I've been allowed to make a specialized character for a game - one who primarily buffs. I'd like to know the best spells/powers to use for buffing. I tried to find a pre-existing thread for this, but had no luck.
One critical rule change for this character: All "Personal" spells are now "Range:Touch", and
all spells are "Target:Other Only"
Spells can be from any list, at all. Only the living may be affected.
That said, I think a list of good buff effects would be good for everyone.
Thanks for your help. I'll edit this first post as I find (or am told of) good buff spells. Feel free to critique those I list - all info welcome
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Highly Recommended:
Creature Combat Buffs:
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--Spell/Power Level 1--Bite of the WolfClaws of the BeastCompressionConviction
SpCExpansionFist of stone
SpCGrease, Psionic, coating only
Grip of IronHammerInertial ArmorPrecognition, Defensive Precognition, OffensiveVigor--Spell/Power Level 2--Alter Self
Animal AffinityConcealing AmorphaDetect Hostile IntentEnergy Adaptation, SpecifiedFell the Greatest Foe
SpCHunter's Eye
PHB2HustlePsionic Lion's ChargeSee Invisibility
Strength of My EnemyWings of Cover
RotDWraithstrike
SpC--Spell/Power Level 3--Claws of the VampireConcealing Amorpha, GreaterConviction, Mass
SpCEmpathic FeedbackEnergy RetortHaste
Righteous Fury
SpCShare Pain, ForcedShield of Warding
SpCTouchsight--Spell/Power Level 4--Claw of EnergyControl BodyEnergy AdaptationFreedom of Movement, PsionicImmovabilityIntellect FortressMetamorphosisPolymorph
Recitation
SpCRighteous Aura
SpCSchismSteadfast Perception--Spell/Power Level 5--Blink, Greater
SpCContingency, PsionicDispelling BufferFiendForm
SpCOak BodyRighteous Wrath of the Faithful
SpCSecond ChanceValiant Fury
SpC--Spell/Power Level 6--Eyes of the Oracle
DMForm of DoomNull Psionics FieldTemporal Acceleration--Spell/Power Level 7--Body Outside Body
CAEnergy ConversionFate of OneFissionGiant Size
CAMental PinnacleXPH--Spell/Power Level 8--Bend RealityFusionIron Body, PsionicMoment of Prescience, PsionicShadow BodyTrue Metabolism--Spell/Power Level 9--Metamorphosis, GreaterReality Revision, duplicate power and inherent bonus only
Shapechange
Timeless BodyVisage of the Deity, Greater
CDBite of the Were[blank]
SpC (2,3,4,5,6)
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Creature Utility Buffs:
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--Spell/Power Level 1--CatfallChameleonDetect PsionicsSense LinkSkateSynesthete--Others--Feat Leech (2)
Invisibility (2)
Levitate (2)
Sense Link, Forced (2)
Ectoplasmic Form (3)
Escape Detection (3)
Glibness (3)
Invisibility, Greater (4)
Psychic Reformation (4)
Adapt Body (5)
Overland Flight (5)
True Seeing, Psionic (5)
Co-Opt Concentration (6)
Mind Blank, Personal (6)
Overland Flight, Psionic (6)
Astral Seed (8)
Invisibility, Superior
SpC (8)
Minute Form
CA (8)
Metafaculty (9)
Psychic Chirurgery, transfer knowledge only (9)
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Equipment/Area Buffs:
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Metaphysical Weapon (1)
Keed Edge, Psionic (3)
Vampiric Blade (3)
Weapon of Energy (4)
Matter Manipulation (8), strengthen only
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Illusions:
[spoiler]Disguise Self (1)
Displacement (3)
Mirror Image, Greater
PH2 (4)
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thank you Prime32, Endarire, Echoes, Cru, raith0, Templario, skydragonknight, Lycanthromancer)
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All:
Player's Handbook:
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Creature Buffs:
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--Spell Level 0--Guidance
Know Direction
Message
Read Magic
Resistance
Virtue
--Spell Level 1--Bless
Comprehend Languages
Divine Favor
Endure Elements
Enlarge Person
Entropic Shield
Expeditious Retreat
Feather Fall
Goodberry
Longstrider
Mage Armor
Hide from Animals
Hide from Undead
Jump
Magic Fang
Pass Without Trace
Protection from Chaos/Evil/Good/Law
Reduce Person
Resist Energy
Sanctuary
Shield
Shield of Faith
