What I am trying to do is build someone who is better swinging their sword than using EB.
I went with:
Mountain Dwarf
16,10,16,8,10,15
Archfiend pact
1st level spells: Hex, Hellish Rebuke
2nd level incantations: Agonizing Blast (CHA to EB damage), Fiendish Vigor (False Life as a Cantrip)...