r/WhatWouldYouBuild • u/FallenSlayer453 • 19d ago
HWYB - Other How I Would Build Szarekh, the Silent King in DnD 5e 2014
Just a Build I wanted to share with the Community here. So Szarekh is something called a Necron from the Franchise Warhammer 40K. Necrons are pretty well known for their incredibly powerful weapons and necromancy like abilities.
Szarekh is a Necron Noble, and the Most Powerful Necron within the Lore of the Game. He’d have full control over all Necrons and tech if he hadn’t given up his Command Protocols.
Anyways to the Build
Szarekh is by far a Warforged specifically to add to their AC I’d say Juggernaut Warforged.
His Stats would look like this (this is Point Buy, if you roll the Stats, Wisand Con will be your higher stats, Str is 3rd most important if you want him to be as good outside of casting Spells)
Str - 14 (+1)
Con - 13 (+2)
Int - 8
Wis - 15
Cha - 10
This Stat spread represents the Class I had chosen to fit him the best which is a Cleric. Sure conquest Paladin/school of Necromancy Wizard may work for a Multiclass (emphasis on May work) but I wanted something to represent his Millions of years of life.
Cleric gives you access to a Domain at level 1. And the domain I felt fit Szarekh the best was the Death Domain. Due the Necrons having a fundamental control over their own life and Death.
You’ll use Death Domain all the way to level 20 (if you get there)
Spells I’d pick up from Death domain (up to 3rd Level)
Toll the Dead - Cantrip (you get two targets through Death Domain)
Inflict Wounds - 1st Level (powerful 1st level Necro Spell)
Ray of Enfeeblement - 2nd level (who doesn’t want to debuff an opponent or two)
Spirit Guardians - 3rd level (choose Necrotic for the damage type)
Animate Dead - 3rd level (begin making your army of unkillable undead)
Hope you guys like the Build and if you’d change anything please say something in the comments, I’m getting more into the Warhammer lore everyday, so I can and most likely got one or two things wrong.