Combatant Mage (Black Clover Supplement)
Combatant Mage[edit]
Arcane Warriors[edit]
Those who follow the Combatant Mage path are arcane warriors, blending magic with martial prowess. They push the limits of both spellcraft and combat skills, honing techniques that allow them to wield magic as a weapon alongside steel, unleashing devastating attacks that seamlessly combine both forms of power.
Creating a Combatant Mage[edit]
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| Mereoleona, a Combatant Mage, ablaze with fierce, fiery power, Deviant Art, [1] |
To create a Combatant Mage, consider these questions: Why did you choose to blend magic with combat? Do you seek the thrill of battle enhanced by magical prowess? Are you motivated by a desire to protect others, using both spells and skill to defend? Or perhaps you’re drawn by the challenge of mastering both physical and magical arts?
- Quick Build
To make a Combatant Mage quickly, follow these suggestions: First, make your highest ability score Strength or Dexterity, based on whether you prefer melee or ranged attacks, followed by Wisdom to fuel your spellcasting.
Class Features
As a Combatant you gain the following class features.
- Hit Points
Hit Dice: 1d10 per Combatant level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + Constitution modifier per Combatant level after 1st
- Proficiencies
Armor: None
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons
Tools:
Saving Throws: Strength or Dexterity, Wisdom,
Skills: Choose two from the following: Arcana, Athletics, Perception, Intimidation, Survival, Insight, Stealth.
- Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- Any martial weapon
- Any simple weapon
- (a) A dungeoneer's pack or (b) A explorer's pack
- A Grimoire
| Level | Proficiency Bonus |
Mana | Features |
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| 1st | +2 | 5 | Mana, Grimoire, Combat Style |
| 2nd | +2 | 10 | Magic Flight, Magic Power |
| 3rd | +2 | 15 | Fighting Style, Battle Mage |
| 4th | +2 | 20 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 5th | +3 | 25 | Extra Attack |
| 6th | +3 | 30 | Combat Style (2) |
| 7th | +3 | 35 | Resistant |
| 8th | +3 | 40 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 9th | +4 | 45 | Reinforced Body |
| 10th | +4 | 50 | Combat Style (3) |
| 11th | +4 | 55 | Extra Attack (2) |
| 12th | +4 | 60 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 13th | +5 | 65 | Constant Reinforcement |
| 14th | +5 | 70 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 15th | +5 | 75 | Combat Style (4) |
| 16th | +5 | 80 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 17th | +6 | 85 | Beyond the Peak |
| 18th | +6 | 90 | Combat Style (5) |
| 19th | +6 | 95 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 20th | +6 | 100 | Instantaneous Activation |
Mana[edit]
Grimoire[edit]
Combat Style[edit]
Also at 1st level, you specialize in a specific style to destroy your opponents in up close combat. You must choose one of the styles listed at Combat Styles.
Your Combat Style grants you features at 1st level, and again at 6th, 10th, 15th, 18th levels.
Magic Flight[edit]
Magic Power[edit]
Battle Mage[edit]
Also at 2nd level, due to your combat style requiring you to go out in the front lines, you have learned how to utilize Battle Maneuvers.
You gain two Battle Maneuvers of your choice that you meet the prerequisites of.
Whenever you gain a level in this class, you gain an additional one of your choice that you meet the prerequisites of.
At the end of a long rest, you can change a number of Battle Maneuvers equal to your proficiency bonus to others you meet the prerequisites of.
Fighting Style[edit]
At 3rd level, you have grown accustomed to fighting in a certain way due to your training with weapons, acquiring your very own fighting style.
You choose one of the fighting styles described below. Whenever you gain an ability score improvement, you may change your fighting style for another one of your choice.
- Archery. You gain a +2 to attack rolls with ranged weapons.
- Classical Swordplay. While wielding a finesse weapon and no other weapons, you gain a +1 bonus to your attack and damage rolls so long as you are not wearing Armor or wielding a Shield.
- Deadeye. You gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls you make using ranged weapons.
- Dual Wielding. When you take the Attack action while two-weapon fighting, you can make the single bonus attack with your off-hand weapon as part of your Attack action, instead of your bonus action, adding your ability modifier to the damage of this attack.
- Great Weapon Fighting. You add your proficiency bonus to damage rolls with Heavy Weapons, and have advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks to shove.
- Lightfoot Fighter. While wielding a light melee weapon, you do not take opportunity attacks from the last creature you attacked on your turn as long as it was made with a light weapon.
- Protector. When a creature you can see hits you, or a target within 5 feet, with a melee attack, you can use a reaction to add your proficiency bonus to the target's Armor Class against that attack. You must be wielding a melee weapon.
