coming from skyrim i only ever do melee and use magic to heal but i wanna try to do something different what should i be going for

I'm playing a half-elf barbarian, but I'm getting bored with this class. Could any of you share some good builds with detailed explanations for half-elves? Thanks in advance!

Been really into eldritch themes lately, and as a result, I’ve been wanting to make an eldritch-themed build, but… I suck at making builds. So, I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas for one. Ideally a melee-focused build that can spellcast if needed

I am a noob and want the best half-elves classes. are elves better and should I go with a thief or fighter mage. help me

Hey everyone. I am coming back to the game after a few patches of not playing and I want to try out the new subclasses, or at least one of them at minimum.

Are there any cool build with them? (Mono or multiclass, is both possible) I wouldn't mind mixing with the "old" classes as long as at least one new Subclass is in there. I assume the Hexblade is gonna be pretty busted with Bard or Paladin. Anything else? We're going to play an evil playthrough on honour mode and the only gameplay-relevant mod we'll have is 5e Spells. :)

Any and all recommendations are welcome, the more detailed the better. Bonus points for a tank OR support build. (I am playing with someone who has never beaten honour mode and want to support them to make them feel invincible.)

I've been in this subreddit for a while, and here's all the S Tier builds I've been able to gather. Am I missing any?

• Build #1: Tavern Brawler Thrower
  • Classes: Berserker Barbarian 5 / Thief Rogue 3 / Fighter 4 or Eldritch Knight 11 / War Domain Cleric 1
  • Strategy: Use TB and Enraged Throw to add twice your Str mod to thrown weapon's attack rolls and thrice your Str mod to their damage. (Yes, "thrice" is a word.)
  • Important Gear: You can get the Returning Pike, Marksmanship Hat, Ring of Flinging, and Gloves of Uninhibited Kushigo pretty early on. In Act III, you can start using the Bonespike Garb and Dwarven Thrower/Nyrulna.
  • Stats: 20 Str, 16 Dex and Con, 8 Cha Int and Wis if you get hag's hair. If you don't, only get 14 Dex and make you Int, Wis, or Cha 10
  • Result: 106 (4d10 + 8d4 + 64) average damage per round, +16 to hit, 16 AC without any clothes or armor
• Build #2: One (Hundred) Punch(es) Man
  • Classes: Thief Rogue 4 / Open Hand Monk 8
  • Strategy: With Tavern Brawler, you add your twice your Str and your Wis to unarmed attack damage (or Str, Dex and Wis if that's higher). This is really good, as you get 4 attacks from extra attack and fast hands, plus another 1-2 if you use flurry of blows, plus another 1 if you have the Vest of Soul Rejuvenation.
  • Important Gear: A bunch of Str elixirs, Gloves of Soul Catching, Vest of Soul Rejuvenation, Boots of Uninhibited Kushigo and Amulet of Greater Health.
  • Stats: 23 Con (from your Amulet of Greater Health), 20 Wis, 16 Str and Dex, 8 Cha and Int
  • Result: +14 to hit and 157.5 (5d10 + 5d6 + 5d4 + 100) average damage per round with an Elixir of Hill Giant Strength, or +20 to hit and 187.5 (5d10 + 5d6 + 5d4 + 130) with an Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength. Either way, you also get 21 AC and either 10 hit points or advantage on most of your attacks/saves each round. (Note: the average damage per round is without using Ki Points for Flurry of Blows.)
• Build #3: EB Sorlock (Here's a post I made about it)
  • Classes: Assassin, Thief, or Champion 4 / Sorcerer 6 / Warlock 2, or Sorcerer 10 / Warlock 2 (Warlock subclass should be Great Old One if you wan to abuse crits. Grab Agonizing Blast, Devil's Sight (for Darkness), Twinned Spell (for Haste), and Quickened Spell)
  • Strategy: Spam Eldritch Blast and abuse stuff that adds damage to each bolt. Make sure to cast Hex or Twinspelled Haste first, though!
  • Important Gear: Potent Robes, The Spellsparkler/Markoheshkir/Rhapsody (We can't have all three, but we can have 2 thanks to the Dual Wielder feat!), Luminous Gloves, Coruscation Ring (Make sure to cast Light on yourself after each long rest if you use this!), Callous Glow Ring, Birthright, Spineshudder Amulet, Boots of Arcane Bolstering, and The Dead Shot. If you want to abuse crits, instead use Knife of the Undermountain King, Bloodthirst, and/or Rhapsody; the Risky Ring, Craterflesh Gloves, and the Shade-Slayer Cloak. You can also be a Githyanki to use Luminous Armour. (If you want to abuse crits as a Githyanki, also use Sarevok's Horned Helmet. If you chose to take 4 levels in Rogue as a Githyanki, also use The Speedy Lightfeet.
  • Stats: 20 Cha, 16 Dex and Con, 8 Int Wis and Str
  • Result: You get +10-14 to hit and 18 AC. Damage depends on how many lightning charges you have, if you're hastened, if you use hex, etc., but it's going to be a lot.
• Build #4: Swords Bard (This one's probably the best all-around build)
