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[GUIDE] NADRIGOL's Melee Bladesinger Guide
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<blockquote data-quote="NADRIGOL" data-source="post: 6920801" data-attributes="member: 6803822"><p>I hear what you're saying. I actually put no thought into the title of this guide... So I've added "Melee" to the title. To your point, I think this makes the ratings of the playstyles more clear. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have to disagree on this point. Yes the Abjurer can wear plate, but even starting with 16 Dex and Int, the Bladesinger would have higher AC, and a lot more room to grow that AC. That AC difference can be really important when such a low HP class is maining melee. The strength item is an interesting thought, but the damage bump from the weapon switch is small compared to the total smite output. I think the degree to which Bladesingers are expected to be more melee capable than Abjurer's indicates their Pally-Singer potential. Not saying they're particularly more capable than Abjurer's, but I think in the context of building a melee Bladesinger, the Smite-Singer build has the defence/DPR/casting potential to hit Sky Blue.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I tried to keep the build section specific-multiclass-independent (the unavoidable exception being the Smite-Singer). Since F1-2/BSX could be integrated into any of these playstyles, I don't want to give it it's own category. That said, I can see now re-reading the section that these thoughts could be more clear. I'll put some time into a revision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NADRIGOL, post: 6920801, member: 6803822"] I hear what you're saying. I actually put no thought into the title of this guide... So I've added "Melee" to the title. To your point, I think this makes the ratings of the playstyles more clear. I have to disagree on this point. Yes the Abjurer can wear plate, but even starting with 16 Dex and Int, the Bladesinger would have higher AC, and a lot more room to grow that AC. That AC difference can be really important when such a low HP class is maining melee. The strength item is an interesting thought, but the damage bump from the weapon switch is small compared to the total smite output. I think the degree to which Bladesingers are expected to be more melee capable than Abjurer's indicates their Pally-Singer potential. Not saying they're particularly more capable than Abjurer's, but I think in the context of building a melee Bladesinger, the Smite-Singer build has the defence/DPR/casting potential to hit Sky Blue. I tried to keep the build section specific-multiclass-independent (the unavoidable exception being the Smite-Singer). Since F1-2/BSX could be integrated into any of these playstyles, I don't want to give it it's own category. That said, I can see now re-reading the section that these thoughts could be more clear. I'll put some time into a revision. [/QUOTE]
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