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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 7246043" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Sure a lucky crit can murder the Bladesinger.&nbsp; But that's still not the most likely result of a Bladesinger wading into melee on occasion with ridiculous AC.&nbsp; It's certainly less likely than a Fighter being wthbbqpwned by a spell cast upon him that he can't do a darned thing about.&nbsp; Let's not forget the Bladesinger is a Wizard, and has access to spells that, combined with his high AC and concentration checks can make him a much better &quot;tank&quot; than the Fighter ever could be.&nbsp; Temporary hit points, resistance to damage, retributive damage- all of this is something spells can grant the Wizard.&nbsp; Not to mention actual stickiness thanks to a well placed &quot;zone of nope&quot;.&nbsp; Oh and that spell that took the Fighter entirely out of the fight?&nbsp; The Bladesinger might have been able to counterspell it.I'm not making a Schrodinger's Wizard argument here- sure the Bladesinger might not have any of these spells, or have them ready to go at any given moment.&nbsp; But they CAN have them, and that's automatically something they have over most Fighters.&nbsp; As for the Eldritch Knight, well, with far fewer spell slots, and a lower ceiling for the power of their spells, they can do some of the same tricks, and they're probably better all day long than the Bladesinger, but when the Bladesinger can shine, she shines far more brightly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 7246043, member: 6877472"] Sure a lucky crit can murder the Bladesinger. But that's still not the most likely result of a Bladesinger wading into melee on occasion with ridiculous AC. It's certainly less likely than a Fighter being wthbbqpwned by a spell cast upon him that he can't do a darned thing about. Let's not forget the Bladesinger is a Wizard, and has access to spells that, combined with his high AC and concentration checks can make him a much better "tank" than the Fighter ever could be. Temporary hit points, resistance to damage, retributive damage- all of this is something spells can grant the Wizard. Not to mention actual stickiness thanks to a well placed "zone of nope". Oh and that spell that took the Fighter entirely out of the fight? The Bladesinger might have been able to counterspell it. I'm not making a Schrodinger's Wizard argument here- sure the Bladesinger might not have any of these spells, or have them ready to go at any given moment. But they CAN have them, and that's automatically something they have over most Fighters. As for the Eldritch Knight, well, with far fewer spell slots, and a lower ceiling for the power of their spells, they can do some of the same tricks, and they're probably better all day long than the Bladesinger, but when the Bladesinger can shine, she shines far more brightly. [/QUOTE]

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