Dungeons & Dragons: How To Multiclass As A Sorcerer

Sorcerers have a lot going for them in Dungeons & Dragons, and you can get even more bang for your buck by multiclassing. Here’s how to get started.

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Sorcerers have a lot going for them, especially in Dungeons & Dragons. Magical power without tedious study or worship, who could ask for more? Well, it turns out you can ask for more – and multiclassing is a way to get it. However, some classes work better with sorcerers than others. Here’s a guide to figure out how to branch out as a sorcerer.

Artificer

The casting stats don’t align, and there’s not a whole lot of low-level infusions that directly benefit sorcerers. There are some viable options if you invest more levels, but it’s rough going until you get there and even then there are better options.

Barbarian

Unarmored Defense is nice, but if you want a boost to AC just take the Draconic Bloodline subclass. The fact that you can’t cast spells while raging means that you get nearly nothing by dipping into this class.

Bard

Bards use Charisma to cast spells, and they are full casters, so you won’t lag behind in spell slots by taking bard levels. The first three bard levels all give abilities that are nice to have, but neither mesh nor clash with sorcerer abilities. Bards can cast a lot of spells that sorcerers can’t, and casting them using metamagic opens up some interesting possibilities. Taking three levels to get Expertise can be valuable for sorcerers who are serving as the party’s face, since a boost to Persuasion or Deception is always nice. If you take three levels only the College of Swords gives no benefit to sorcerers; the rest fall into the category of nice-but-not-great.

Cleric

Clerics provide armor proficiencies and utility, plus getting one level grants knowledge of the entire cleric spell list (which is interesting to cast using metamagic). It’s hard to go wrong taking a level or two in Cleric, but certain Divine Domains are better than others. Good options are one level of Light Domain (good defensive ability) or Forge Domain (free +1 to AC). If you take two levels, Tempest Domain (punish attackers and deal max shatter damage), War Domain (gain benefits when using spell attacks), and Grave Domain (use Path to the Grave then quickened disintegrate for massive damage) are good choices. Just remember that all of these options other than Forge Domain, have abilities fueled by a good Wisdom score.

Druid

Similar to clerics, taking a level of druid gives you access to the entire druid spell list. Of course, your ability to prepare druid spells will be limited, but it can be useful to have an entire list of unique “back pocket” spells. More levels aren’t recommended except for roleplaying purposes; neither Wild Shape nor any druid subclass gives anything particularly useful for sorcerers.

Fighter

Sorcerers gain a lot by taking two levels of fighter. Armor proficiencies are great for squishy casters like sorcerers, as is the +1 to AC gained from the Defense fighting style. Action Surge is great for sorcerers, because it allows them to cast two leveled spells or a quickened spell and two cantrips. Basically, you can have one really good turn per short rest. The drawback is that your spellcasting lags while you put levels in fighter, so more than two isn’t worth it.

Monk

Like multiclassing into barbarian, this gives unarmored defense, but you can easily boost your AC with Draconic Bloodline or, you know, multiclassing to get armor proficiencies. Two levels gives Patient Defense and Step of the Wind, which are interesting but lackluster compared to other multiclass options.

Paladin

Taking two levels of fighter is strictly better because of Action Surge, and because you can take the Defense fighting style at 1st level instead of 2nd. Still, paladins have some interesting utility, give armor proficiencies, and use Charisma for spellcasting. Two levels of paladin also unlocks their entire spell list, which is less impressive than the cleric or druid lists, but is still nice if you want the other stuff the class gives.

Ranger

Take this for flavor, not synergy. The 1st-level abilities are more meant for a dedicated tracker, and spellcasting only gives you knowledge of a few spells if you don’t progress further as a ranger. It’s similar to the paladin multiclass, but you get fewer goodies from it.

Rogue

Nothing in this class is particularly bad for a sorcerer, but a lot of other options are better. Expertise is useful for sorcerers serving as the party’s face or who want to use a lot of utility skills. You’ll basically never use Sneak Attack since you’ll rarely be using weapons. Cunning Action is less than useful, since sorcerers don’t have to be especially mobile in combat, and metamagic means you might have much more powerful options for your bonus action (although disengaging as a bonus is nice). A thieves’ tools proficiency can be good for Shadow Magic sorcerers that want to do more sneaky stuff.

Warlock

Taking one, two or three levels in warlock can be great for a sorcerer. Both use Charisma for spellcasting, and warlocks have regenerating spell slots that can be used on low-level spells or converted for endless sorcery points. All warlock Patrons have 1st level abilities that are nice to have, but the Archfey and Hexblade are especially good due to the former’s mass charm/frighten ability and access to the spell faerie fire and the latter’s curse bonuses and armor proficiencies. Two levels of warlock gives Eldritch Invocations; taking ones that let you cast utility spells can augment the sorcerers limited number of spells known. Alternatively, taking Agonizing Blast can improve your eldritch blast cantrip, which scales with player level and can be cast twice per turn thanks to metamagic. If you take 3 levels, Pact of the Tome augments your limited cantrip selection.

Wizard

Wizards have a wider variety of spells than sorcerers, and get most of their utility from progressing through the spellcasting levels of the class. However, if you are in a campaign where spell scrolls and lost spellbooks are commonplace, it might be beneficial to take a level of wizard to get the spellbook. Sorcerers are limited by a limited spell list and few known spells. Being able to copy wizard spells is useful, just remember that they’re fueled by your Intelligence, not Charisma.

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