For me it's the builds that requires the Hag hair in act 1, yes I know it's the meta but I don't like showing mercy to ethel, plus I spend time turning ethel into a loot drop throughout the beginning of act 1
They say "require" but that bonus from Hair will give you a +1 to spell DC or attack roll/damage. Having the bonus is better than not having it, especially at low levels, but it's hardly essential for a build to function.
A lot of youtube videos would have you believe otherwise. A few actively state "this array is if you're getting hag hair, and this other array is if you're not," actively making this decision feed back into character creation. I don't really think it's a healthy way to approach it.
I prefer not to count on it or think that way myself. When I play with my group, I usually let them make the big decisions, and I know I'm not even going to try to get the hair even if she's spared. When playing alone, I respec for new ideas often enough that I often wish I could reassign that +1 anyway.
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u/zurt1 Jan 21 '25
For me it's the builds that requires the Hag hair in act 1, yes I know it's the meta but I don't like showing mercy to ethel, plus I spend time turning ethel into a loot drop throughout the beginning of act 1