- Point Blank Shooter. When making a ranged attack with a ranged weapon while you are within 5 feet of a hostile creature, you do not have disadvantage on the attack roll. Your ranged attacks with ranged weapons ignore half cover and three-quarters cover against targets within 30 feet of you.
- Pole Fighter. When holding a polearm such as a spear, quarterstaff or glaive with 2 hands, your reach increases by 5ft.
Ability Score Improvement[edit]
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 14th, 16th and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.
You may choose to not gain an ability score to pick a Magic Feat of your choice.
Extra Attack[edit]
At 5th level, you can now attack twice instead of once when you take the attack action. This becomes three attacks at 11th level.
Mage Armor[edit]
Also at 5th level, your body is in a constantly reinforced state. You gain the Reflex Increase Mana Skill, regardless if you meet its prerequisites. The Mana Skill is always active while you are conscious.
If you already had this Mana Skill, you may pick one Mana Skill that requires Mana Reinforcement of your choice that you meet the prerequisites of.
Resistant[edit]
At 7th level, your strength as a mage allows you to resist certain area effects. Choose one of the following ability scores:
- Brawn - Strength
- Evasion - Dexterity
- Endurance - Constitution
- Discernment - Intelligence
- Intuition - Wisdom
- Repulsion - Charisma
You can only choose the option associated with a certain ability score if you have a 16 or higher in that ability score. If none of your ability scores are at or above 16 you may only choose the one that is your highest, or any of your highest in the case of a tie. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a saving throw of the chosen ability to only take half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
At 13th level, you can choose one additional saving throw to benefit from this feature.
Reinforcer[edit]
At 9th level, constant usage of magical reinforcement has led to you learning how to use this skill without taking much out of you. The cost for Mana Reinforcement and any Mana Skills that require it are halved (rounded down, minimum of 0).
Physical Prime[edit]
At 17th level, you have reached your prime physique, being incomparable to others.
Choose one of the following:
Peak Might. Whenever you score a critical against a creature with a weapon attack roll that uses Strength, they must make a Constitution saving throw against your Battle Maneuver DC or have their AC reduced by your Strength modifier until the beginning of your next turn. A creature can only be affected by this feature once per round.
Additionally, you count as one size larger for all intents and purposes, however your actual size doesn’t change.
Peak Speed. Whenever you take the dodge action, you roll three dice and pick the highest result for Dexterity saving throws, and creatures roll three dice and pick the lowest result when making attack rolls against you.
Additionally, when you take the Dash action you add your movement speed twice instead of once to your movement.
Peak Durability. You gain a damage threshold equal to your Constitution score, and gain resistance to non-magical bludgeoning, slashing and piercing damage.
Additionally, your hit point maximum increases by 40.
Masterful Reinforcement[edit]
Finally at 20th level, by mastering reinforcement magic, you have learned a method to activate it without any effort. Once per turn on your turn, you can activate a Reinforcement Magic spell that targets only yourself or an object you’re wielding with no action required.
This feature also applies to Mana Skills that require Mana Reinforcement.
Combat Types[edit]
Duelist[edit]
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| A Duelist imbuing his weapon, source [2] |
The Duelist focuses on imbuing a regular weapon with mana, which they then use to cast spells and perform tactics.
- Mana Imbuement
Starting at 1st level, you've learned how to imbue weapons with mana overtime to make casting spells from them an easier task. Over the course of a long rest, you can spend at least an hour with a non-magical melee weapon to use as a catalyst for your magic. The weapon now counts as magical for the sake of overcoming resistances and immunities.
Additionally, whenever you cast a spell that requires you to be holding a weapon (such as a reinforcement spell) while wielding said weapon, the cost is reduced by your proficiency bonus (to a minimum cost of 1 Mana).
If you try to use another weapon as a catalyst, the oldest weapon loses its magical properties.
- Reinforced Critical
Also at 1st level, utilizing weapons enhanced by reinforcement magic simply feels right for you, making the task to hit on enemy’s weak spots much easier. While wielding a bounded weapon that’s currently being affected by a Reinforcement spell, you score a critical on a 19-20.
- Weapon Stance
At 6th level, you’ve learned how to position yourself better in battle, gaining the knowledge of various stances. You learn two of the stances shown down below, gaining another at 10th and 18th level. You can activate a stance as a bonus action, and may deactivate it as a bonus action as well. You may switch stances as a bonus action.
- Bear Stance. Like a bear, this stance embodies raw resilience and brute force. You gain the following benefits:
- You count as one size larger for the purpose of grappling and shoving.
