Actually, i've said i would use a much more conservative 1d8+5 as melee damage, so a total of 3d8+10 + conditionals against a 2d8+10. And remind, i say that 2d8+10 is just "meh", not bad.
And it's "meh" because, as cbwjm said, i would have loved something like war magic for bladesingers, too...