Especially as you reach midgame and Gale just keeps getting domepieced by every arrow under the sun. That’s a huge improvement and worth considering. This’ll push Gale’s AC from the 15 we discussed earlier to a very solid 18, with zero magical items to help. But by taking Moderately Armored, you get your Dexterity to 14 and get proficiency in a very strong armor category. 20 Intelligence is an obvious choice, boosting your spellcasting potency and the durability of your Abjuration shield. A pure Wizard Gale has an interesting midgame. Level eight: Either 20 Intelligence or Moderately Armored.And AC of 15 with Studded Leather and a Shield is really quite okay. While his AC without magical items might be disgusting to look at, it should only come up in emergencies.

At level four, you can even out both his INT and CON, bringing him to a plus-four on spell attacks and DCs and about eight bonus health from constitution.

Gale has odd numbers all over his most important stats, which is a bit of a blessing in disguise. Level four: Split between Intelligence and Constitution.

As boring as ability score boosts are, a Gale without respecing should invest at least two feats into ability score boosts. Gale’s incredibly strange stat setup makes those the place we’ll start. We’d much rather prefer the durability or utility upgrades found in other archetypes for the Wizard of Waterdeep. Even for a blaster Gale, we don’t think Evocation is worth investing in. And dealing half damage on a cantrip is fine, but not really worth the investment. Sculpt Spells only matter in very specific situations, when your party member is stuck behind enemy lines. The reason we don’t choose the default Evocation subclass, despite its ability to save a lot of money, is that you aren’t really getting much utility out of it. Make sure to get him a Shield so he can make use of that Civil Militia trait. It’ll also give Gale a small pool of health, which works well with his lackluster defenses early on. Abjuration is great for saving money since several Abjuration spells are found scattered throughout the early and midgame. Divination is a great subclass, but not if you want Gale to have a wide board of magic spells with low cost. Gale doesn’t have great Medicine, making Transmutation a chore for him. Here are a few of our tips to make your Gale as strong as possible.Ĭhoose the Abjuration Subclass.

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