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<blockquote data-quote="jmartkdr2" data-source="post: 9623530" data-attributes="member: 7017304"><p>Shadow Blade warlock: (2014 version)</p><p></p><p>Dex-based build, that's your main ability score. Learn shadow blade at level 3; this is now your main attack and where most of your spell slots will go. It can't be you pact blade so you can't take Thirsting blade for extra attack; you'll be using it with booming blade or greenflame blade every round.</p><p></p><p>For boon: anything but Blade works, I went with Pact of the Chain so my imp could Aid my attacks. This works most rounds.</p><p></p><p>Hexblade is the best patron for this mostly because of the armor proficiencies. Hexblade's curse also synchs well since you have a lot of dice to double and frankly it's the most thematically appropriate Patron for this concept. </p><p></p><p>You can take whatever invocations you want since you don't have any taxes to pay. I went with all the vision-based ones just to have another theme. My current chat avatar was also the character portrait. The Warcaster feat is highly recommended. </p><p></p><p>Updating for 2024 rules is ongoing since it's a bonus action to make the weapon your pact blade rather than a ten-minute ritual. If you take the blade pact invocation you can fluff that as a cantrip-tier version of the spell (including psychic damage) but it can feel like action taxes if you don't have your weapon out at the start of combat. You will get three attacks per round at some point which is goofy when you're doing 4d8 damage per hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmartkdr2, post: 9623530, member: 7017304"] Shadow Blade warlock: (2014 version) Dex-based build, that's your main ability score. Learn shadow blade at level 3; this is now your main attack and where most of your spell slots will go. It can't be you pact blade so you can't take Thirsting blade for extra attack; you'll be using it with booming blade or greenflame blade every round. For boon: anything but Blade works, I went with Pact of the Chain so my imp could Aid my attacks. This works most rounds. Hexblade is the best patron for this mostly because of the armor proficiencies. Hexblade's curse also synchs well since you have a lot of dice to double and frankly it's the most thematically appropriate Patron for this concept. You can take whatever invocations you want since you don't have any taxes to pay. I went with all the vision-based ones just to have another theme. My current chat avatar was also the character portrait. The Warcaster feat is highly recommended. Updating for 2024 rules is ongoing since it's a bonus action to make the weapon your pact blade rather than a ten-minute ritual. If you take the blade pact invocation you can fluff that as a cantrip-tier version of the spell (including psychic damage) but it can feel like action taxes if you don't have your weapon out at the start of combat. You will get three attacks per round at some point which is goofy when you're doing 4d8 damage per hit. [/QUOTE]
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