- While grappling a creature, you can use your bonus action to deal bludgeoning damage equal to your Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus.
- Bunny Stance. Like a bunny, this stance increases your speed and reflexes. You gain the following benefits:
- Your movement speed increases by 10 feet, and you can take the dash, disengage and dodge actions as a bonus action.
- You add half your proficiency bonus to Dexterity checks and saving throws.
- Falcon Stance. Like a falcon, you strike swiftly and with precision from above. You gain the following benefits:
- When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can make one additional attack as part of that action. This attack deals half as much damage.
- You have advantage on opportunity attacks and can make one opportunity attack per turn without using your reaction.
- Mantis Stance. Like a mantis, you specialize in counterattacks and anticipation. You gain the following benefits:
- When a creature misses you with a melee attack, you can make a melee weapon attack against them as a reaction.
- You can ready a melee weapon attack without using your reaction. This attack is triggered if a creature moves within your reach before your next turn.
- Ox Stance. Like an ox, you become a relentless force on the battlefield. You gain the following benefits:
- When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can choose to push it up to 10 feet away from you.
- You gain temporary hit points equal to your Combatant mage level + your Constitution modifier at the start of each of your turns, which last until the start of your next turn.
- Snake Stance. Like a snake, this stance gives you great reach. You gain the following benefits:
- Your reach is increased by 5 feet for melee weapon attacks.
- Once per turn when you hit a creature with an attack that had advantage, you can add your modifier twice to the damage roll.
- Turtle Stance. Like a turtle, this stance grants you an impenetrable defense. You gain the following benefits:
- You reduce damage from attack rolls by your Combatant mage level + your Constitution modifier.
- Your AC increases by +2.
- Spider Stance. Like a spider, you control the battlefield with web-like precision. You gain the following benefits:
- Once per turn when you hit an attack, you can reduce the creature’s movement speed by 10 until the end of their next turn.
- Difficult terrain does not cost you extra movement, and you can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
- Battle Knowledge
At 10th level, you’ve seen and heard it all on the battlefield, gaining extensive battle knowledge. You can choose one additional fighting style.
- Reinforcement Economist
At 15th level, your weapon has become a better focus for spells. The cost of spells while wielding your bonded weapon is now reduced by your proficiency bonus added twice (to a minimum of 1).
- True Duelist
At 18th level, you’ve became a true duelist, a success simply motivates you to keep going. Once per round when you score a critical hit with your bonded weapon, you can make one additional attack with it.
In addition, if affected by a Reinforcement spell you now score critical hits with your bounded weapon on a 18-20.
Arcanist[edit]
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| An arcanist wearing an armor with a created weapon, source [3] |
Arcanists are refined warriors, enhancing their weapons created by magic to draw their maximum potential.
- Arcane Enhancer
Starting at 1st level, you go beyond what most mages do with weapons created by their spells. As part of creating a melee weapon with a Creation spell, you can grant it one of the enhancements listed below for the duration of the spell, also increasing the duration of the affected spell by a number of minutes equal to your proficiency bonus. You can do this a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all uses after taking a short or long rest.
- Disruptive Cut. When you hit a creature with the weapon, it has disadvantage on the next concentration saving throw it makes before the start of your next turn.
- Echoing Slash. When you miss a target with the weapon, you can choose to make it take your Wisdom modifier in force damage.
- Forceful Strike. On a hit with the weapon, you may choose to knock a creature prone or push them 10 feet back if they are no more than one size larger than you.
- Grasping Edge. When you hit a creature with the weapon, its movement is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.
- Increased Power. The weapon deals additional damage on a hit equal to your proficiency bonus.
- Maximum Precision. The weapon receives a +1 to its attack rolls.
- Phasecut. The weapon ignores half cover and three-quarters cover when making attack rolls.
- Rebounded Strike. Once per turn when you miss an attack roll with the weapon, you can reroll it and must use the second result.
- Warding Pulse. While wielding the weapon, you gain a +1 bonus to your AC against the first attack made against you each round.
- Weapon Style
Also at 1st level, you focus on creating a specific type of weapon to enhance with your magic. You must choose one of the Weapon Styles described below. They only benefit weapons created by one of your spells.
- Heavy. Whenever you hit a creature with a Heavy weapon, you may add your ability modifier one additional time to its damage roll.
- Light. Whenever you make an additional attack with two-weapon fighting, you add your Wisdom modifier to the attack roll.
- Reach. Whenever you take the attack action while wielding a reach weapon, the first attack you make has its reach increased by 5 feet (10 feet of reach would become 15 feet).
- Thrown. Whenever you make a ranged attack with a thrown weapon, your total range is doubled.
