still cost a lvl 3 slot. I miss that.

Find familiar if you use it's sight you can use spells that say creatures you can see so you can hide in a closet or be pulling a wagon use your familiar to see them then cast the spell Also glyph of warding is great for abusing or could set multiple glyphs to take down a bigger foe

If you choose the Vedalken race, they are partially amphibious so they *CAN* cast Tiny Hut underwater, and they have racial bonus boost +2 to INT and +1 boost to WIS. Perfect for spellcasters.

Are you planning on updating this list once Tasha's Cauldron comes out? Sure to be new great spells that may even replace some of these ones.

Flaming Sphere didn't make the list? It is pretty good for a low level spell.

Seriously, how did find familiar not make it to this list. Great deal more relevant to tier one then leomunds tiny hunt. Leomunds is great but seriously more a tier two onward comfort.

I miss fireballs that had volume and lighting bolts that bounced off solid surfaces.

you fools really been sleeping on ice knife? damn near ever caster i make has it

Teds hoodie tho!!

if I'm only going to ever get four 3rd level spells with my wizard and never find any other 3rd level spells in the campaign, haste is not going to be one of my level-up picks

Eh... I kinda consider level 3 spells the start of tier 2. Really I'd like to have seen this with more of a focus on 1st and 2nd level spells. The tools that help you survive until you get level 3 spells as the squishy boy. Good choices otherwise though! Magic Missile deserves mad respect, Haste is great (until it runs out), Fireball is crazy powerful, and safe resting is crucial. Regarding obscure spells... ehhh a little more interested in non damage spells in that regard. With what I said above in mind.... Rope Trick and Expeditious Retreat. They fill similar roles to Haste and Leomund's Tiny Hut, just decidedly less impressive because you can take them sooner. In my opinion Rope Trick still definitely retains it's utility later as well since it's a short rest in a can. Short cast time makes it great for emergency escapes / stealth as well. Spend your hit dice, your short rest features including even more magic for a Wizard... all for a level 2 spell slot. Nearly guaranteed safety... just don't be seen, or if you have to be seen be ready for what may be out there. Probably good for ambushes too in some cases. Be where you shouldn't be in an hour or so. Expeditious retreat is also notable for being a bonus action spell. Particularly early on that's rare and it lets casters stay out of melee. The low spell slot also means it's more fire and forget than a spell of the caliber of haste. You can use this on the fight with the bandits without feeling like you blew your big spells too early. Dragon's Breath is a good obscure spell. It's interesting in that you can give it to anything else with a mouth (we could assume working mouth is a requirement). It has variable damage type too. Pairs very well with a Familiar for two reasons 1) Dragon's Breath takes an 'action' but isn't an 'attack' meaning the familiar can run around spraying death. 2) They can pass this spell to someone else discreetly. If a rat touches a prisoner, who cares? Oh man now the prisoner is breathing acid! Have an ally who won't be of any use in a fight? Might be now! Beyond that it lasts for up to a minute. For a level 2 spell that can keep doing 3d6 damage in a 15 foot cone that's pretty good. It also scales with spell level... so, scaling that applies for up to 10 turns. This spell is beautiful. The spell component is even very mundane in most situations.

Tritan can cast under water since they are an aquatic race. Also, water breathing is a spell... There can also be certain pieces of equipment that will allow water breathing.

I don't really like leomunds tiny hut. It depends on the group ofc, but a big part of the game from my pespective is to get into trouble in interesting ways. A DM that really wants to mess with the partys ability to rest can easily think of ways to do so, meaning what I see this spell doing is mainly just taking away some oportuneties for interesting encounters.

How can you cast a verbal component spell while holding your breath?

Haste is useless if your facing a caster. Dispel magic and you lose your turn.

What if you don't require air could you cast underwater?

I'm surprised no find familiar as a utility spell

Here because I got spell shamed on my first game using a wizard

How about quirky unexpected uses of first tier spells. Short and sweet secondary usage you may not have considered if otherwise dull spells

One of my favorite low level spells is rope trick. If you know how to use it you can shoot off spells at people and then go back into your bubble dimension and be invulnerable until your next turn and then repeat the process.

