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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8395853" data-attributes="member: 7030563"><p>It depends how high AC and if it is straight up or with advantage. A CR6 should only hit 26AC with disadvantage more than one time in every 400 swings. I would classify that as "almost never" instead of "some of the time'.</p><p></p><p>The caster spent a spell to cast spike growth too. Assuming she can't get around it, the bladesinger can spend the same 2nd level spell spell slot to simply misty step across and follow that up with both an attack and a cantrip. You have used the same spell slot and actually damaged the opponent.</p><p></p><p>Or if she really does not want to use the slot, go into bladesong, take the 10-ish damage to get across the spiked area and respond by hitting with both a weapon attack and a cantrip for about 20. You have lost no spell slot and can deal nearly 2 times as much damage.</p><p></p><p>IME bladesingers are not good skirmishers unless they multiclass. If they single class they are great tanks and good casters but even though their damage is ok it is not good enough to be an effective striker IME, at least not if you are comparing it to classes like Paladins and Arcane Tricksters. If they can pick up sneak attack, or maneuvers or something through a multiclass that is different. Every class is limited and that is the bladesingers biggest limit IMO, that and their spell book which is going to need a lot of defensive spells compared to a more traditional wizard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 8395853, member: 7030563"] It depends how high AC and if it is straight up or with advantage. A CR6 should only hit 26AC with disadvantage more than one time in every 400 swings. I would classify that as "almost never" instead of "some of the time'. The caster spent a spell to cast spike growth too. Assuming she can't get around it, the bladesinger can spend the same 2nd level spell spell slot to simply misty step across and follow that up with both an attack and a cantrip. You have used the same spell slot and actually damaged the opponent. Or if she really does not want to use the slot, go into bladesong, take the 10-ish damage to get across the spiked area and respond by hitting with both a weapon attack and a cantrip for about 20. You have lost no spell slot and can deal nearly 2 times as much damage. IME bladesingers are not good skirmishers unless they multiclass. If they single class they are great tanks and good casters but even though their damage is ok it is not good enough to be an effective striker IME, at least not if you are comparing it to classes like Paladins and Arcane Tricksters. If they can pick up sneak attack, or maneuvers or something through a multiclass that is different. Every class is limited and that is the bladesingers biggest limit IMO, that and their spell book which is going to need a lot of defensive spells compared to a more traditional wizard. [/QUOTE]
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