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Rune Knight Is The Best Fighter Overall IMHO.
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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9196682" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>IMO Rune Knight is the most powerful of those 4 if you are looking across all level 3-20. There is also a lot of flexibility in how you can build them, and not just in terms of ranged vs melee. You can build them to be very good at a lot of skill checks too.</p><p></p><p>If RK is in the discussion then I think Eldritch Knight has all the good spells she needs. RK is still better at most levels though. Houseruling components so you could cast Shield and Hex (through Fey Touched) with your hands full would change this though. I know you can get Hunter's Mark through Fey Touched and not worry about S/M, but Hex is a much better spell IMO. EK is also kind of Cantrip starved. You figure you want a Balde attack and then a ranged cantrip since you are typically strength-based in this build, but you also want Blade Ward and the other Blade cantrip. One thing to consider to remedy this with EK is dumping Intelligence but going high Charisma and getting Hex, GFB and Eldritch Blast through Magic Initiate. That gives you a pretty good ranged attack option with EB and using War Magic you can combine it with a bonus action attack (usually a Javelin or something). </p><p></p><p>The other EK is third IMO if you are looking across all levels. If you are looking at tier 1/2 it is probably second ahead of Eldritch Knight.</p><p></p><p>Battlemaster should not even be in the discussion IMO. Arcane Archer would be a solid #4 for me, with the difference between that and #5 bigger than the distance between AA and RK. The reason is curving shot and Grasping Arrow are extremely good abilities and you get a</p><p></p><p>I probably would put either Battlemaster and Cavalier as 5th, with them being about equal but definitely 2nd tier as far as figthers go IMO.</p><p></p><p>TBH I would not recommend a fighter at all for new players. I don't really think it is an easy class to play. Most ofthe subclasses are complex and the base class has a lot going on with action surge and second wind both available at low level. At low levels I think Warlock, Rogue Barbarian and Sorcerer are easier classes generally. Rogue has a lot going on too, but it is all at will with no resource worries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9196682, member: 7030563"] IMO Rune Knight is the most powerful of those 4 if you are looking across all level 3-20. There is also a lot of flexibility in how you can build them, and not just in terms of ranged vs melee. You can build them to be very good at a lot of skill checks too. If RK is in the discussion then I think Eldritch Knight has all the good spells she needs. RK is still better at most levels though. Houseruling components so you could cast Shield and Hex (through Fey Touched) with your hands full would change this though. I know you can get Hunter's Mark through Fey Touched and not worry about S/M, but Hex is a much better spell IMO. EK is also kind of Cantrip starved. You figure you want a Balde attack and then a ranged cantrip since you are typically strength-based in this build, but you also want Blade Ward and the other Blade cantrip. One thing to consider to remedy this with EK is dumping Intelligence but going high Charisma and getting Hex, GFB and Eldritch Blast through Magic Initiate. That gives you a pretty good ranged attack option with EB and using War Magic you can combine it with a bonus action attack (usually a Javelin or something). The other EK is third IMO if you are looking across all levels. If you are looking at tier 1/2 it is probably second ahead of Eldritch Knight. Battlemaster should not even be in the discussion IMO. Arcane Archer would be a solid #4 for me, with the difference between that and #5 bigger than the distance between AA and RK. The reason is curving shot and Grasping Arrow are extremely good abilities and you get a I probably would put either Battlemaster and Cavalier as 5th, with them being about equal but definitely 2nd tier as far as figthers go IMO. TBH I would not recommend a fighter at all for new players. I don't really think it is an easy class to play. Most ofthe subclasses are complex and the base class has a lot going on with action surge and second wind both available at low level. At low levels I think Warlock, Rogue Barbarian and Sorcerer are easier classes generally. Rogue has a lot going on too, but it is all at will with no resource worries. [/QUOTE]
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