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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xaelvaen" data-source="post: 6745729" data-attributes="member: 6681906">Bladesinger is my all-time favorite kit, ever since first reading about it in the Complete Elf's Handbook for 2E.  That being said, I think they have done their best job yet of bringing it to a new edition in 5E.With the proper spell selection, and the reliability upon cantrips for most of your offensive magic while leaving your spell slots to defensive magic, the bladesinger can certainly hold their own.  No matter how high an AC, eventually you're going to get hit, so using Shield, Mirror Image, Vampiric Touch, and more to support your longevity is absolutely a must.That being said, I'm working on a Fighter/Wizard multi class right now.  Using the eldritch knight path, you get to attack as a bonus action after casting a cantrip at 7th level.  Which, with multi-classing rules, gives you +2 levels of wizard.  So at 20, you could do 7 Fighter / 13 Wizard (with the effective slots of a 15th level wizard).  You are trading your level 14 wizard ability, but its not -that- big of a trade for a whole extra attack as a bonus action.The long and short of it; yeah, in as much as there is a tank, a Bladesinger could definitely do well to protect his party.</blockquote>