Speak with Animals
True Strike
Undetectable Alignment
--Spell Level 2--Aid
Alter Self
Barkskin
Bear's Endurance
Blur
Bull's Strength
Cat's Grace
Darkvision
Eagle's Splendor
False Life
Fox's Cunning
Heroism
Invisibility
Levitate
Owl's Wisdom
Protection from Arrows
Rage
Reduce Animal
See Invisibility
Shield Other
Speak with Plants
Spider Climb
Tongues
Tree Shape
--Spell Level 3--Arcane Sight
Blink
Displacement
Fly
Gaseous Form
Gentle Repose
Glibness
Good Hope
Haste
Invisibility Sphere
Magic Circle against Chaos/Evil/Good/Law
Magic Fang, Greater
Meld into Stone
Nondetection
Prayer
Protection from Energy
Water Breathing
Water Walk
Repel Vermin
--Spell Level 4--Air Walk
Animal Growth
Death Ward
Divine Power
Enlarge Person, Mass
Fire Shield
Freedom of Movement
Giant Vermin
Globe of Invulnerability, Lesser
Imbue with Spell Ability
Invisibility, Greater
Legend Lore
Modify Memory, recall only
Otiluke's Resilient Sphere
Polymorph
Rary's Mnemonic Enhancer
Reduce Person, Mass
Spell Immunity
Stoneskin
Tree Stride
Zone of Silence
--Spell Level 5--Awaken
Heroism, Greater
Overland Flight
Permanency, applied to buffs
Plane Shift
Rary's Telepathic Bond
Righteous Might
Shadow Walk
Spell Resistance
True Seeing
--Spell Level 6--Bear's Endurance, Mass
Bull's Strength, Mass
Cat's Grace, Mass
Eagle's Splendor, Mass
Find the Path
Fox's Cunning, Mass
Globe of Invulnerability
Liveoak
Mordenkainen's Lucubration
Owl's Wisdom, Mass
Repulsion
Tenser's Transformation
Transport via Plants
--Spell Level 7--Arcane Sight, Greater
Ethereal Jaunt
Invisibility, Mass
Sequester
Spell Turning
StoneTell
Vision
Wind Walk
--Spell Level 8--Cloak of Chaos
Iron Body
Holy Aura
Mind Blank
Moment of Prescience
Polymorph Any Object
Protection from Spells
Shield of Law
Spell Immunity, Greater
Temporal Stasis
--Spell Level 9--Etherealness
Foresight
Freedom
Shapechange
Time Stop
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Item and Location Buffs:
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Light (0)
Bless Water (1)
Bless Weapon (1)
Curse Water (1)
Goodberry (1)
Magic Stone (1)
Magic Weapon (1)
Obscure Object (1)
Shillelagh (1)
Align Weapon (2)
Consecrate (2)
Snare (2)
Spike Growth (2)
Flame Arrow (3)
Keen Edge (3)
Magic Vestment (3)
Magic Weapon, Greater (3)
Secret Page (3)
Shrink Item (3)
Holy Sword (4)
Spike Stones (4)
Disrupting Weapon (5)
Hallow (5)
Leomund's Secret Chest (5)
Transmute Mud to Rock (5)
Unhallow (5)
Fire Seeds (6)
SpellStaff (6)
Changestaff (7)
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Illusions with Buff Effects[spoiler]
Silent Image (1)
Nystul's Magic Aura (1)
Leomund's Trap (2)
Minor Image (2)
Mirror Image (2)
Silence (2)
Major Image (3)
Sculpt Sound (3)
Illusory Wall (4)
Zone of Silence (4)
False Vision (5)
Mislead (5)
Persistent Image (5)
Permanent Image (6)
Project Image (6)
Veil (6)
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Spell Compendium:
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Creature Buffs[spoiler]
--Spell Level 1--Accelerated Movement
Appraising Touch
Arrow Mind
Aspect of the Wolf
Aura Against Flame
Babau Slime
Beast Claws
Beastland Ferocity
Blessed Aim
Blood Wind
BloodHound
Branch to Branch
Breath Flare
Buoyant Lifting
Camouflage
Cheat
Claws of the Bear
Clear Mind
Cloak of Dark Power
Conviction
Corrosive Grasp
CrabWalk
Critical Strike
Cutting Hand
Deep Breath
Delay Disease
Detect Favored Enemy
Divine Sacrifice
Easy Trail
Ebon Eyes
Ectoplasmic Armor
Embrace the Wild
Enrage Animal
Expeditious Retreat, Swift
Find Temple
Fist of Stone
Focusing Chant
Foundation of Stone
--Spell Level 2--Absorb Weapon
Aiming at the Target
Align Fang
AngelSkin
Augment Familiar
Avoid Planar Effects
Balancing Lorecall
Balor Nimbus
Battle Hymn
Blade of Pain and Fear
BladeWeave
Blood Frenzy
Body Blades
Body of the Sun
Burrow
Camouflage, Mass
Chain of Eyes
Claws of Darkness
Cloak of Bravery
Cloud Wings
CounterMoon, willing only
Create Magic Tattoo
DagerSpell Stance
Death Armor
Decomposition
DemonHide
Discern Shapechanger
Disguise Undead
Divine Insight
Divine Interdiction
Divine Protection
Earthen Grace
Ectoplasmic Feedback
Extend Tentacles
Fearsome Grapple
Fell the Greatest Foe
