In this video we specifically looked for spells that target you or your allies, and offer an improvement to your combat capabilities.

We also don’t discuss Polymorph as we think this spell goes far beyond JUST an offensive buff, we will be discussing it in the future.

More videos on other types of Buff spells (defensive and utility) are coming!

One fun fact you forgot to mention about Bless - it sticks better than most other buffs. That bonus to saving throws applies to concentration saves too, so Bless helps sustain itself!

Animate Objects: "Each target animates and becomes a creature under your control.."

BIG THINK
Animate Objects + Crusader's Mantle = Holy Hailstorm

Buff spells make us harder, better, faster, stronger.

Druid summoning 8 Raptors to support a Paladin using Crusader's Mantle. 16 attacks, probably at advantage.

Haste is very powerful on a rogue. Haste action to attack, get sneak attack bonus damage, then ready action to attack on someone else's turn, get the bonus again.

People: "sorcerers are weak metamagic isn't that good"
Me: Twinned Haste with proficiency in con saves

Enlarge also is great for locking down creatures. During a fight with an adult white dragon, my cleric/fighter was able to grapple it for 3 rounds, keeping it on the ground and letting the party wail on it. All my DM could say was 'You grappled the fricken dragon...' over and over afterwards

I'm so glad you guys brought up Crusaders Mantle, because I have personal experience in seeing its power used in-game to a terrifying degree. We were a fairly high leveled party (I wanna say 9th-10th level?) and I was a Wizard with a magic item allowing me to pull & prepare any spell of 3rd level or lower from any class's spell list, once per short/long rest. I end up picking up Crusaders Mantle as we were heading in to fight a Death Knight, when our Bard casts "Animate Objects"

Hell hath been released upon this poor death knight today.

Immediately animating 10 pieces of silver, each one doing 1d4 +4 piercing damage, the bard's objects then gain the additional d4 (as they are considered creatures with AC, HP, and movement), doubling the damage this spell could do in a round from 10d4 + 40 to 20d4 + 40- critical hits non-withstanding. And believe me- there were Crits.
It was an amazing combo that after looking back on it, I wish I had used it in earlier fights, but at the same time felt bad for our DM who watched us stumble into decimating his Death Knight in 2 rounds flat.

Against average enemies, bless is a statistical 25% damage buff. The higher the enemy AC, the better it becomes.

An Arcane Trickster Rogue with Shadow Blade, Warcaster, and Booming Blade is a nasty melee combatant especially when paired with a tank.

When I cast bless, I insist on rolling the d4 myself whenever my blessed partymembers attack. It really adds to the teamwork when your friend misses and you go:'no you don't, here you go! *rolls*'

My girlfriend said I should learn the enlarge/reduce spell but I'm a fighter.

Hello, Monty and Kelly!

Hope all is well, dudes and viewers

13:23 the rogues can ready their action to attack as a reaction more easily and attack in their turn with the haste action, they can easily trigger now they 2nd sneak attack of the round if they attack as a reaction in anybody else's turn

I really like using Crusader's Mantle with spells that allows summoning. A druid casting conjure animals, a wizard casting animate objects. each of these creatures deal extra d4 on their attacks.

Don't forget bards can pick up Haste with Magical Secrets. I'd consider it an essential pick, actually, since a bard is already great at crowd control and buffing/debuffing.

"you can unleash really powerful combination...ON YOUR ENEMIES" thank you for the clarification

1. Bless - 00:55
2. Enlarge/Reduce - 03:53
3. Shadow Blade - 05:51
4. Crusader's Mantle - 07:24
5. Haste - 10:03

Bless is almost always my first spell in combat, and yes, I too have to remind people they have an additional 1d4 for one minute