- Versatile. Whenever you attack with a versatile weapon, you gain the benefits of the versatile weapon with or without wielding it with two hands. Additionally, attacks made with versatile weapons while wielding them with both hands now increase their damage die by one tier.
- Mana Overdrive
At 6th level, utilizing so many creation spells to make weapons has led them to suffer an overdrive, your mana now automatically augmenting them. Whenever you cast a Creation spell that creates a melee weapon, one of its properties of your choice receives an overdrive, as shown below.
- Heavy. When attacking with the heavy weapon, you roll one additional damage die on a hit.
- Light. When two-weapon fighting with the light weapon, the bonus attack now has advantage.
- Reach. Whenever you hit or miss a creature with the reach weapon, you can choose another creature within 10 feet of the creature to also be targeted by the attack roll.
- Thrown. The thrown weapon has its range doubled, and it ignores half-cover and three-quarters. If phasecut is active, it instead ignores full cover. If Astral Cut is active, it also ignores any obstacles that might affect its trajectory.
- Versatile. When attacking with the versatile weapon, if you wield it with two hands its damage die tier is increased one additional time.
- Superior Enhancement
At 10th level, you've focused yourself into one of your enhancements to get an edge against other arcanists and make your own form unique. You must choose one of the enhancements below to be improved. Whenever you gain an ability score, you can change your choice for another enhancement.
- Astral Cut (Phasecut). The weapon now ignores full cover.
- Augmented Output (Increased Power). The weapon deals additional damage on a hit equal to your proficiency bonus added twice.
- Disorienting Cut (Disruptive Cut). When you hit a creature with the weapon, it has disadvantage on the next concentration saving throw it makes before the start of your next turn. If it was a critical hit however, it automatically fais its next concentration save made until the start of your next turn.
- Mighty Strike (Forceful Strike). On a hit with the weapon, you may choose to knock a creature prone or push them 10 feet back if they are no more than two sizes larger than you.
- Sure-hit (Maximum Precision). The weapon receives a +2 to its attack rolls.
- Rebounded Strikes (Rebounded Strike). When you miss an attack roll with the weapon, you can reroll it and must use the second result. You can do this twice per turn.
- Restraining Edge (Grasping Edge). When you hit a creature with the weapon, its movement speed is reduced by 15 feet until the end of its next turn.
- Vibrating Slash (Echoing Slash). When you miss a target with the weapon, you can choose to make it take your Wisdom modifier added twice in force damage.
- Warding Wave (Warding Pulse). While wielding the weapon, you gain a +1 bonus to your AC.
- Mana Warrior
At 15th level, your enhancements come back faster once you experience the thrill of battle. Whenever you reduce a creature to 0 hit points with a enhanced weapon, you regain a use of your Arcane Enhancer, up to your maximum.
Additionally, whenever you roll for initiative, you regain one use of Arcane Enhancer.
- Arcane Master
At 18th level, you became a master arcanist, being able to utilize enhancements like no one else. When you use Arcane Enhancer, you can choose two benefits from two enhancements instead of one.
In addition, you may choose two properties instead of one to overdrive with mana.
Ranger[edit]
Rangers are combatant mages specialized in fighting from a distance, being great at flanking the enemy.
- Magical Mark
Starting at 1st level, you've learned how to mark creatures with magic to make your shots hit harder against said target. As a bonus action, you can mark a creature you can see within 30 feet of you for 1 minute. For the duration, whenever you hit the creature with a ranged weapon attack made with a weapon created by one of your spells, you can roll 1d8. You may choose between increasing the damage by the amount or reducing the roll of a saving throw against one of your Bow Arts.
Also, for the duration you have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) and Wisdom (Perception) checks to track said target.
You can only have one creature marked at once, with the oldest mark disappearing the moment you mark another creature.
- Signature Shot
Also at 1st level, you have a single trick you can perform with your arrows that is your signature. Choose one Bow Art. Its stamina point cost is reduced to 0.
You can change your signature shot at the end of a long rest.
- Unique Mark
At 6th level, by studying mana, you created different markings that affect your opponents in different manners. When you mark a creature, you can choose them to suffer one of the following marks.
- Glowing Mark. The first ranged weapon attack you make on your turn against a creature with this mark is done with advantage.
- Irritating Mark. Once per turn when you hit a creature in this turn with a ranged weapon attack, they must succeed a Wisdom saving throw against your Maneuver DC or become Berserk until the end of their next turn.
- Sickness Mark. Whenever you hit a ranged weapon attack against a creature with this mark, they must succeed a Constitution saving throw against your Maneuver DC or become poisoned until the end of their next turn.
