Halfling Oath of Vengeance Paladin Build Guide

Unleash relentless, pint-sized fury with a Halfling Oath of Vengeance Paladin, using halfling luck to ensure your devastating smites never miss their mark.

4/10 Synergy Striker Role Medium Difficulty

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Why Oath of Vengeance?

Choosing the Oath of Vengeance turns your Paladin into a highly focused "Striker," a party role dedicated to hunting down and eliminating single, high-threat targets. While Halflings are traditionally seen as cheerful folk, their unique racial traits make them surprisingly terrifying vengeance crusaders. With your Luck trait, you can reroll any devastating natural 1s on your attack rolls, ensuring your divine strikes land when they matter most.

This reliability shines brightest when combined with your level 3 subclass feature, Vow of Enmity. This feature lets you focus your holy wrath on a single foe, giving you advantage (rolling two dice instead of one) on all attacks against them. When you combine this advantage with Halfling Luck, your chances of missing are practically zero, making you an absolute nightmare for bosses.

Furthermore, your Halfling Nimbleness allows you to slip through the spaces of larger enemies. This exceptional mobility helps you bypass frontline bodyguards to deliver retribution directly to spellcasters and bosses hiding in the back.

Oath of Vengeance Features

Oath of Vengeance Spells

Level 3

You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed in the Oath of Vengeance Spells table. [Oath of Vengeance Spells: 1st - Bane, Thunderous Smite; 2nd - Hold Person, Misfortune; 3rd - Counterspell, Haste; 4th - Dimension Door, Guardian of Faith; 5th - Hold Monster, Scrying]

Vow of Enmity

Level 3

As a Bonus Action, you can utter a vow to strike down a creature you can see within 10 feet of you. For the next minute, you have Advantage on melee attack rolls against the creature. You can end this vow early if the creature drops to 0 hit points or if you become Incapacitated.

Relentless Avenger

Level 7

Your speed increases by 10 feet while you're not Incapacitated. In addition, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can make a Bonus Action attack against the creature.

Soul of Vengeance

Level 15

As a Reaction, you can attack a creature that has been hit by you or an ally within 10 feet of you during the last round. You can use this ability a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Avenging Angel

Level 20

As an action, you can transform into an avenging angel for 1 hour. You gain a Flying speed of 60 feet. You gain resistance to all damage. When you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, that creature takes an extra 5d6 radiant damage. You can use this feature once, and you regain the ability to use it when you finish a Long Rest.

Recommended Ability Scores

Strength★

15(+2)

Dexterity

10(+0)

Constitution

13(+1)

Intelligence

8(-1)

Wisdom

12(+1)

Charisma★

14(+2)

HP (Lv1)

Initiative

Passive Per.

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Halfling Traits That Benefit Oath of Vengeance Paladin

Brave

Extra saving throw advantages protect against debilitating spells and effects.

Luck

Extra saving throw advantages protect against debilitating spells and effects.

Halfling Nimbleness

Moving through larger creatures' spaces gives the Paladin exceptional battlefield mobility.

Naturally Stealthy

Natural stealth abilities enhance the Paladin's ability to operate unseen.

Combat Effectiveness

Level	HP	Melee DPR
Level 5	39	7.8
Level 11	81	7.15
Level 17	123	7.15

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Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

♦ Oath of Vengeance grants Oath of Vengeance Spells at level 3
♦ High hit points for frontline durability
♦ Strong melee damage output
♦ Divine Smite provides burst damage

Weaknesses

♦ Small size limits heavy weapon usage
♦ No Darkvision — may need light sources in dungeons

Pro Tips

Use your Vow of Enmity on the toughest enemy to maximize your chances of scoring critical hits with your Halfling Luck.

Leverage Halfling Nimbleness to walk right through enemy lines and corner high-priority targets in the back row.

When Relentless Avenger triggers at level 7, use that free movement to reposition behind larger foes where you can block their escape.

Combine your high Strength and Charisma to boost both your physical attack damage and your spellcasting effectiveness.

Other Paladin Subclasses for Halfling

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Oath of Vengeance a good subclass for Halfling Paladin?

Yes, it is an excellent choice. As a Striker, you want to hit hard and never miss. The Halfling's Luck trait virtually eliminates critical failures, which pairs beautifully with the Vow of Enmity feature that grants advantage on attacks. Additionally, Halfling Nimbleness lets you navigate crowded battlefields to reach your sworn target easily, overcoming the traditional movement limitations of smaller characters.

What makes Oath of Vengeance different from other Paladin subclasses?

Unlike other Paladins who focus on protecting allies or healing, the Oath of Vengeance specializes in aggressive offense and single-target elimination. Its features are designed to track down, lock in, and destroy a specific nemesis. With spells like Hunter's Mark and features like Relentless Avenger, you sacrifice defensive party support to become an unstoppable hunter who prevents enemies from escaping.

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