Sacrosanct
Legend
Brief poll. Which of these seem most appealing to you. Only having these three options, because if I added "other" I'm sure that would get the overwhelming number of votes lol. Out of these three only. And figure max level would be 10-12, not an end game build.
1. variant human battlemaster fighter with glaive/halberd: most common. Get GWF at level 1. Gives reach and PAM at first level, then sentinel at level 4 and STR+2 or GWM at 6, and the other at level 8.
2. variant human battlemaster fighter with spear and shield. Get PAM at first level, sentinel at 4, and STR+2 at 6 and again at level 8. Give up reach, but get extra AC from shield and get dueling at level 1 to add +2 dmg to main spear attacks AND to bonus PAM attack. Get more ASI because you're not spending a feat on GWM.
3. variant human vengence paladin with glaive/halberd. GWF fighting style. Gets reach and PAM at level 1. Sentinel at level 8. At level 7 gain the ability to use reaction to move when you hit with opportunity attack. So by level 8, you're a kiting master. Bonus to use smite when you hit with a crit.
1. variant human battlemaster fighter with glaive/halberd: most common. Get GWF at level 1. Gives reach and PAM at first level, then sentinel at level 4 and STR+2 or GWM at 6, and the other at level 8.
2. variant human battlemaster fighter with spear and shield. Get PAM at first level, sentinel at 4, and STR+2 at 6 and again at level 8. Give up reach, but get extra AC from shield and get dueling at level 1 to add +2 dmg to main spear attacks AND to bonus PAM attack. Get more ASI because you're not spending a feat on GWM.
3. variant human vengence paladin with glaive/halberd. GWF fighting style. Gets reach and PAM at level 1. Sentinel at level 8. At level 7 gain the ability to use reaction to move when you hit with opportunity attack. So by level 8, you're a kiting master. Bonus to use smite when you hit with a crit.