- Weak Mark. Whenever you hit a ranged weapon attack against a creature with this mark, you roll 2d8 instead of 1d8 if you decide to deal additional damage.
- Redirect Shot
At 10th level, you have learned how to potentially turn a wrong into a right with magic. Whenever you miss an attack roll with a ranged weapon created by one of your spells against a marked creature, you can reroll the attack roll with advantage. In addition, you can also use this feature to force a creature to reroll their save against one of your Bow Arts.
You can do this a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You regain all uses after taking a short or long rest.
- Seeking Attacks
At 15th level, once a creature is marked, hitting them becomes much easier. You have a +1 bonus to ranged weapon attack rolls against creatures that were marked, and they have a -1 penalty to any saves against your Bow Arts.
- Perfected Mark
At 18th level, after finally perfecting your mark, you reached such a skilled level that marked creatures are completely defenseless against you. Ranged weapon attacks against marked creatures ignore resistance and treat immunities as resistance, ignoring both on a critical hit.
In addition, you can now have up to two marked creatures at once.
Brawler[edit]
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| A Brawler showing off his strength, source [4] |
Those who follow the Brawler combat style are focused on unarmed combat, utilizing only their body as a weapon.
- Martial Arts
Starting at 1st level, your practice of martial arts has granted you mastery in combat styles that use unarmed strikes. You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed and you aren’t wearing armor (not counting those created from spells) or wielding a shield:
- You can roll a d6 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike. This die changes as you gain Combatant Mage levels, as shown below in the Martial Arts table.
- You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strike.
- When you use the Attack action with an unarmed strike on your turn, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action, assuming you haven’t already taken a bonus action this turn.
| Class Level | Martial Arts Die |
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| Level 1 | D6 |
| Level 5 | D8 |
| Level 11 | D10 |
| Level 17 | D12 |
- Martial Style
Also at 1st level, the training you did with martial arts made you grow found of a combat style in specific. You do not gain the Fighting Style feature at 3rd level, however you must choose one of the following Martial Styles shown below. Whenever you gain an ability score improvement, you may change your Martial Style for another one of your choice.
- Aikido. As a reaction to being hit by a melee attack, you may reduce its damage by a roll of your martial arts die according to your level in the Martial Arts table.
- Boxing. If you have taken the attack action on your last turn, when you are targeted by a melee attack roll you can use a reaction to add your Constitution modifier to your AC for that attack.
- Capoeira. Whenever you take the attack action on your turn, you may make a DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check. If you succeed, your unarmed strikes gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls equal until the end of your turn.
- Judo. After performing an attack on a target, you may use a reaction to perform a grapple check against the same creature. On success the creature will be prone and grappled.
- Karate. After taking the attack action, if you take damage from an external source you will gain a +1 bonus to your next attack roll or skill check until the end of your next turn.
- Krav Maga. After taking the attack action, you may reduce incoming damage from melee and ranged weapons by your proficiency bonus until the start of your next turn.
- Muay Thai. Whenever you perform an unarmed strike on your turn, you may choose not to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll. If the attack hits, you add your proficiency bonus twice to the attack's damage.
- Sumo. After you make the attack action on your turn, you may use your bonus action to grapple or shove a creature within reach. Additionally, whenever you shove a creature you may push them 10 ft away from you.
- Shinobi no Jutsu. Whenever you make an unarmed strike against a creature that is suprised or unaware of your location, you may roll one additional die when rolling damage. Additionally, you may take the hide action as a bonus action.
- Wing Chun. Melee attack rolls against you are made with disadvantage if they were made as a reaction.
- Physical Superiority
At 6th level, due to the constant battles that you had up close with your opponents, you had to evolve your body to reach a greater physique. Choose one of the following superiorities.
- Strength Superiority. You count as one size larger for all intents and purposes, but your size does not actually change. Your martial arts die is increased by one tier.
- Dexterity Superiority. When you take the dash action, you don’t provoke opportunity attacks. In addition, when you take the dodge action you also gain advantage on Strength and Constitution saves.
- Constitution Superiority. You have advantage on Constitution checks and saving throws. In addition, you add half your Constitution modifier (rounded down, minimum of 1) to death saving throws.
- Martial Adept
At 10th level, you learn one additional Martial Style, showing your prowess with any martial arts.
- Battle Thrill
At 15th level, while in battle, you regain energy just to keep fighting. While in battle, you regain 2 stamina points at the start of your turns.
- Extra Strike
At 18th level, when you take the attack action, you can make one additional attack roll. It must be made with an unarmed strike.
Multiclassing[edit]
You cannot multiclass into this class. You must start in this class and multiclass it out.
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