Unearthed Arcana: Subclasses Part 1 Discussion

I'd still say the spells are strong. At higher levels Banishment and Hold Monster are amazing spells, though they are at pretty high levels. Obviously Counterspell is strong too. The level 5 is honestly weak, Augury and Moonbeam are pretty Meh all around.

But the big one for me is Chromatic Orb. Now a paladin wont be able to keep up with any full caster when it comes to raw spell damage, but it is still super strong on a paladin who doesnt get any area effect range spells, especially at that level. Even if a paladin isnt doing the best damage, that paladin is now able to have a much stronger effect when a DM throws a dozen goblins at the party. Much better then a mass overkill smite on a single goblin.

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