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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8299273" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>Dex, intelligence and Charisma are all 16 at the start with a half elf. Constitution is 10 but anything higher is not really needed IMO. Dump wisdom and strength. Dumping wisdom does not hurt much because you are proficient in wisdom saves.</p><p></p><p>24AC in bladesong with shield is really good. Maybe not as good as a single class bladesinger after level 4 but a lot better than most other characters and certainly better than any other single class wizard can manage while holding a weapon.</p><p></p><p>Bladesingers do not get an initiative bonus as far as I know, and a +3 to con save during bladesong means he is saving as well as a normal caster with a 16 constitution .... while getting hit less.</p><p></p><p>The wizard class affords the following which is unavailable to a hexblade without this multiclass:</p><p>1. The ability to cast EB-AB and attack with the same attack action. This is massive at will damage, 3d10+1d8+20 at level 11, with NO -5 to the attack roll. This is significantly more damage than a straight blaster will do and better than most GWM builds will do when you consider the attack penalty. This is also without running hex. Hex would give another <u>4d6</u> per round and 12 DPR more than a blaster using hex.</p><p>2. This does not drag waiting for extra attack because blasting scales with total level. Meaning you are doing 2 EB-AB at level 2/3 and keeping up with blaster warlocks and close to martials until you get to 2/6 when you pass them.</p><p>3. The AC you get with bladesinger. A regular hexblade can't match that unless he gets half plate and a shield ... and even then he has to get warcaster and can't pump up charisma, getting even more behind on damage.</p><p>4. FAR more spells both known and prepared, more to choose from and rituals from the entire spellbook. A major weakness is a straight hexblade knows very few spells and there are so many required 1st and 2nd level spells to make GISH work well (PGE, hex, shield, blur, MI) that there is little room left for other things until high level. A 8th-level hexblade knows 9 spells total. A 2/6 hexsinger knows 3 1st level warlock, has another 9 prepared and 7 more in his book.</p><p>5. Access to haste and absorb elements.</p><p>6. Recharge 2 warlock slots every short rest so you don't get eaten up with shield castings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 8299273, member: 7030563"] Dex, intelligence and Charisma are all 16 at the start with a half elf. Constitution is 10 but anything higher is not really needed IMO. Dump wisdom and strength. Dumping wisdom does not hurt much because you are proficient in wisdom saves. 24AC in bladesong with shield is really good. Maybe not as good as a single class bladesinger after level 4 but a lot better than most other characters and certainly better than any other single class wizard can manage while holding a weapon. Bladesingers do not get an initiative bonus as far as I know, and a +3 to con save during bladesong means he is saving as well as a normal caster with a 16 constitution .... while getting hit less. The wizard class affords the following which is unavailable to a hexblade without this multiclass: 1. The ability to cast EB-AB and attack with the same attack action. This is massive at will damage, 3d10+1d8+20 at level 11, with NO -5 to the attack roll. This is significantly more damage than a straight blaster will do and better than most GWM builds will do when you consider the attack penalty. This is also without running hex. Hex would give another [U]4d6[/U] per round and 12 DPR more than a blaster using hex. 2. This does not drag waiting for extra attack because blasting scales with total level. Meaning you are doing 2 EB-AB at level 2/3 and keeping up with blaster warlocks and close to martials until you get to 2/6 when you pass them. 3. The AC you get with bladesinger. A regular hexblade can't match that unless he gets half plate and a shield ... and even then he has to get warcaster and can't pump up charisma, getting even more behind on damage. 4. FAR more spells both known and prepared, more to choose from and rituals from the entire spellbook. A major weakness is a straight hexblade knows very few spells and there are so many required 1st and 2nd level spells to make GISH work well (PGE, hex, shield, blur, MI) that there is little room left for other things until high level. A 8th-level hexblade knows 9 spells total. A 2/6 hexsinger knows 3 1st level warlock, has another 9 prepared and 7 more in his book. 5. Access to haste and absorb elements. 6. Recharge 2 warlock slots every short rest so you don't get eaten up with shield castings. [/QUOTE]
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