And, it opens some interesting options for you. This may sound radical but have you considered Rogue instead, for the dip? I ask because your stats seem well aligned for it.
Shadow blade 3.5 feat free#
However, short of getting a free feat at level 1, I see no way to access both elven accuracy and a means to boost concentration saves, and as noted, I believe elven accuracy would make a significant difference in terms of melee DPR.Ĭan anyone with bladesinger experience comment on the analysis I've presented above? In addition to the significant pain of delaying access to class and subclass abilities, it complicates providing a realistic backstory for a character as well as tracking spells and other abilities. To be clear, I hate multi-classing in 5E.
If the variant human build was to take Resiliant (Con) at level 1, then the items denoted with (*) would fall out of the equation. loss of the signature spells capstone, 1 prepared wizard spell, and the spell-on-OA component of War caster*. In the end, the tradeoff would be between elven accuracy, rapier, elven racial abilities, Con save proficiency*, and access to some useful low-level spells vs. In the long run, I think multi-classing would be the more effective approach since many of the disadvantages noted above are temporary or could be addressed by finding/researching spells in game. By RAW, the character could drop a weapon to cast a spell and then pick it up on his next turn, but this feels meta-gamey to me.
ASIs and wizard abilities, including access to bladesong and extra attack, would be delayed by 1 level.Spellcasting would be on par with the single-class build at even character levels but would feel bad at odd levels. Taking the 1-level dip would not impact spell slots but would delay access to higher spells by 1 level.However, there are many downsides, some more painful than others. The elf racial abilities (weapons, darkvision, perception, advantage on saves against charm) would be useful, and unlike the variant human, this build could access both rapier and short sword.Dipping into artificer would provide Con save proficiency (much better than advantage on concentration saves with War caster at high levels), some useful spells (cure wounds, guidance, sanctuary, thorn whip, and to a lesser extent faerie fire due to competing opportunities for concentration), and the ability to use a shield when out of bladesong uses.Elven accuracy would also have a sizable impact if casting blade of disaster. Shadow blade would be utilized whenever dual wielding from level 3 onward, and advantage could reliably be had on each first attack (owl familiar) or when in dim light. My calculations suggest that Elven Accuracy would increase the DPR of shadow blade at a target AC of 15 by 20% or more. Elven accuracy would be taken at level 4 with Int maxed by level 12 and Dex by level 16.This approach would provide some key advantages: Race would be high elf or eladrin (DMG) with starting stats 8 17 14 16 10 8. The second option would involve taking a 1-level dip into artificer at level 1. Bladesinger weapon would be short sword to accommodate dual wielding. ASIs would be used to max Int by level 12 and Dex by level 16 with the level 19 feat being mobile or something else. The first is most straightforward: variant human taking War caster or Resilient (Con) at level 1 with starting stats 8 16 14 16 10 (or 12 with Resilient) 8. Parking the idea of getting a free feat at level 1, I can see two options. This makes it very difficult to plan for a character that will achieve these milestones in a timeframe that is meaningful.
It strikes me that the subclass is highly dependent on maxing Int, having a high or max Dex, and having Resilient (Con) or War caster. I have played a lot of wizards but never a bladesinger. I am pondering a bladesinger build and would appreciate others' thoughts.
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