Fins to Feet
Fly, Swift
Fuse Arms
--Spell Level 3--Aid, Mass
Air Breathing
Align Fang, Mass
Allegro
Amorphous Form
Anticipate Teleportation
AntiDragon Aura
Anyspell
Arrow Storm
Attune Form
Blacklight
Blade Storm
Blessing of Bahamut
Blindsight
Burrow, Mass
Charge of the Triceratops
Clarity of Mind
Conviction, Mass
Corona of Cold
Darkfire
Deeper Darkvision
DragonSkin
Enhance Familiar
False Gravity
Fangs of the Vampire King
Favorable Sacrifice
Find the Gap
Fire Wings
ForestFold
Fortify Familiar
--Spell Level 4--Armor of Darkness
Aspect of the Earth Hunter
Assay Spell Resistance
Blinding Breath
Cacophonic Shield
Consumptive Field
Contingent Energy Resistance
Darkvision, Mass
Delay Death
Displacer Form
Draconic Might
Dragon Breath
Enhance Wild Shape
Essence of the Raptor
Favor of the Martyr
Fire Stride
Flame Whips (4)
Flight of the Dragon
ForceWard
--Spell Level 5--Acid Sheath
AntiCold Sphere
Aura of Evasion
Blink, Greater
Bolts of Bedevilment
Breath Weapon Substitution
Cloak of the Sea
Crawling Darkness
Dance of the Unicorn
Death Throes
Dispelling Breath
Divine Agility
DragonSight
DuelWard
Enlarge Person, Greater
Ethereal Breath
FiendForm
Fire Shield, Mass
Fly, Mass
--Spell Level 6--Anticipate Teleportation, Greater
Anyspell, Greater
Aura of Terror
Awaken Undead
Cloud-Walkers
Dirge
Dream Sight
Energy Immunity
Fires of Purity
Death Dragon
Elemental Body
Emerald Flame Fist
Evil Glare
Field of Ghouls
Fortunate Fate
--Spell Level 7--Aura of Vitality
Body of War
Consumptive Field, Greater
--Spell Level 8--Awaken, Mass
Crown of Glory
Death Pact
Death Ward, Mass
--Spell Level 9--Absorption
Awaken Construct
Breath Weapon Admixture
Cast in Stone
Cloak of Bravery, Greater
Enervating Breath
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Item and Location Buffs[spoiler]
Amplify (1)
Anarchic Water (1)
Animate Fire/Water/Wood (1)
Axiomatic Water (1)
Blades of Fire (1)
Bless Weapon, Swift (1)
Cold Fire (1)
Deafening Clang (1)
Energized Shield, Lesser (1)
Familiar Pocket (1)
Brambles (2)
Bristle (2)
Burning Sword (2)
Checkmate's Light (2)
EarthFast (2)
Easy Climb (2)
Energized Shield (2)
Exacting Shot (2)
Flame of Faith (2)
Align Weapon, Msss (3)
Blade Thirst (3)
DiamondSteel (3)
Dolorous Blow (3)
Entangling Staff (3)
Cursed Blade (4)
FoeBane (4)
Echo Skull (5)
Animate Snow (6)
Arrow of Bone (7)
Brilliant Aura (7)
Brilliant Blade (7)
Energy Transformation Field (7)
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Illusions with Buff Effects[spoiler]
Cloak Pool (2)
Discolor Pool (2)
Decoy Image (3)
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All Psionics:
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--Power Level 1--Bite of the WolfCatfallChameleonClaws of the BeastCompressionDetect PsionicsExpansionGrease, Psionic, coating only
Grip of IronHammerInertial Armor[spoiler]
Metaphysical WeaponPrecognition, Defensive Precognition, OffensiveSense LinkSkateSynestheteVigor--Power Level 2--Animal AffinityBestow PowerConcealing AmorphaDetect Hostile IntentEnergy Adaptation, SpecifiedFeat LeechHustleLevitatePsionic Lion's ChargeSense Link, ForcedStrength of My Enemy--Power Level 3--Claws of the VampireConcealing Amorpha, GreaterEctoplasmic FormEmpathic FeedbackEnergy RetortEscape Detection[spoiler]
Keed Edge, PsionicShare Pain, ForcedTouchsightVampiric Blade--Power Level 4--Claw of EnergyControl BodyEnergy AdaptationFreedom of Movement, PsionicImmovabilityIntellect FortressMetamorphosisPsychic ReformationSchismSteadfast PerceptionWeapon of Energy--Power Level 5--Adapt BodyContingency, PsionicDispelling BufferOak BodySecond ChanceTrue Seeing, Psionic--Power Level 6--Co-Opt ConcentrationForm of DoomMind Blank, PersonalNull Psionics FieldOverland Flight, PsionicTemporal Acceleration--Power Level 7--Energy ConversionFate of OneFissionMental PinnacleXPH--Power Level 8--Astral SeedBend RealityFusionIron Body, PsionicMatter Manipulation, strengthen only
Moment of Prescience, PsionicShadow BodyTrue Metabolism--Power Level 9--MetafacultyMetamorphosis, GreaterPsychic Chirurgery, transfer knowledge only
Reality Revision, duplicate power and inherent bonus only
Timeless Body[/spoiler]