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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8867010" data-attributes="member: 2209">The aegis powers are not spells. Mechanically they are fairly equivalent to 5e cantrips, a magic ability that can happen each round.4e spells are a bit different from 0e-3e and 5e spells. They are not stuff you spend slots on. You can't double up on any spell, they each have their own recharge (at will, encounter, daily) but you can't decide you really like lightning bolt so you will prepare it twice (0e-3e) or spend two slots to do it twice (3e, 5e), it is an encounter power of a certain level so if you have it as your encounter power of that level you can cast it once per encounter only. Not casting 4e lightning bolt when that is your spell does not allow you to spend the slot on something else.In 4e spells is the term for arcane class powers. Every character of the same level gets the same number of At will, Encounter, and Daily attack powers and the same number utility non-attack class powers. For example 4e non-essentials fighters and rogues have exactly the same array of at will, encounter, daily attack type of powers as swordmages do at every level, only the fighters and rogue power are termed martial and not arcane spells. This is why some call all 4e classes spell casters even when they do non magical martial things like hit harder with a blade once per encounter.The Aegis class feature is like a separate pool of at will 4e spells of which the sword mage gets one from the Aegis options that is separate from the level appropriate at wills that all characters get.Reflavoring an at will 5e cantrip could be pretty close to an Aegis effect in practice. There isn't one in 5e that does most of the things the assault aegis does however (teleport and attack as a reaction, impose a penalty on attacking others). The fighting style interception is mechanically close to a big part of what the aegis shield does, just not at range reflavoring that could kind of work. There are some 5e cantrips that are very similar to 4e swordmage at will attack spells (greenflame blade, lightning lure, etc.)Reflavoring a spell with somewhat similar mechanics is about as close as you can get in 5e to duplicate an encounter or daily 4e swordmage spell.</blockquote>

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