Gloom StalkerRanger Ranger Conclave — D&D 5e
Gloom Stalker turns the Ranger into a shadow that only exists for one violent round before vanishing again. Everything about the archetype front-loads damage into the ambush and gives you the darkness-adapted senses and mobility to set that ambush up, which is why it is widely regarded as the strongest ranger subclass in the game.
Ranger Conclave spells
Bonus Spells
Always prepared, and they don't count against your prepared total.
Level by level
Gloom Stalker Features
Level 3 — Gloom Stalker Magic
You pick up a small list of shadow-flavored spells, including the ability to keep Disguise Self running essentially at will once you have used it once.
Level 3 — Dread Ambusher
Your initiative improves and the first round of any fight lets you squeeze out an extra attack that carries bonus damage, turning the opening exchange into a one-sided massacre.
Level 3 — Umbral Sight
You gain blindsight in darkness and become invisible to creatures relying on darkvision to spot you, so you can operate in the black without ever lighting a torch.
Level 7 — Shadowy Dash
Your speed spikes while you are in darkness and you can react to danger by slipping briefly into invisibility, letting you close distance or bail out before anyone reacts.
Level 11 — Relentless Hunter
You can wring one additional attack out of a single turn once per fight, stacking even more damage onto the round you were already built to dominate.
Level 15 — Sense the Unseen
You passively sense invisible or hidden creatures within a short radius, which strips away the one advantage that used to let enemies turn your own tricks back on you.
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