Storm paladin (idea) (paladin/sorcerer)

[Arthmoon]

Hey,
wanted to ask whether my build could work. I would work for BALACNED difficulty.
Concept: Paladin 5 levels, draconic sorcerer (lightning) 6, +1 temepst cleric)
So there is thunderous smite (will it buffed with draconic sorcerer bonuses?), there are lightning spells from sorcerer for sorcerer damage.
Could this work?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Arthmoon:

Storm paladin (idea) (paladin/sorcerer)
Hey,
wanted to ask whether my build could work. I would work for BALACNED difficulty.
Concept: Paladin 5 levels, draconic sorcerer (lightning) 6, +1 temepst cleric)
So there is thunderous smite (will it buffed with draconic sorcerer bonuses?), there are lightning spells from sorcerer for sorcerer damage.
Could this work?

Why the 1 in Tempest Cleric?

[Arthmoon]

Wrath of the storm passive? Not sure how useful it is. Can also add 1 level in wizard for learning spells from scrolls

[PK_Thunder]

I have never gotten wrath of the storm to fire off. I'm pretty sure it's bugged.

[Arthmoon]

Ok, so about going 6/6 or 5 (paladin)/7 (sorc)?

[PK_Thunder]

It depends on what you're trying to do. The level 6 passive for storm sorcerer is quite good if you have say, reverberation gloves on. If you aren't doing anything in particular with it though it's just a smidge of chip damage.

Personally though you might be better served by going Light Cleric to 6 or 7 and going with a radiant orb build. But that's more of a tank and support build.

[Kopejka]

I played a similar build, but I went like 6 paladin and 6 tempest cleric.
Had lots of fun without sorc. Especially when you get Nyrulna

[PK_Thunder]

Originally posted by Kopejka:

I played a similar build, but I went like 6 paladin and 6 tempest cleric.
Had lots of fun without sorc. Especially when you get Nyrulna

So have you gotten wrath of the storm to work at all?

[Kopejka]

Originally posted by PK_Thunder:

Originally posted by Kopejka:

I played a similar build, but I went like 6 paladin and 6 tempest cleric.
Had lots of fun without sorc. Especially when you get Nyrulna

So have you gotten wrath of the storm to work at all?

Yeah i remember getting the prompt to use it as a reaction.
Can't remember if it happened every time I got hit though, but it definetely worked for me (even though i think it missed most of the times)

[PK_Thunder]

Originally posted by Kopejka:

Originally posted by PK_Thunder:

So have you gotten wrath of the storm to work at all?

Yeah i remember getting the prompt to use it as a reaction.
Can't remember if it happened every time I got hit though, but it definetely worked for me (even though i think it missed most of the times)

How were your reactions setup in your spell book? I'm keenly interested in making that class feature actually work in a "thorns" style build.

[DYSEQTA]

Wrath of the Storm certainly has more impact earlier on as I don't believe it ever improves damage-wise. The number of uses per long rest is meant to be equal to your WIS modifier with a minimum of 1 so there is that.

I could be wrong on this though as I am basing my assessment on D&D rules and not sure if that is exactly how Larian have implemented it in the game.

[Kopejka]

Originally posted by PK_Thunder:

Originally posted by Kopejka:

Yeah i remember getting the prompt to use it as a reaction.
Can't remember if it happened every time I got hit though, but it definetely worked for me (even though i think it missed most of the times)

How were your reactions setup in your spell book? I'm keenly interested in making that class feature actually work in a "thorns" style build.

I believe its just set as an "ask" thing.
But I did google a bit and it seems like its a common issue. Some are saying that you should "disable" and "enable" it again and it would help.
Can't really test that but yeah, people say it works

[PK_Thunder]

Originally posted by Kopejka:

Originally posted by PK_Thunder:

How were your reactions setup in your spell book? I'm keenly interested in making that class feature actually work in a "thorns" style build.

I believe its just set as an "ask" thing.
But I did google a bit and it seems like its a common issue. Some are saying that you should "disable" and "enable" it again and it would help.
Can't really test that but yeah, people say it works

Damn, same setup I have. I even have opportunity attack turned off outright to make sure I don't waste reactions but it still never triggers.

[Moonbane]

Look at Tempest Cleric, more up your alley.

[Diomedes]

Originally posted by Arthmoon:

Ok, so about going 6/6 or 5 (paladin)/7 (sorc)?

generally you want at least 6 points in paladin due to the incredibly powerful aura of protection.
The most popular multiclasses for paladin, I have seen is Warlock for extra attack, edlitich blast ranged attack, and another extra attack (which I have to imagine is going to be fixed one of these days in a patch), short rest smite slots, also having your cha being the main stat.. Sorcerer, you get meta magic, more smite slots, and some utility.. Fighter 3 or 4 for battlemaster or champion.. battlemaster adds more options, another way to gain advantage attacks, and champion for a increased crit range.
Barbarian is another one I have seen, though I don't think its worth it. You can pick up resistances with either warding spell or a item late in the game.. Or a elixir for a brief time if you desperately need it.. And the damage increase isn't that big imo.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Arthmoon:

Wrath of the storm passive? Not sure how useful it is. Can also add 1 level in wizard for learning spells from scrolls

Neither is worth it.