But, we’re taking Pact of the Blade.īasically, this lets us summon any type of weapon as an action. If you’re at all familiar with Hexblade Warlocks, you probably saw this coming. We’re trying to bolster Zagreus’ survivability as much as possible in the early levels.
So, I picked two that help with our Fighter levels later down the line. Now, we only get two invocations for the entire of the character. With this, we get our second spell slot ( yes) and Eldritch Invocations. 2nd LevelĪt 2nd Level, Zagreus takes another level in Warlock. Now that we have the base for our D&D 5e build for Zagreus, let’s get to the level progression. And, Stealth to reflect his frequent attempts at sneaking out of the Underworld.Īlright. Athletics because Zag is a very physically fit person. I’m scrapping that in exchange ( something you can totally do) for Athletics and Stealth. Now, normally, the Noble background gives you History and Persuasion proficiency. Zagreus is a tough guy with great Charisma and he’s the son of a god. So, from Warlock, we get to pick two skills from Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, and Religion. …I’m also tweaking what skills we get from the background. The equipment…isn’t all that important from the Noble background. And, I feel that the Position of Privilege background feature fits seeing as Zagreus is the son of a god. Zagreus is the son of Hades, the God of the Underworld. Now, I know it’s not the best background. Hexblade’s Curse correlates with using your Cast in Hades to increase damage against enemies you’ve hit with it.įinally, we’re choosing Noble as our background.
But, mechanically, it fits him very well.Īnyway, this is going to give him access to spells (which I’ll list out later) and Hexblade features Hexblade’s Curse and Hex Warrior. Hell, Warlock in general isn’t all that thematic. Now, I know Hexblade isn’t the most thematic for Zagreus in the context of Hades. This gives us our Otherworldly Patron choice which, again, is the Hexblade.
Thematically, if fits in with his being the son of Hades and ( spoiler!) the human Persephone. To start, I chose Fallen Aasimar for Zag’s race. Now, there’s a reason behind each of these. I’m going to list out how we’re going to progress Zagreus level-by-level. So, with the primer out of the way, let’s get to the level progression.
So, you’re need the Player’s Handbook, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, and Xanathar’s Guide to Everything if you want to use this character build.īy 20th-level, Zagreus is a Hexblade Warlock 4 (meaning 4 levels in the class) and Battle Master Fighter 16. And, we’re going to use the common combination of Hexblade Warlock and Battle Master Fighter. Well, the Fighter/Warlock multiclass isn’t groundbreaking. And, his Warlock levels enhance his combat capabilities. So, Zagreus has a lot more levels in Fighter than Warlock. It’s primarily focused on martial prowess. The main thing to remember is this is a multiclass build using the Warlock and Fighter classes. So, without further adieu, let’s build Zagreus in Dungeons & Dragons 5e.įirst things first, here’s a break down of how Zagreus’ character build looks. But the best part is I’m going to outline the character progression from 1-20. If you want to play Zagreus, use this as the starting point. So, to celebrate, I’ve put together a character build for Hades’ protagonist, Zagreus. First off, I just want to say, I love the rogue-like game Hades by Supergiant Games.