Looking on feedback for a wizards feats.

[Senkoau]

So I have a wizard 10, sorcerer 1, cleric 1 build I'm testing and I'm trying to decide on the two feats I'll get. One will be war caster for the advantage on saving throws but I'm not sure about the other. I'm tossing up between spell sniper (with eldritch blast) and alert. Spell sniper is a bit ahead with the crit roll and eldritch blast having multiple chances to trigger it and the ability to spread force damage across multiple targets with a cantrip. Alert is very powerful in this game given then nerfed initiative to d4 but I wouldn't be putting it on my other party members and it loses some appeal if my wizard is going on 5 + d4 but everyone else is going on d4.

What do people think spell sniper, alert or something else?

[Razorblade]

I put Alert on all of my characters; it's quite possibly the best Feat in the game. Not only can you vastly limit the number of enemies that even get an action in a battle by alpha striking them to death, but you also have more control over the order in which your characters act, which is good for synergies.

Even if you don't take it on your other characters, spellcasters are the masters of buffing and nuking, so you still get a lot out of them going before your other characters.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Alert. No question.

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

I always go with alert everyone...getting to take out targets before they even can do anything is still the best defense...:P

[Senkoau]

I'm seeing a consensus. Thanks.

[Recjawjind]

Alert is actually pretty valuable, because initiative bonus matters a lot more.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

The only thing that matters in BG3, like in every Larian game, is deleting enemies before they can act.

[Senkoau]

I guess then its just a matter of alert or war-caster first I'll need to see how many spells will use concentration that I have vs that I'll take in next four/eight levels.

[Recjawjind]

Originally posted by Senkoau:

I guess then its just a matter of alert or war-caster first I'll need to see how many spells will use concentration that I have vs that I'll take in next four/eight levels.

Resilient (con) > war caster past level 9

[Senkoau]

Originally posted by Recjawjind:

Originally posted by Senkoau:

I guess then its just a matter of alert or war-caster first I'll need to see how many spells will use concentration that I have vs that I'll take in next four/eight levels.

Resilient (con) > war caster past level 9

I ruled that out because my first level was dragon born sorcerer so I already have proficiency in con, or at least I should if I undertsand it correctly. So war caster will give me advantage + proficiency on concentration saves. Then alert will let me go first and not be surprised.

[Recjawjind]

Originally posted by Senkoau:

I ruled that out because my first level was dragon born sorcerer so I already have proficiency in con, or at least I should if I undertsand it correctly. So war caster will give me advantage + proficiency on concentration saves. Then alert will let me go first and not be surprised.

Fair enough, you're right.

[Senkoau]

Originally posted by Recjawjind:

Originally posted by Senkoau:

I ruled that out because my first level was dragon born sorcerer so I already have proficiency in con, or at least I should if I undertsand it correctly. So war caster will give me advantage + proficiency on concentration saves. Then alert will let me go first and not be surprised.

Fair enough, you're right.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Originally posted by Senkoau:

I guess then its just a matter of alert or war-caster first I'll need to see how many spells will use concentration that I have vs that I'll take in next four/eight levels.

Warcaster isn't even that valuable if you never get hit.

Put everything into deleting enemies on the first turn.

[Wokelander]

War Caster is a bit underwhelming tbh

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Originally posted by Khorvale:

War Caster is a bit underwhelming tbh

It's great for those who try to play by the rules...

Which are the chumps that think playing fair is a good idea.

The essential problem with it is that it makes getting hit "less worse" if you're a spellcaster who needs to concentrate on a powerful spell.

But wait...

If you're a powerful spellcaster, why are you getting hit at all?

Either delete every enemy before they can do anything, CC them so they can't do anything, or bury your own characters under a mountain of buffs that make them untouchable.

Warcaster is a waste of a feat because it slows down any of these three superior choices. Likewise, so is investing any points into Con.

Just don't get hit in the first place.

[Izlude]

My wizard feats are sore from walking all day.