Spell Guardian (5e Subclass)

Spell Guardian[edit]

Summoning magical shields and building strongholds and walls in the middle of the battlefield, spellcasters can raise inexpugnable defenses and protect their allies with magical power. Spell Guardians are fighters who use spells to shield their allies, protecting them in battles with arcane power.

Spell Guardian Spellcasting
Fighter Level	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	—Spell Slots per Spell Level—
Fighter Level	Cantrips Known	Spells Known	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
3rd	2	3	2	—	—	—
4th	2	4	3	—	—	—
5th	2	4	3	—	—	—
6th	2	4	3	—	—	—
7th	2	5	4	2	—	—
8th	2	6	4	2	—	—
9th	2	6	4	2	—	—
10th	3	7	4	3	—	—
11th	3	8	4	3	—	—
12th	3	8	4	3	—	—
13th	3	9	4	3	2	—
14th	3	10	4	3	2	—
15th	3	10	4	3	2	—
16th	3	11	4	3	3	—
17th	3	11	4	3	3	—
18th	3	11	4	3	3	—
19th	3	12	4	3	3	1
20th	3	13	4	3	3	1

Spellcasting: When you reach 3rd level, you learn how to use spells in battle.

Cantrips

You learn two cantrips of your choice from the spell guardian spell list. You learn an additional spell guardian cantrip of your choice at 10th level.

Spell Slots

The Path of the spell guardian Spellcasting table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. you regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

You know three 1st-level spell guardian spells of your choice. The Spells Known column of the spell guardian spellcasting table shows when you learn more guardian spells of 1st level or higher.

Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of the spell guardian spells he know with another spell of your choice from the spell guardian spell list. The new spell must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for the spell guardian spells, since you learn this power through research and study. You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to his spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a spell guardian spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier

Arcane Shield

When your chose this war path at 3rd level, you can use a Bonus Action to conjure an intangible magical shield on an empty hand. This shield functions as a regular shield, but grants you resistance to force damage and make you immune to magic missiles.

Magical Ward

At 7th level, whenever an allied creature within 30 feet would've taken damage capable or reducing it to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to make that creature be reduced to 1 hit point instead. The creature gain an amount of temporary hit points equal to your Intelligence modifier.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, regaining uses of this feature after completing a long rest. You can use it again if you spend a spell slot to do so.

Eldritch Barrier

When you reach the 10th level, whenever you cast a spell using your Action, you can use a bonus action to grant the benefits of half cover to an ally within within 30 feet.

Relocate

Also at 15th level, you can magically teleport your allies in the battlefield. whenever you spend a spell slot to cast a Spell Guardian spell, you can swap places with an ally you can see within 30 feet (no action required).