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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9210556" data-attributes="member: 7030563">"Someone" for the EK is himself and he casts Blur on himself and charges.  In most parties he is probably the only melee martial and probably has a weak dexterity so often he will be in melee before he even goes.  I see the EK cast Blur (or PEG if they are undead, fiends, fey etc) first round, often while already engaged and low in the initiative.With Dissonant Whispers and Command the most common use is to actually move into melee range to cast the spell so you get an opportunity attack (with another spell with Warcaster) when the enemy runs away.  That is what Dissonant Whispers and one of the uses of Command is designed to do.The Cleric likewise casts while engaged.  He is designed to be in the front because he is wearing heavy armor.  He is a tankish blocker.IF you watch games online, this is how it is commonly done.  Casters cast in melee ALL THE TIME.If he wins initiativeSo he hangs back and does not use his most powerful options?If he is concentrating on Blur he can't cast haste on someone.This may be how you wish 5E was played, but it is not how it is played by most tables as evidenced by the abundance of videos of gameplay online.  People cast spells in melee all the time, to include by martials.</blockquote>