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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 7516701" data-attributes="member: 205">Yea, I think there's a key question there that has to be answered before you can really houserule EB in any direction:  Is the multi-attack component of Eldritch Blast a feature or a bug?If the strength of EB's multi-attack is what makes the Warlock worth playing, then expanding that capability to other cantrips and invocations only makes sense.  If EB's multi-attack is a proud nail in the design that's making the Warlock a little too strong, on the other hand, hammer it down, and other cantrip and invocation options will naturally come to the fore.I think you're correct in pointing out that the design of some of the Xanathar's invocations points towards the designer's belief that EB design isn't ideal, and I too would lean towards houseruling in that direction.  To make that change slightly more palatable, I'd probably make some of the other invocations a little stronger.  (One of my favored changes is removing the spell slot cost from the once per long rest spell casting invocations.)</blockquote>