D&D 5E (2024) Eldritch Knight

[Azzy]

Why, in the 5.24 PHB, does the Eldritch Knight not allow you to use your weapon as a spell focus? The Valor Bard and the Bladesinger Wizard allow you to do so, so why not the magic-using subclass of the Fighter which is supposed to be a weapon master? It just seems daft.

 

[DrJawaPhD]

Seems like that would make sense to for the War Bond weapon(s) be usable as an Arcane Focus, but Arcane Tricksters also have no method to use a weapon as a focus so I guess the logic is Primary Casters = Yes; Tertiary Casters = No.

Does anyone actually keep track of Spellcasting Focuses? I'd probably ask the DM if the War Bond weapon could count as a focus if I ever found a DM who cared about focuses

 

[Zardnaar]

Technically they can. But you have to use a quarterstaff.

What they also need is the hands free casting if the warcaster feat and bonded weapon as arcane focus.

I'm probably not going to enforce the rules on appropriate archetypes eg Bladesinger, EKs, Valor Bards, probably war clerics.