While other answers pointed out that it doesn’t matter if you take the feat early or late with regard to hitpoints, I would advise you to not take the feat at all.
Is tough feat retroactive?
Yes. But you won’t get access to Toughness Enhancements until you have Toughness. However, that too is retroactive. Yes toughness applies to all levels you have, regardless of whether the levels were before or after you took the toughness feat.
How does the tough feat work in 5e?
Your hit point maximum increases by an amount equal to twice your level when you gain this feat. Whenever you gain a level thereafter, your hit point maximum increases by an additional 2 hit points.
Can you take tough feat twice?
Yes, though it’s generally a bad idea to do so. The reason is that the various toughness enhancements are all unlocked the first time the feat is taken. For builds that really need hit points, you can justify several takings of the feat, but otherwise you may want to just stick with one.
Does tough feat work in Wildshape?
The wording of the wildshape says that the druid’s hit points is replaced with that of the beast, and Tough increases the druids hit point max. This means that, no matter how high the max is, the wildshape beast will press over and will not benefit from Tough.
Which is better, take the feat early or later?
The total amount of benefit is the same no matter when you take it, therefore it often can make more sense to take this fest later when it gains you a measurable immediate benefit in boosted HP. Early on you may find that it’s better to boost your ability score bonuses for an overall better benefit earlier in the game.
Who is more likely to get a feat?
Humans are more likely to snag an early feat than anyone else for very obvious reasons. If you have an odd stat you can pick up a half feat without mechanical loss.
When does it hurt less to take a feat?
However, at higher levels, you should already have the feat or feats that can help your build the most, so it might hurt you less to take the feat at that point. While this is the right answer, an answer component within the frame of the question would help this answer meet out frame-challenge guidelines.
Is it worth it to take tough feat?
Especially at middle levels, tough can be the difference between your squishies lasting another round or getting knocked out. Personally, I have taken tough on a wizard and sorcerer, but didn’t take it as my paladin or fighter as I found other feats or the ability score improvements to be more worth it.
