What are the best spells for magic initiate?

For the Magic Initiate feat, the best spells often focus on utility and combat power that bypasses class limitations, with top picks including Find Familiar (unmatched versatility), cantrips like Booming Blade/Green-Flame Blade (melee damage boost), Eldritch Blast (ranged force damage), and 1st-level spells like Shield, Absorb Elements, or Hex for defense or utility. Your choice depends heavily on your base class and desired role, but utility cantrips like Mage Hand and Prestidigitation are universally excellent additions.
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What classes benefit most from magic initiate?

The first use of Magic Initiate is for a spellcaster simply to gain more spells, namely Cantrips, of your own or another class. Bards, Druids and Warlocks get 2; Clerics and Wizards get 3; Sorcerers get the most at 4. Rangers and Paladins don't get any Cantrips.
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Is magic initiate worth taking?

No, Magic Initiate is not a good option with your stats. Raising your lowest stat is also not a good option.
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What are the best cantrips for Magic Initiate?

Prestidigitation, Mage Hand, Light, and Mending are solid choices for Cantrips.
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Can you get Eldritch Blast with Magic Initiate?

A blood hunter can choose Order of the Profane Soul as their subclass, gaining some warlock spells which can include Eldritch Blast. Any class can get Eldritch Blast by taking the Magic Initiate or Spell Sniper feat.
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Top 10 Spells to Pick With Magic Initiate Feat - DnD 5E

Is Eldritch blast the best cantrip?

Yes, Eldritch Blast is widely considered one of the best, if not the best, cantrips in Dungeons & Dragons 5e, primarily for Warlocks, due to its excellent scaling, consistent force damage, customizable enhancements via Invocations (like Agonizing Blast for extra damage and Repelling Blast for control), and versatility in targeting multiple enemies with separate beams as you level up.
 
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How to get 3 beams of Eldritch blast?

The spell creates more than one beam when you reach higher levels: two beams at 5th level, three beams at 11th level, and four beams at 17th level. You can direct the beams at the same target or at different ones. Make a separate attack roll for each beam.
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Can you upcast spells from magic initiate?

You can upcast any spell that you can cast using spell slots. So...if the spell from magic initiate is on one of your classes' spell lists, you can upcast it. only the Druid, Paladin, Sorcerer and Warlock class specify that you can cast spells of their respective classes with your spell slots.
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What is the best level 1 spell for wizards?

The best Level 1 Wizard spells in D&D 5e depend on your needs, but top contenders are Shield (defense), Find Familiar (utility/scouting), Mage Armor/Magic Missile (early AC/reliable damage), and Grease/Sleep (area control/battlefield shutdown). Rituals like Detect Magic and utility spells like Tasha's Hideous Laughter offer great value, while Silvery Barbs (if available) provides potent reaction utility, making a balanced spellbook essential for a versatile wizard. 
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Can you ritual cast a magic initiate spell?

You can only cast a Magic Initiate 1st level spell as a ritual through the Ritual Caster feat if you also choose it with the Ritual Caster feat, essentially wasting space in learning the same spell twice.
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Can you take magic initiate twice?

Not by the rules as written, but taking the magic initiate feat multiple times does not cause any balance issues, so your dm should be fine with it.
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Can a wizard take magic initiate?

Magic initiate only gets you a 1st level spell, but yes, you can take it as a wizard.
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What feats can be taken multiple times?

The only feat you can take multiple times is Elemental Adept, because that feat says you can take it multiple times. Edit: Also consider the following options.
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What is the 65% rule in D&D?

In 5e the chance of hitting is on average 65%. Based on that a +2 mod on AC reduces the chance to 55%. And a +9 mod to AC reduces the chance to hit to 20%. The three brackets represent you have a 65% chance to do minimum damage, 55% to do average damage and 20% to do max damage.
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What is the most powerful form of magic in D&D?

By far the most powerful spell in all of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a Conjuration spell that grants the caster a single wish; this can be anything from fully healing your entire party to reshaping reality itself.
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Can I change my magic Initiate spell later?

Whenever you gain a new level, you can replace one of the spells you chose for this feat with a different spell of the same level from the chosen spell list. Repeatable. You can take this feat more than once, but you must choose a different spell list each time.
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What are the strongest D\&D spells?

Best spells in D&D 5E
  • True Polymorph.
  • Meteor Swarm.
  • Inflict Wounds.
  • Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting.
  • Healing Word.
  • Shield.
  • Time Ravage.
  • Detect Magic.
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What is the best cantrip in D&D?

The best D&D cantrips often depend on playstyle, but top contenders include Eldritch Blast (Warlock's damage powerhouse), Guidance (support), Minor Illusion (versatile utility), Vicious Mockery (Bard's debuff), and Mind Sliver (Intelligence save debuff) for strategic combat; while Prestidigitation, Mage Hand, and Thaumaturgy excel at out-of-combat flavor and problem-solving, making them generally strong choices for any caster. 
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Who has the best spell list in 5E?

Wizard's spell list is just the best spell list there is, and it's not close.
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Can sleep be upcast?

Can Sleep 5e be upcast to affect more hit points? Yes, when you cast Sleep 5e using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you roll an additional 2d8 for each slot level above 1st.
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Are magic initiate spells always prepared?

You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest.
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Can I twin Eldritch blast?

No, you generally cannot use Twinned Spell on Eldritch Blast at higher levels because the spell gains multiple beams (targeting more than one creature by default), violating Twinned Spell's core rule of targeting only one creature. You can use it at levels 1-4 when it produces just one beam, but once you hit level 5 and it creates two beams (and more at higher levels), it's ineligible for twinning, even if you aim all beams at the same target. 
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Is Eldritch Blast better than Firebolt?

Eldritch Blast (EB) is generally superior to Fire Bolt (FB) in D&D 5e due to its versatile Force damage (less resisted), multiple beams at higher levels (better spread/consistency), and huge synergy potential with Warlock Invocations (Agonizing Blast, Repelling Blast), turning it into a powerhouse unlike Fire Bolt's single-target burst. While Fire Bolt offers simple, strong burst damage (Xd10) and can be enhanced by specific class features (like Metamagic), EB's flexibility to hit multiple targets or push/pull single ones makes it a more reliable, adaptable, and often higher-damage cantrip, especially for Warlocks.
 
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Which feat is best for Warlock?

The best Warlock feats focus on boosting spellcasting (Fey Touched, Spell Sniper, War Caster), improving survivability (Resilient: Constitution, Tough), or enhancing specific builds (Crossbow Expert, Sharpshooter for martial), with Fey Touched/Shadow Touched and Eldritch Adept being top picks for versatile spell access/invocations, while Resilient (Con) helps with concentration. 
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