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The Character Forge: How to Play as a Bender in Dnd 5e

So first thing we’re going to do is rip off the bandaid about Monk of the Four Elements because that build is only a good choice if you plan on playing as the Avatar and mastering all four elements. But, what if you just want to play as an ordinary Firebender? That’s what I’m here to cover today.

Waterbending

Waterbending      Absorb Elements (Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Control Water (Cleric, Druid, Wizard)      Create or Destroy Water (Cleric, Druid)      Elemental Bane (Artificer, Druid, Warlock, Wizard)      Elemental Weapon (Paladin)      Maelstrom (Druid)      Shape Water (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Tidal Wave (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Tsunami (Druid)      Wall of Water (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Water Breathing (Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Water Walk (Artificer, Cleric, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer)      Watery Sphere (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Icebending      Armor of Agathys (Warlock)      Cone of Cold (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Freezing Sphere (Wizard)      Frostbite (Artificer, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Ice Knife (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Ice Storm (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Investiture of Ice (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere (Wizard)      Ray of Frost (Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Sleet Storm (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Snilloc’s Snowball Storm (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Wall of Ice (Wizard) Healing and Spiritbending      Calm Emotions (Bard, Cleric)      Cure Wounds (Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger)      Heal (Cleric, Druid)      Lesser Restoration (Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger)      Remove Curse (Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard) Bloodbending      Blight (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Command (Cleric, Paladin)      Complulsion (Bard, Warlock*)      Dominate Monster (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Dominate Person (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Hold Monster (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Hold Person (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Puppet (Bard, Warlock, Wizard) Plantbending      Entangle (Druid)      Grasping Vine (Druid, Ranger)      Plant Growth (Bard, Druid, Ranger)      Thorn Whip (Artificer, Druid)      Wall of Thorns (Druid) Not Quite Waterbending      Acid Splash (Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Cloudkill (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Fog Cloud ( Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Grease (Artificer, Wizard)      Stinking Cloud (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard)

Additional Race/Class options

Race:      Eladrin Elf (Winter)      High (Moon) Elf      Lochathah      Sea Elf      Tortle      Triton      Variant Human      Water Genasi

Class/Subclass:     Storm Herald Barbarian (Sea)     Storm Herald Barbarian (Tundra)     Land Druid (Arctic)     Land Druid (Coast)     Giant Soul Sorcerer (Frost)     Sea Sorcerer     Kraken Warlock     Lurker in the Deep Warlock

Earthbending

Earthbending      Absorb Elements  (Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Bones of the Earth (Druid)      Dust Devil (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Earth Tremor (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Earthbind (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Earthquake (Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer)      Elemental Weapon (Paladin)      Erupting Earth (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Investiture of Stone (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Maximillian’s Earthen Grasp (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Mold Earth (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Move Earth (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Stone Shape (Artificer, Cleric, Druid, Wizard)      Transmute Rock (Druid, Wizard)      Wall of Sand (Wizard)      Wall of Stone (Artificer, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Metalbending      Cloud of Daggers (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Sword Burst (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)

Races and Subclasses

Races      Earth Genasi      Dwarf      Goliath      Variant Human      Wood Elf

Subclasses      Land Druid (Mountain)      Giant Soul Sorcerer (Stone)      Stone Sorcerer

Firebending

Firebending      Absorb Elements  (Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Aganazzar’s Scorcher (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Burning Hands (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Continual Flame (Artificer, Cleric, Wizard)      Control Flames (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Create Bonfire (Artificer, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Delayed Blast Fireball (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Dragon’s Breath (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Elemental Bane (Artificer, Druid, Warlock, Wizard)      Elemental Weapon (Paladin)      Fire Bolt (Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Fire Shield (Wizard)      Fire Storm (Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer)      Fireball (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Flame Arrows (Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Flame Blade (Druid)      Flame Strike (Cleric)      Flaming Sphere (Druid, Wizard)      Green Flame Blade (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Heat Metal (Artificer, Bard, Druid)      Hellish Rebuke (Warlock)      Immolation (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Incendary Cloud (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Investiture of Flame (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Produce Flame (Druid)      Sacred Flame (Cleric)      Scorching Ray (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Shadow of Moil (Warlock)      Wall of Fire (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Lightningbending      Chain Lightning (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Lightning Arrow (Ranger)      Lightning Bolt (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Lightning Lure (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Shocking Grasp (Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Witch Bolt (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)

Races and Subclasses

Races:      Dragonborn      Fire Genasi      High (Sun) Elf      Tiefling      Variant Human

Subclasses:      Storm Herald (Desert) Barbarian      Wildfire Druid      Sun Soul Monk      Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer      Giant Soul Sorcerer (Fire)      Phoenix Sorcerer      Pyromancy Sorcerer      Fiend Warlock

Airbending

Airbending      Absorb Elements  (Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Control Weather (Cleric, Druid, Wizard)      Control Winds (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Cloudkill (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Elemental Bane (Artificer, Druid, Warlock, Wizard)      Elemental Weapon (Paladin)      Fly (Artificer, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Fog Cloud (Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Gust (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Gust of Wind (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Investiture of Wind (Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Levitate (Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Skywrite (Artificer, Bard, Druid, Wizard)      Stinking Cloud (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Storm of Vengeance (Druid)      Storm Sphere (Sorcerer, Wizard)      Warding Wind (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Whirlwind (Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Wind Walk (Druid)      Wind Wall (Druid, Ranger) Astralbending      Astral Projection (Cleric, Warlock, Wizard) Soundbending     Booming Blade (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)     Shatter (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)     Thunder Step (Sorcerer, Warlock, Druid)     Thunderclap (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)     Thunderous Smite (Paladin)     Thunderwave (Bard, Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard) Secondary Uses      Expeditious Retreat (Artificer, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard)      Feather Fall (Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard)      Haste (Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard)     Jump (Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard)     Longstrider (Artificer, Bard, Druid, Ranger, Wizard)     Zephyr Strike (Ranger)

Races and Subclasses

Races:      Aarakocra      Air Genasi      Kenku      Variant Human

Subclasses:     Storm Herald Barbarian (Sea)     Tempest Cleric     Giant Soul Sorcerer (Storm)     Storm Sorcerer

A major drawback to trying to build a bender is how many spells can be learned by Druids, yet the wild shape nature of druids would make the build improper without leaving wild shape ignored.

The Variant Human option grants a bonus feat, which could give your access to Elemental Adept so that your waterbender can resist cold damage, or your firebender can resist fire damage.

If you’re deadset on benders being monks, a possible route is talking to your DM about giving your Monk’s Unarmed Strike cold damage for a waterbender, fire damage for a firebender, bludgeoning for an Earthbender, and either Thunder or Force damage for an Airbender. Otherwise the next best option is to talk to your DM about possibly homebrewing a Monk with access to the Wizard spell list, or just mutliclass Way of the Open Hand Monk with Sorcerer for the subclasses closest associated with the four elements.

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