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The warrior class is a new class that’s unique toDaggerheart, Critical Role’s tabletop roleplaying game. This class borrows elements from familiar Dungeons & Dragons martial classes, but ultimately, is its own bespoke creation. Players who want to get up close and personal, do the most damage in their party, and perhaps even play a bit recklessly should consider the warrior class for their character.
But if you’re not entirely sold on the class, or are even wondering what class you should play at all, look no further than this guide. Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering building a warrior in Daggerheart.
Warrior Class Overview
As mentioned,warriors are skilled martial combatantswho study their chosen fighting style for many years to become fearsome foes on the battlefield.
They often have a favored weapon or special skillthat makes their fighting unique.
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Hope Feature
Spend three Hope togain a +1 bonus to attack rolls. This resets after your next rest.
Attack of Opportunity
Just like in DND, if an enemy in melee range tries to leave your space, you canuse your reaction roll to attack, imposing various effects on them.
Combat Training
You canwaive burdens when equipping weapons, and yougain a bonus to your damage roll equal to your levelwhen you deal physical damage.
Warrior Subclasses
Like all classes in Daggerheart,warriors have two subclassesyou can choose from:
Neither of these subclasses has a spellcast trait, meaningyou’ll be primarily relying on your physical traits.
Each subclass has good features, particularly at the foundation level.Here’s a quick overviewof the differences between these two subclasses.
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Call of the Brave
This subclass is all aboutredirecting attacks and powers of enemiesback at them, fueling your own strength.
This subclass allows you features that let youplay a bit recklessly.
For example,when you’re about to do something dangerous, during a long rest,you can clear two Stress and two Hope.
Additionally, yougain abilities that allow you to roll a d20 for your Hope diewhen you’re low on HP, andcan initiate extra Tag Team rollsin combat.
Call of the Slayer
This subclass is primarily aboutincreasing your damage and overall strengthin battle.
Yougain a pool of Slayer Dice, which you’re able to useto increase your attack prowess and your damage rolls.
You alsogain weapon specialist abilitiesthat allow you towield multiple weapons at a timeand inspire allies in combat.
If you’re interested in playing a warrior, but don’t want to give up spellcasting,consider a multiclass at level five to give you access to other Domains.
What Are The Best Character Traits For A Warrior?
Because you have no spellcast trait as a warrior, you’re ultimately going to want toprioritize your Strength and Agility character traits.
The warrior character guide recommends youplace a +2 modifier in Agility and a +1 in Strength.
However,you can tweak this depending on the type of starting weapon you select. Refer to the Primary Weapons Table to see which weapon you prefer and its given trait.
Remember,warriors can ignore burdens when equipping weapons, so don’t let a two-handed vs. one-handed weapon debacle trip you up on starting equipment.
From there, you can place your remaining character traits where they best suit your character concept, thoughPresence is recommended as your lowest trait.
What Are The Best Ancestries For A Warrior?
The warrior is a highly versatile class in Daggerheart, meaningthere are a lot of ancestries that synergize wellwith it.
Here are just a few that have physical bonusesthat can help in combat for warriors:
Drakona
Close-Quarters Combat
Drakona canmark Stress to reduce damage, which is helpful for close-range combatants like warriors.
Plus,drakona have a breath weapon, which can diversify the warrior’s attacks.
If you select drakona, make sure you place a+1 for your Instinctcharacter trait, asthis is the trait you’ll use for your breath weapon.
Elf
Elves can mark a Stress in combat togain advantage on a reaction roll.
Becausethe warrior’s Attack of Opportunity feature requires a reaction roll, this can prove extremely useful in combat.
Firbolg
Agility
When firbolgs succeed on an Agility Rollto move into Melee range with an enemy, you canmark Stress to deal 1d12 extra physical damageto all targets within Melee range.
Katari
If your warrior’s highest trait is Agility,katari can make Agility rolls to scratch enemiesand can spend two Hope to reroll Hope dice during an Agility roll.
In Daggerheart, ultimately,your community should support your character conceptover optimization.
However,two communities have features that can synergizewell with warriors:
Communities work best when they’re in service of a grander story rather than character optimization.Choose the community that feels right for your characterover a community that grants you additional bonuses.
Best Domain Cards For A Warrior
As mentioned previously,warriors have access to the Blade and Bone Domain. At level one, you’ll be asked toselect two Domain Cards.
Here are two of the best optionsto pick at this level for your Domain Cards:
Whirlwind
Blade
This ability allows you touse one attack to target multiple creatures at once, provided you succeed on your initial attack and are within Close Range.
Deft Maneuvers
Bone
If your warrior is prioritizing Strength over Agility,select this Domain Card to remove the need to make Agility Rollsto movewithin Far Range by marking a Stress.
Plus, yougain a +1 bonus to attack rolls if you immediately attack, moving anywhere within Far range.
