A maxed out dex bladelock is likely to have better AC, initiative and rogue skills.
A maxed out str bladelock who is a half orc with a greataxe can focus on using warlock abilities to fish for critical hits.
Not choosing Agonising Blast frees up an invocation slot which is especially useful if the warlock wants to focus on out of combat utility.
Without Agonising Blast, depending on spell choices, a warlock can do fine without a high charisma.
You haven't really read what I said, have you?But my point is that this is all for the low low price of 2 to 4 invocations to maximize bladelock when the tome lock gets all this from their cantrips. That's my issue.
You haven't really read what I said, have you?
A tomelock does not get "better AC, initiative and rogue skills" from cantrips. A half orc cannot use Shillelagh with a great axe, getting the most out of their racial strength bonus and Savage Attacks ability. Shillelagh and GFB do not allow you to forgo charisma.
Basically, you are looking at one question: "how can I maximise damage" and completely ignoring every other aspect of the game.
you can use your eldritch blast in melee, and it takes the form of a weapon. It deals 1d12+Dex damage.
I just something similar. I didn't change the damage, but allowed the blade to gain any benefits of the blast. So invocations that give knockback for example, could be used. The invocation that adds your charisma mod would apply, etc.
Easy, no need to be rude.
I guess I'm looking at 20th level when bladelock and tomelock can each have 20 Dex/Cha.
But a hexblade doesn't need to push past 14 Dex to get max AC.
I'm just saying that Bladelock costs too many invocations.
Yes, I am looking only at attack and damage for this.