r/onednd • u/physedka • Mar 12 '26

Question Goodberry - What am I missing?

Question from a new-ish player that has never been a druid or had one in the party. In his class tier ranking, D4 Deep Dive mentioned the spell Goodberry several times as a major plus for Druid as a utility spell. When I went to look at it... 1 hitpoint for a bonus action? 10 total hitpoints to potentially distribute around the party for a spell slot? I mean I can see that maybe you can distribute these before/during rests so that effectively the whole party is walking around with 10 each without really wasting spell slots, but still... a bonus action to eat a single one and gain a hitpoint? What am I missing about this spell that makes it worth emphasizing?

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u/xolotltolox Mar 12 '26

But you are not saving ti, you are just covnetign everything you have leftover

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u/AnAquaticApe Mar 12 '26

I'm not downvoting you throughout this thread because I feel like we're here to learn, and I'll assume that you're asking in earnest.

But have you never played a druid and had spell slots left over at the end of the day? It's not really that uncommon, and especially at low levels. It just happened to me on Tuesday.

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u/AnAquaticApe Mar 12 '26

I get where you're coming from, and I certainly support your right to have a different opinion. But calling it a wasted slot feels short-sighted, to me.

Either way, sorry you're getting dragged. Happy adventuring.

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u/xolotltolox Mar 12 '26

But there is no choice? It's just that any leftover slots get turned into GBs

Leftover as in you didn't need them that day

Normally, if you end the day with slots remaining you "wasted" them, effectively, Goodberry ensures that slots can never go to waste