Let's say you are Variant Humna, you have War Caster and +2 CHA and you are level 6. Time has come to decide how to build your Sorcadin.
So it's between Paladin 6/Hexblade 1/Sorcerer 13 (Divine Soul or Shadow)
vs Paladin 6/Sorcerer 14 (Divine or Shadow).
In case of first one you can take +2 CHA on next ASI and be SAD CHA, spell DC, attack etc. But you lose 9th level slot (which while you don't know 9th level slots can be used for something like Spiritual Guardians etc.) but you also get 7th level magic same as 6/14. But you delay Sorcerer stuff by 1 level and end up with 13 sorc points. We also get Shield and Armor of Agathys. Also then you have freedom of feats as you don't have to fous on maxing both attack and spell stat.
In second, classic build next ASI would have to go to STR (or DEX if you are DEX) to get 18 there as you won't use CHA. And so the next ASI probably. So you delay 20 CHA by a long or you won't have decent Attack stat. Also investing here in STR might later seems like waste if you find Giant Belt. We get faster Sorc progression by 1 level and end up with 14 sorc points. But we still only now max of 7th level spells. And we get 9th level slot.
All in all- I think 1 level dip is not that big delay for what it gives overall. What do you think?
So it's between Paladin 6/Hexblade 1/Sorcerer 13 (Divine Soul or Shadow)
vs Paladin 6/Sorcerer 14 (Divine or Shadow).
In case of first one you can take +2 CHA on next ASI and be SAD CHA, spell DC, attack etc. But you lose 9th level slot (which while you don't know 9th level slots can be used for something like Spiritual Guardians etc.) but you also get 7th level magic same as 6/14. But you delay Sorcerer stuff by 1 level and end up with 13 sorc points. We also get Shield and Armor of Agathys. Also then you have freedom of feats as you don't have to fous on maxing both attack and spell stat.
In second, classic build next ASI would have to go to STR (or DEX if you are DEX) to get 18 there as you won't use CHA. And so the next ASI probably. So you delay 20 CHA by a long or you won't have decent Attack stat. Also investing here in STR might later seems like waste if you find Giant Belt. We get faster Sorc progression by 1 level and end up with 14 sorc points. But we still only now max of 7th level spells. And we get 9th level slot.
All in all- I think 1 level dip is not that big delay for what it gives overall. What do you think?
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