Righteous Heritor 5e

Which 5e Classes Make the Most of Righteous Heritor?

The color code below has been implemented to help you identify, at a glance, how good the Righteous Heritor 5e feat is for a specific class/subclass.

• Red: Weak, unlikely to contribute to your build
• Orange: Situationally good, but below average
• Green: A solid choice
• Blue: A great option worth considering
• Sky Blue: One of the best choices for optimization

Getting access to multiple instances of reaction-based damage mitigation is pretty universally applicable to any build. Plus, the ASIs aren’t restricted, meaning you can choose whatever your build is looking for. Ultimately, this feat’s effectiveness will boil down to if you’re specific build has a better reaction than Soothe Pain.

Artificer: At 7th-level, you get Flash of Genius, which could be able to mitigate more damage per use than Soothe Pain if you turn a failed saving throw against something like a dragon's breath weapon into a success. You'll also get more uses out of Flash of Genius per long rest.

Barbarian: Unless you're going for a Polearm Master or Sentinel build, this can offer a huge amount of damage mitigation each long rest, for both you and your allies.

Bard: If your Bard is already stacked up with counterspell and silvery barbs, you likely already have a better use for your reaction than Soothe Pain. Otherwise, this is a decent way to further support your party.

Cleric: This is a solid way to effectively heal your party as a reaction.

Druid: This is a solid way to effectively heal your party as a reaction.

Fighter: Unless you're going for a Polearm Master or Sentinel build, this can offer a huge amount of damage mitigation each long rest, for both you and your allies.

Monk: The Monk's Deflect Missiles and Slow Fall are both niche ways to mitigate damage, whereas Soothe Pain can be applied every combat. The reaction offered by this feat provides a huge amount of damage mitigation each long rest, for both you and your allies, which monks are all too happy to pick up.

Paladin: Beyond being very on-brand for a Paladin, this can offer a huge amount of damage mitigation each long rest, for both you and your allies, as long as you're not going for a Polearm Master or Sentinel build.

Ranger: Unless you're going for a Polearm Master or Sentinel build, this can offer a huge amount of damage mitigation each long rest, for both you and your allies.

Rogue: You'll likely want to save your reaction each turn for Uncanny Dodge, so this is a skip.

Sorcerer: If your Sorcerer is already stacked up with counterspell and silvery barbs, you likely already have a better use for your reaction than Soothe Pain. Otherwise, this is a decent way to support your party.

Warlock: If your Warlock is using counterspell to disrupt their enemies from casting big damage spells, you likely already have a better use for your reaction than Soothe Pain. Otherwise, this is a decent way to support your party.

Wizard: If your Sorcerer is already stacked up with counterspell and silvery barbs, you likely already have a better use for your reaction than Soothe Pain. Otherwise, this is a decent way to support your party.