Mage only INT class ingame?.

[Abisha]

i quickly check all the class's but seen only Mage INT based class this can't be right.

[DeathRow]

youre right, theres just no way thats true

[hrafnskald]

It's correct. This has always been the case in D&D.

[Toblm]

Wizard is the only INT class in 5e PHB.

[sevensided]

Artificier is the only other base class that uses Int, and that's not in the game.

Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster use int for casting, as subclass options

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Originally posted by Abisha:

i quickly check all the class's but seen only Mage INT based class this can't be right.

They are the only pure INT class, but fighters and rogues have subclasses that use INT for casting a limited selection of spells. High elves and half high elves also use int for the cantrip they gain.

[dustin1280]

The only Int base classes in D&D 5E are Wizard and Artificer (and this game doesn't have Artificer)
That is EXACTLY what should be expected...

[Blakkrazor]

It is an odd phenomena to be certain. So many classes rely heavily on Charisma which does allow for some amazing synergy between casting classes that do.

[Ratman]

wizards are int spellcasters?

[Mark92wtf]

Partially true.
At level 3 both rogue and fighter can spec into arcane trickster and eldrich knight, they only get to lvl 2 spell and their casting modifier is intelligence

[AncientsLegacy]

They won't let us play Artificer but they made Gortash an Artificer just to taunt us.

[Yagger]

Originally posted by sevensided:

Artificier is the only other base class that uses Int, and that's not in the game.

Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster use int for casting, as subclass options

even for cleric cantrips likes fire bolt, scale with int not wisdom

[Lord Adorable]

Always has been.
Unless you wanna count Artificer here for whatever reason.

[SickFish]

Big part of the reason INT is the king of dump stats in 5e. There's a bunch of CHA based classes, a handful of WIS. The only one who arguably needs INT is a Rogue.

[Abisha]

Stormlord
Red Wizard of Thay
Arcane Scholar of Candlekeep

just found it a little funny that mages was the only one available

all INT based

[sevensided]

Originally posted by Yagger:

Originally posted by sevensided:

Artificier is the only other base class that uses Int, and that's not in the game.

Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster use int for casting, as subclass options

even for cleric cantrips likes fire bolt, scale with int not wisdom

If you have a cleric casting firebolt, if it's from being a high elf or high half elf, then it's going to use int because it's still technically a wizard cantrip. If its from magic initiate , then it's still a wizard cantrip (or sorc, then it would use cha).