Help with character build please.
Hi everyone I am new to D&D ( apart from a lifetime of computer games and books ) and I am currently playing The Curse of Strahd campaign my friend is the DM and he and the other are teaching me how to play and I can honestly say that it's some of the most fun iv ever had .
Anyway I'm playing a human male fighter ( psi warrior) and we are at level 4. I want to multi class into a blood hunter ( order of lycan ) . I ask AI to help me with my build to be able to have a good chance of killing strahd and anything else in Barovia with what I have chosen. Here's what it gave me please let me know what you think and I am open to any suggestions. Thank you.
Wulfric Strongheart level 4–12
Best final build
Fighter 8 / Blood Hunter 4
Do not multiclass at level 5. Take Fighter 5 first for Extra Attack. That is too powerful to delay.
Current level 4
Human Fighter 4 — Psi Warrior
Stats now:
STR 19
DEX 15
CON 20
INT 13
WIS 12
CHA 12
AC 19
HP 48
Fighting Style: Great Weapon Fighting
Feat: Fey Touched
Spells: Bless, Misty Step
Main role: front-line commander/tank.
Level 5 — Fighter 5
Take:
Extra Attack
This is your biggest power jump.
You now attack twice per Attack action.
Best weapon now:
Halberd / glaive / longsword, preferably silvered or magical.
Level 6 — Blood Hunter 1
Take Blood Hunter.
Choose Hemocraft ability:
Intelligence
Because your Psi Warrior and Fey Touched already use Intelligence.
Take:
Crimson Rite
Best Rite choice:
Rite of the Storm or Rite of the Frozen
Avoid fire if possible, because many undead and fiends can resist it.
Good Blood Curse:
Blood Curse of the Marked
This helps you hit one enemy harder, which is ideal against bosses.
Blood Hunters use blood magic and Crimson Rite to empower weapons at the cost of their own vitality, so this fits you becoming a darker monster hunter.
Level 7 — Blood Hunter 2
Take second Fighting Style:
Defense
This gives +1 AC while wearing armour.
Your AC becomes:
20
That is excellent.
Keep wearing:
Half plate for now, unless you find plate armour.
Best armour goal:
Plate armour
With Defense style, plate gives:
AC 19
With shield if needed:
AC 21
But for damage, stay two-handed.
Level 8 — Blood Hunter 3
Subclass:
Order of the Lycan
This is your big story level.
becomes the wolf warrior.
Use Hybrid Transformation for hard fights, especially:
werewolves
vampire spawn
undead packs
boss fights
ambushes
This gives you the “monster fighting monsters” feel and makes you very hard to kill.
Level 9 — Blood Hunter 4
Take Ability Score Improvement:
\+1 Strength, +1 Intelligence
Stats become:
STR 20
DEX 15
CON 20
INT 14
WIS 12
CHA 12
This is perfect.
STR 20 means maximum attack and damage.
INT 14 improves Psi Warrior and Blood Hunter slightly.
Level 10 — Fighter 6
Take feat:
Great Weapon Master
This is your damage feat.
Use it when:
you have Bless active
enemy AC seems low
enemy is prone
you have advantage
it is a big monster you need dead quickly
Do not use it every attack blindly. Against high AC enemies, attack normally.
Level 11 — Fighter 7
Psi Warrior improves.
You gain stronger battlefield control.
Your psionic powers should be used like this:
Protective Field
Use this to save allies from big hits.
Psionic Strike
Use this when you hit something important.
Telekinetic Movement
Use this for clever battlefield moments, like saving allies, moving objects, blocking doors, or throwing environmental hazards.
Psi Warrior is strong because its dice fuel both protection and extra force damage.
Level 12 — Fighter 8
Take feat:
Sentinel
This is the best final feat for the character
Why?
Because your job is to stop monsters reaching your party.
With Sentinel:
enemies struggle to run past you
you punish enemies for attacking allies
you become the wall
Alternative if Joe allows lots of halberd/glaive use:
Polearm Master
But for Curse of Strahd, I prefer Sentinel.
Final level 12 build
Fighter 8 / Blood Hunter 4
Stats:
STR 20
DEX 15
CON 20
INT 14
WIS 12
CHA 12
Feats:
Fey Touched
Great Weapon Master
Sentinel
Spells:
Bless
Misty Step
No cantrips unless Joe gives you a feat or magic item later.
Best gear to hunt for
Priority order:
Magical halberd, glaive, greatsword, or longsword
Plate armour
Magic cloak/ring of protection
Anti-vampire relics
Holy symbol / sun-based item
Silvered backup weapon
Potions of healing
More holy water
Anything that prevents charm, fear, or necrotic damage
Keep your fear immunity amulet. That is huge in Barovia.
Best combat routine
Before hard fight:
Bless
Crimson Rite
Hybrid Transformation
Then:
Attack twice.
Use Great Weapon Master when you have Bless or advantage.
Use Psionic Strike on important hits.
Use Action Surge when something must die now.
Use Protective Field to protect the cleric, bard, rogue, or Ireena.
Use Misty Step to reach Strahd, escape traps, or save an ally.
My final advice
This build makes the character:
very hard to kill
strong in melee
good against bosses
useful to the party
perfect thematically as a cursed wolf-warrior commander
The key choice is simple:
Fighter 5 first. Then Blood Hunter. Then return to Fighter.
That gives you the strongest version of the character by level 12. Flair