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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mellored" data-source="post: 6957804" data-attributes="member: 6801209">Eldritch blast is only awesome in that it scales with multi-classing.  Otherwise, it's par for the course with the damage other classes get.Monks, for instance, get 4 attacks with 1d10+dex (~ 42 damage), with ki to spend on a bunch of special feature and tricks.Rogues will do 10d6+dex damage (~ 40 damage), with their special movement skills and tricks.Very similar to warlocks who have 4 attacks at 1d10+Cha (`42 damage), with some spell slots for their tricks.Paladin do about the same as well, and have really nice defensive auras.Fighters and barbarians will do a good bit more damage but lack special tricks.Rangers do a little more, with somewhat less spells.  Though they fail to keep up at higher level.  Volley just doesn't cut it and the beast don't scale well.Wizards, sorcerers, druids, and clerics lose their damage but have at lot more special tricks.There's only a handfull of classes that it improves damage with.  And only 1 of those uses Cha.  Though your still trading out top level spells for it.Though D&D is more than just the damage you can deal.  You also want a character that's fun for you and others.</blockquote>