Blood hunters are the beasts that hunt beasts, these masters of homograft sacrifice them to eradicate the wicked from this globe. Matt Mercer of Critical Role popularity added these undaunted warriors to 5e D&D and also they’re now just shy of the main class. Made much more popular by Talisman’s personality Molly auk of the Mighty Nein, these homebrew sanguine champs are discovering their method into countless journeys. Just how do you play these solid pariahs? Make a secret blood oath so we can go through everything you require to understand.

Blood Hunter 5e – Full Guide

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d10 per blood hunter level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per blood hunter level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
• Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons
• Tools: Alchemist’s supplies
• Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence
• Skills: Choose three from Athletics, Acrobatics, Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Religion, and Survival

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

(a) a martial weapon or (b) two simple weapons
(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) a hand crossbow and 20 bolts
(a) studded leather armor or (b) scale mail armor
an explorer’s pack

Level	Proficiency	Hemocraft Die	Features	Blood Curses
	Bonus
1st	2	1d4	Hunter's Bane ,  Blood Maledict	1
2nd	2	1d4	Fighting Style ,  Crimson Rite	1
3rd	2	1d4	Blood Hunter Order	1
4th	2	1d4	Ability Score Improvement	1
5th	3	1d6	Extra Attack	1
6th	3	1d6	Brand of Castigation ,  Blood Maledict  (2/rest)	2
7th	3	1d6	Order Feature, Primal Rite	2
8th	3	1d6	Ability Score Improvement	2
9th	4	1d6	Grim Psychometry	2
10th	4	1d6	Dark Augmentation	3
11th	4	1d8	Order Feature	3
12th	4	1d8	Ability Score Improvement	3
13th	5	1d8	Brand of Tethering ,  Blood Maledict  (3/rest)	3
14th	5	1d8	Hardened Soul ,  Esoteric Rite	4
15th	5	1d8	Order Feature	4
16th	5	1d8	Ability Score Improvement	4
17th	6	1d10	Blood Maledict (4/rest)	4
18th	6	1d10	Order Feature	5
19th	6	1d10	Ability Score Improvement	5
20th	6	1d10	Sanguine Mastery	6

Ability Scores

Blood hunters are mostly a martial course, as well as while you’ll want a high Intelligence score to make the most of your capabilities, you’ll additionally need to keep the main damages score high (either Strength or Dexterity) and also you need to keep a high Constitution rating even more than the majority of other martial.

If you plan on making use of archery or two-weapon combating, make Dexterity your highest ability score. If you plan on making use of dueling style or excellent tool battling, make Strength your greatest capability score.

Next off, while the official text advises making Intelligence your following greatest score, honestly, you’re most likely to need more hit factors over a bump to your save DC. Blood seekers are going to take equally as many hits as other martial classes as well as you’ll need to compromise your hit factors for a great deal of your abilities (extra on that later). Make Constitution your 2nd greatest capacity rating.

You’ll desire to make Intelligence your 3rd greatest rating, you’ll desire to obtain it to at the very least a +2 or a +3 to make your save DC respectable.

That is a great deal of spread. Unlike numerous classes that have a key score as well as a secondary rating, blood seekers basically have 3 ability ratings they care a lot regarding. My suggestions, attempt to obtain those 3 scores up to a 16 as very early as feasible, and also the other three (Wisdom, Charisma, as well as whichever of Strength or Dexterity you aren’t using) need to be really full dump stats.

BLOOD HUNTER LEVEL	CANTRIPS	SPELLS	SPELL	SLOT
	KNOWN	KNOWN	SLOTS	LEVEL
3rd	2	2	1	1st
4th	2	2	1	1st
5th	2	3	1	1st
6th	2	3	2	1st
7th	2	4	2	2nd
8th	2	4	2	2nd
9th	2	5	2	2nd
10th	3	5	2	2nd
11th	3	6	2	2nd
12th	3	6	2	2nd
13th	3	7	2	3rd
14th	3	7	2	3rd
15th	3	8	2	3rd
16th	3	8	2	3rd
17th	3	9	2	3rd
18th	3	9	2	3rd
19th	3	10	2	4th
20th	3	11	2	4th

Best Races for a Blood Hunter

Blood hunters are truly starved for capability points, so your ideal options are most likely to be those that offer you a perk to 2 of your crucial statistics. Typically I would certainly suggest just playing whatever race you’d seem like, however, blood seekers truly injure without those capacity bonus offers.

Genasi (Air, Earth, or Fire)

The elemental-born Genasi all come all set with a +2 Constitution incentive, and also 3 of their 4 elemental types come with a useful +1 in one more crucial blood hunter stat. +1 to Dexterity for air Genasi, +1 to Strength for earth Genasi, or +1 Intelligence for fire Genasi.

Halfling (Stout)

Halflings obtain a +2 benefit to Dexterity (significant) and also the old stout lads get an essential point of Constitution. It also can’t be understated exactly how surprisingly excellent the halfling lucky capacity is, never ever fumbling in combat goes a long way. You lose some flexibility due to the halfling’s slow-moving speed but it’s still a very strong option.

FAQs

Q1. Is blood Hunter a 5e official?

Ans. Everywhere it appears in DDB, the Blood Hunter actually falls under the “Additional Classes” category. It is explicitly not under ‘True Classes’ and isn’t viewed as official.

Q2.Is blood hunting too powerful?

Ans. Like the majority of classes, it can be underpowered or overpowered depending on how you play it.

Q3.What is the blood tracker really great for?

Ans. By drawing their own blood, a blood hunter can amplify a blood curse. The blood curse becomes more potent as a result.

Q4.Which race makes the best blood Hunters?

Ans. Strength builds well with races like Orcs, Goliaths, and Mountain Dwarves.TheGithyanki is an excellent alternative that is less well-known.

Q5.Which race is best for a 5E blood hunter?

Ans. Choose stronger races like Mountain Dwarves, Half-Orcs, or Goliaths if you plan to rely on your STR and CON.

Q6.Why did the blood thief exist?

Ans. The Blood Hunter is a unique intelligence-based martial class that trades power for hit points. It was originally developed for actor Vin Diesel as part of the Critical role one-shot D&Diesel.

Q7. How frequently might a blood tracker at any point utilize blood curses?

Ans. A creature can only be affected by one curse at a time, and any new curse takes precedence over the previous curse. You can only use your Blood Maledict to recast your two blood curses after you have completed a short or long rest after using this feature to do so.

Q8.Can spells be used by blood hunters?

Ans. Unless they take the Order of the Profane Soul subclass, Blood Hunters cannot cast spells. They will then be limited in their ability to cast spells from the warlock spell list.