  • Classes: Swords Bard 6 / Whatever you want 6. (The most popular builds are Paladin 2 / Swords Bards 10 and Fighter 1 / Wizard 1 / Swords Bard 10, but I've been thinking about going Eldritch Knight 6 / Swords Bard 5 / Wizard 1 and making it a TB thrower. Does anyone know why this hasn't been done before?)
  • Strategy: Between Extra Attack and Flourish, you can attack 4 times for 1 action, get up to +8 to your Spell Save DC from the Helmet of Arcane Acuity, then casts a crowd control spell like Fear, Confusion, Hypnotic Pattern, or Command with the Band of the Mystic Scoundrel.
  • Important Gear: Helmet of Arcane Acuity and Band of the Mystic Scoundrel.
  • Stats: 18 Cha, 16 Dex and Con, 8 everything else after an ASI. (You can get another 4 Cha from the Mirror of Loss and Hag's Hair.)
  • Result: One of the best classes for control, DPS, and dialogue.
• Build #5: Fire Actuity Sorcerer (Here's a post I made about it)
  • Classes: Fire Sorcerer 6 / Whatever the ghaik you want 6 (The most popular build is Fire Sorcerer 11 / Fiend Warlock 1)
  • Strategy: Just cast Scorching Ray, and each ray that hits will give you more and more arcane acuity from the Hat of Fire Acuity.
  • Important Gear: The Hat of Fire Acuity, Luminous Armour, and all the other gear from the EB Sorlock.
  • Stats: 18 Cha, 16 Dex and Con, 8 everything else
  • Result: Incinerating HM
• Build #6: Abjuration Wizard
  • Classes: White Sorcerer 1 / War Cleric 1 / Abjuration Wizard 10 (in that order)
  • Strategy: Armor of Agathys and Arcane Ward will let you tank just about anything, but why stop there? Heavy Armour Master, Fire Shield, damage resistance, and the BiS gear below will make sure that whenever we're hit, the only person getting damaged is the attacker. With Hag's Hair, you can grab Tough after you get Heavy Armour Master and still get 18 Int. (Or 20 Int, if you use the Mirror of Loss from Act III.) And after all this, we can still concentrate on Haste (apparently the AI will target you more if you do) and cast whatever spells we want with our action(s).
  • Important Gear: Helldusk Armour, Mourning Frost (Make sure to choose Chill for Fire Shield if you use this!), Helm of Balduran, Cloak of Displacement, Boots of Elemental Momentum, Amulet of Greater Health, Luminous Gloves, Coruscation Ring (Make sure to cast Light on yourself after each long rest if you use this!), Callous Glow Ring, and Viconia's Walking Fortress
  • Stats: 18 Int, 16 Con, whatever you want for the other stats.
  • Result: Anyone who hits us will have to roll dozens of damage in order to get past our wall of buffs, and if it's a melee attack, they'll probably take double damage from Armor of Agathys and Fire Shield and get 6 turns of Radiating Orb. Oh, and even if we can't buff ourselves before battle NPCs will still have to hit 25 AC with disadvantage (36 with Haste and Mirror Image).
• Build #7: The same sneak & shoot character you've played in every other RPG.
  • Classes: Gloomstalker 5 / Assassin 3 / Battle Master 4.
  • Strategy: The same sneak & shoot strategy you've played in every other RPG.
  • Important Gear: The Deathstalker Mantle, something to dual wield, Bhaalist Armour (if you're going melee), Caustic Band, The Speedy Lightfeet, Legacy of the Masters
  • Stats: 18 Dex, 16 Con, 16 Wis after an ASI (get Sharpshooter for your other feat).
  • Result: Joining the Murder Tribunal on a full-ride scholarship.
• Build #8: Here comes the Sun
  • Classes: Light Cleric 12
  • Strategy: Cast Spirit Guardians and (ab)use any and all equipment that cares about radiant damage.
  • Important Gear: Luminous Armour, Luminous Gloves, Coruscation Ring, Callous Glow Ring and Holy Lance Helm.
  • Stats: 20 Wis, 16 Dex and Con, 8 everything else
  • Result: A build that really lights up the battlefield. (I'm going to Hell for that pun.)
• Honorable Mention: Skill Monkey (Here's a post I made about it)
  • Classes: Take your first level in Rogue, then put everything else in Knowledge Domain Cleric, then respec to Assassin Rogue 11 / Knowledge Cleric or Bard 1 when you hit max level
  • Strategy: With proficiency in all 5 Wis skill from being a Githyanki, we can start the game with 11 skills. At levels 5+, we have proficiency all 18 skills. When we respec at level 12, we can use the Skilled feat and Illithid Expertise to get proficiency in every skill and expertise in half of them, meaning that Reliable Talent never lets us roll less than 14 + our ability mod on any skill check (or 18 + our mod if it's one of our nine expertises). Throw in a party member with Guidance and one with Thaumaturgy, and we'll never fail a skill check again.
  • Important Gear: Whatever you want; there's not really any good gear for skill monkeys :(
  • Stats: Depends on how much you want to lean into skill checks vs being a Cleric/Rogue
  • Result: Rolling 20-some on every other skill check

