Gith 5e Guide

What is this guide?

This guide is meant to give you an mind of whether or not the Gith will be right for your character build .
The color code below has been implemented to help you identify, at a glance, how good that option will be for your Gith. This color coding international relations and security network ’ thymine a hard and fast govern ; there are batch of sub-optimized options out there that will be viable to your party and will be fun to play .

• Black is a trait shared by many races and or will not impact the potency of your character build

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• loss isn’t going to contribute to the effectiveness of your character build at all
• orange is an OK option
• green is a good option
• Blue is a great option, you should strongly consider this option for your character
• Sky Blue is an amazing option. If you do not take this option your character would not be optimized

Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Update

Tasha ‘s Cauldron of Everything has added the “ Customizing Your origin ” choice that may affect the ability grade increases, languages, and proficiencies in this lead. To read more about this, visit our D & D Race Guide .

What are Gith?

The Gith, once servants of the mind flayers, overthrew their masters to obtain exemption. After their victory, two factions quickly formed with opposing views on how they should move on with their lives .
The Githyanki are angry at their circumstances, believing they have the right to to kill whoever and take whatever they want. Their hatred for the thinker flayer hush runs very abstruse and they wish to destroy them all. On the other hand, the Githzerai have chosen to cut themselves off from the worldly concern, taking safety in an impenetrable fortress and merely venturing out to eradicate nearby mind flayers .
even nowadays, the Githyanki and Githzerai have inconsolable differences and will kill each other on view .
Gith are a playable fictional character race found in Mordenkainen ’ s Tome of Foes .

Gith Traits

Ability Score Increase : +1 INT is pretty regretful. very few classes need INT and most that do want +2. fortunately the Gith subraces add more meaningful ability score increases to this service line, but they don ’ thyroxine very pair well with INT .
Size : medium is the typical size of most races, and is neither good nor badly .
Speed : Gith have a standard walking focal ratio of 30 feet .

Gith Subraces

Githyanki

Githyanki have a bizarre mish-mash of ability scores and traits. They don ’ triiodothyronine seem to be designed for any one class or build, though the spells offer good utility to all .
Ability Score Increase : STR and INT don ’ triiodothyronine in truth go together, though STR builds can just ignore the INT if necessity .
Decadent Mastery : Learning languages international relations and security network ’ triiodothyronine besides stimulate, but a free skill proficiency is a courteous bonus .
Martial Prodigy : This trait is matter to because it allows INT spellcasters a casual to use medium armor and wield swords. Martial Prodigy opens the doorway for some unique fictional character builds, even if they aren ’ deoxythymidine monophosphate optimized. STR builds will flat out neglect this because they will probable already have access to the weapons and armor .
Githyanki Psionics : These spells don ’ thymine want components and use INT as the spellcasting modifier .

• 1st Level – Mage Hand: Every party likes to have a character with Mage Hand to grab hard to reach objects or to open a potentially trapped door or chest.
• 3rd Level – Jump

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  : Increasing jump distance is rarely useful and is severely outclassed by other movement spells. Even one free cast per long rest isn’t enough to make this spell useful. 

• 5th Level – Misty Step: Misty Step is the staple movement spell for those classes lucky enough to have access to it. It can be cast as a bonus action and avoids opportunity attacks. A free cast once per long rest adds great utility and can act as a get out of jail free card.

Githzerai

Githzerai besides have foreign ability scores. The racial trait is generally more useful than that of the Githyanki and none of the spells are a miss .
Ability Score Increase : WIS and INT don ’ t actually go together since spellcasters either use one or the other, though WIS builds can just ignore the INT if necessity .
Mental Discipline : Charmed and Frightened are very annoying conditions in the best case, and truly deadly in the worst sheath. Having advantage against these conditions will make it far less likely that you succumb to them .
Githzerai Psionics : These spells don ’ t command components and use WIS as the spellcasting modifier .

• 1st Level – Mage Hand: Every party likes to have a character with Mage Hand to grab hard to reach objects or to open a potentially trapped door or chest.
• 3rd Level – Shield: The Shield spell is awesome when a devastating attack comes your way. Being able to cast it for free once per long rest could absolutely save your life on more than one occasion.
• 5th Level – Detect Thoughts: Useful spell for interrogations, or to determine if there are any hidden creatures near your location.

Which Classes Work With Gith?

The Gith are not an optimum choice for any classify. You are pretty much guaranteed to have a wasted ability score addition or a racial trait that leaves you wanting something else. still, Gith can be a distribute of fun when not aiming to make the most herculean character possible .
Artificer : Since both subraces come with INT, they are both reasonable choices for Artificers. Githyanki are cool if you want to try a melee build, and Githzerai are for those that want to take a more defensive approach .
Barbarian : +2 STR means the Barbarian is glad as a Githyanki, even if Martial Prodigy is a complete pine away of a racial trait. While it ’ randomness funny to have spellcasting on a savage, you won ’ t be able to cast them while in a ramp .
Bard : Bards need CHA to be effective .
Cleric : Both subraces are a decent choice for Clerics. Githyanki is great for those that want to swing a fortune of weapons, and Githzerai is better for those that want to hang back, hurl spells, and play defensively .
Druid : Druids are one of the best options for a Gith, namely the Githzerai. Githzerai offer more survivability, which Druids painfully need, and +2 WIS goes a long way for this class. If the +1 INT were DEX or CON the Githzerai would be perfect for a Druid .
Fighter : Most Fighters will be good fine as a Githyanki, and Eldritch Knights are a perfect fit. soldierly Prodigy is a atrophied racial trait as Fighters have access to all the weapons and armor already .
Monk : WIS is crucial for Monks, and the Githzerai comes with WIS and some solid defensive options. The issue is that DEX is even more crucial, and that ’ s sorely missed here .
Paladin : STR is good for Paladins, but they are excessively multi-ability dependent to waste an ability score increase on INT. Nothing besides the STR on the Githyanki is interesting for a Paladin .
Ranger : WIS is good for spellcasting, but Rangers typically need more DEX than WIS. The rest of the traits of the Githzerai are quite thoroughly, but not in truth enough to make up for the lack of DEX. STR is besides a catchy choice for Rangers, though there are much better races to try to make it work .
Rogue : Rogues need DEX to be effective .
Sorcerer : Sorcerers need CHA to be effective.

Warlock : Warlocks need CHA to be effective .
Wizard : Since both subraces come with INT, they are both fair choices for Wizards. Githyanki is interesting for the extra armor options, while Githzerai offer well protection from conditions. The spells, while utilitarian as a free cast, can all be obtained by Wizards already .

Roland Drews

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