Swarmkeeper
Hero
See the Multiclassing spell table on of 164 of the PHB. The Paladin 8/Sorc 2 is essentially a 6th level caster. 4/3/3 for spell slots.Let me double check my math here to make sure I'm not doing multiclassing wrong.
Its a Paladin 8 / Sorc 2 (10th level).
That's 4 1st level slots for the paladin, 3 (+1 when expending the sorc points) for the sorc, so 8 1st level slots a day.
I generally run 2-3 combats a day (I never run the 6-8 encounters that are the norm). And yes I fully know that makes certain builds like this stronger, but yeah I'm just never ever going to run that much combat in my games.
Do your adventuring days ever stretch over multiple sessions? That’s an easy way to get more than “2-3 combats a day” without feeling like you have too much combat during any one session.