So I just completed my Honor Mode so I am over min/maxing and looting everything in site. I want to charge head on into fights and have some fun!

I think id like to try monk and sorlock Eldritch blast galor. Could anyone suggest some fun builds to go with those?

I have a question about the elves. Do they make a good warrior class or they better suit form and rogue?

I have been playing around with most of the classes, testing their builds and came with few I think are among the best ones. If you have your own favorite builds or think other builds might be better let me know :D. I have not tested Monk or Berserker yet, so I do not know about them. My best builds list:

• 5 Paladin / 5 Warlock / 2 Fighter - 3 attacks per action + large smite damage (30 from aa, 10-30+ from smite +- 10 from other sources per attack). If you crit you instakill almost anything. Smites reset on a short rest (Warlock spell slots).
• 5-6 Fighter / 6-7 Cleric / 0-1 Wizard - Deals a bit less dmg then previous but has way more support stuff
• 3-4 Rogue Thief / 2 Fighter / 6 Bard / 0-1 Wizard - 6-12 attacks per turn, 20-30+dmg per attack, starts fight first due to high initiative. Can go 5 Ranger instead of 6 Bard, but bard have bit more damage and nice support spells. We can skip 1 feat to get 1 level in Wizard for extra support spells if needed~
• 11 Druid / 1 Wizard - Druids are so good, amazing. Just a great overall package, superb tank, enemies focus animal form the most due to low AC, but thats very good for us. Has superb buffs, can summon superb minions (elemental guardians, driad, (angel or a demon too I think), even skeletons if you feel like it). Cast Haste on yourself and jump in the middle of enemies with owlbear or raptor. You will almost never fail concentration checks for haste (unless you hit 1 or 2 on both dices). Wizards level for extra support spells.
• Warlock 5 / Sorcerer 5 / Fighter 2 - Can cast Eldrith Blast even 3x per turn. Can boost damage from a single element. Can cast Haste on 2 characters at the same time. 2x Counterspell per fight is usefull. Refreshes spell slots on short rest. Overall good damage, good support. Start of the fight, cast Haste on self and 1 other character, then cast 3 Eldrith Blasts, all this resets on short rest. Pretty strong first turn.

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Overall all the classes are extremely well balanced providing tons of different combinations :D. Tho there are some subclasses that felt weak for me. I think Wisdom / Spellcasting Cleric is a bit lackluster, the buffs are nice, but you have concentration issues, damage is not great and you do not need too many healing spells anyway. Ranger with Pet is also a bit weak compared to other classes I feel, its super fun for RP, other its subclasses are ok but fighting is kinda off for the pet one :D. Have not tried monks or barbs yet, but all else feels really good still. I think Fighter (2 lvls) and Wizard (1 lvl) are the best small additions for the most of the builds.

Any ideas on other good builds? Which are yours favorite builds?