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I have a question for you fellas. I've had a hell of a time building a dedicated debuffer in 5E. Back in 3.5/PF debuff wizard was one of my favorite builds.

What do you guys think about Lightning bolt ricocheting off surfaces, allowing it to hit someone multiple times if you aim it right? Lightbolt travels 100ft, it doesnt say it stops traveling once it hits something

Would you do more damage for Fireball, if it were triggered in a confined space? Basically a 10x10 room as you chuck a Fireball in the room, while closing the door.

Action Surge and fire off Magic Missiles. That's the way to do it.

ice knife has a higher potential than 3-22 points of damage since the cold damage can affect more than one creature

On Catapult... 1) It's 1 to 5 lbs, not 3. It also scales with spell level! 2) If you miss with a cool attack item it does kinda waste that, though that's true if you just chucked the acid vial and miss also. 3) The spell specifies that the object AND what it strikes take 3d8 bludgeoning. Most objects designed for unleashing AOE on the enemy by throwing should almost always break under that damage. Good luck to the DM that spoil sports the specific wording of a spell. 4) Also consider weaponizing dumb things like pillows or cake. 5) Good for throwing things in general also if you plan it right, since if it reaches the max range and doesn't strike something it just kinda falls down. Throw a secret note onto a roof for a contact from street level, deliver the quest's key item to the distant Rogue who is out of reach of your weak mage arms- possibly saving you from the big bad's wrath.

Hahaha my mom exploded when she heard the beginning

Can you do this for Arcane Trickster

*facepalms* really... balls? i loved it. i love fireball. so useful for when you need it.

These guys look like wizards for real XD

Melf's minute meteors

Lol my level 13 wizard is a Cyromancer Warforge hah he only has cold spells and necrotic. doesn't even have fire ball in his spell book lol.

Did a unicorn vomit on Ted's jumper?

What is the best 2nd book for a player after the player hand book. She do not want to dm

it´s me. That wizard who will not use fireball

Hey, so haste can make you EXTREMELY FAST. Let's say you're a wood elf monk, right? At level 20 your natural base movement is 65 because of monk, plus the 5 from wood elf. If you get the mobile feat this increases to 75. BUT THEN If you dash with your action then use step of the wind with your bonus action you can get up to 300 feet in 3 seconds. Imagine if you were hasted. You could get 150 feet base movement, dash with your action for 300 feet, dash again with your extra action for 600 feet, then dash with step of the wind for 1200 feet :)

How can anyone forget ice knife?

but haste is a third lvl spell, you get it at lvl 5

He's got big balls, she's got big balls but I've got the biggest balls of them all!

Fireball is for serfs.

dave with the smooth sponsor transition lol

I see you're still spiting me by chair swapping. Great video, Nerds! I can get down on these. *I'm a Haste junky!*

There are better 3rd level spells than what they had selected (ie: counterspell, tiny servant, hypnotic pattern... etc) but its not even tier 1 spells (levels 1 - 4). I hope they create a new list cause this is suprisingly dissapointing.

*I CAST MORDENKAINEN'S MAGICAL WATCHDOG!*

Air Genasi wizard can that tiny hut underwater no problem

Balls jokes lmao

And I have the biggest balls of them all!

I always enjoy your videos, but that intro was pretty subpar

Damn, take a second take at that intro before you settle. It's okay.

There is another spell that every wizard has and is iconic in its own right. If your wizard doesn't have this spell in their spellbook at character creation, then why even play the class at all? What spell is it? DETECT MAGIC.

That intro was so corny and I loved it, never change

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I'm here cuz I watched Harry Potter again lol

*cough* find familiar *cough*

Leomunds hut is a lie. If the the climate is cold and ice. The ground within the hut would be cold and have ice.

All due respect, that was the most hilariously cringy intro in youtube history

I don't know if I would call reading five spells you like from the rulebook as content.

Loved the video but the introduction was a bit cringy. Not well edited maybe?

Love the videos but God that was a cringy intro.

Magic Missle - sucks Haste - mediocre Shield - this is a premium quality spell Catapult - sucks Ice Knife - mediocre Leomund's Tiny Hut - amazing ritual Fireball - premium quality spell at early levels

Love the trans representation in that intro !