D&D: The Best Eldritch Invocations After You’ve Taken Agonizing Blast
We all know that agonizing blast is the only Eldritch Invocation you need. But what about the others? Here are the best of the rest.
Warlocks in 5th Edition D&D have a ton of power and it all comes down to one cantrip and one class feature. Eldritch Blast is hands down, the best attack cantrip in the game. And with the Agonizing Blast invocation, that effectiveness only increases. As you go from doing a flat 1d10 per eldritch blast to 1d10 + your Charisma modifier, which is a big bump.
It’s so good even melee-focused Warlocks will pick it up. Any other Eldritch Invocations past that point are just gravy on the cake, so to speak. If you like your cakes savory, that is.
But of the rest, which is worth taking? Here are five of our favorite Eldritch Invocations that aren’t Agonizing Blast.
Mask of Many Faces
Mask of Many Faces is an extremely popular choice, once you’ve picked up Agonizing Blast. Mask of Many Faces lets you cast Disguise Self as a 1st level spell at will without using a spell slot. Meaning that you can, on a whim, change what you look like.
Not only does this open up a ton of hijinks opportunities, but now you have a new disguise any time you want it. It opens up a swath of roleplay options, as you can now do the thing where you take someone else’s form mid-conversation with them. Just like a Mystique. If you take this, you can always find a way to use it, every session.
Gift of the Protectors
It’s not often that you can sign your life away, only to get it back later. But with this Eldritch Invocation, introduced in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, you absolutely can.
You have to be a Pact of the Tome Warlock, as this affects your book of shadows. With Gift of the Protectors, you add a new page to your book. A creature can, with your permission, write their name in the book, and once per long rest, when they would die (drop to 0 hit points), they drop to 1 hit point instead. And it costs you nothing to do that. You can store a number of names up to your proficiency bonus on the page at any given time.
Ghostly Gaze
Ghostly Gaze is a cheat code for D&D. With it, you can turn on wallhacks. This means you’re able to see through solid objects out to a range of 30 feet (as well as gain darkvision if you don’t have it). During that time, objects appear as ghostly, transparent images.
So not only can you explore the dungeon without having to explore the dungeon, you can make everyone think you’re really good at Call of Duty until you get busted on-stream.
Grasp of Hadar/Repelling Blast
Since you’re going to be using Eldritch Blast anyway, these Eldritch Invocations are an excellent option. One lets you push enemies further away, while the other lets you pull them closer. Either or both can be used in concert with your cantrip to shove someone off a cliff, pull them into a hazard, or just manipulate your foes on the board like you’re playing 4th Edition D&D.
Maddening Hex
Finally, we get Maddening Hex, which empowers the other fun part about being a Warlock: cursing people.
With this Eldritch Invocation, you can use a bonus action to cause a psychic explosion around any target you have cursed either from the Hex Spell or a feature that curses enemies like Hexblade’s Curse or Sign of Ill Omen. When you do, the target and each creature of your choice within 5 feet of it take your Charisma modifier in psychic damage, making your curse explosively shareable.
Happy Adventuring
